Explorer
Adnams in Southwold, Suffolk, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.20
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Explorer is light and refreshing, suffused with the aromas of a grapefruit grove. The citrus attack will burst on your palate as the hops deliver their fruity bitterness.
Available in 500ml bottle and in keg in selected Wetherpoon outlets.
Pale Ale malt is used to provide the biscuity backbone of this blonde beer but it’s the hops that give it its personality. We use two American hops, grown in the Yakima Valley in Washington. These hops, called Columbus and Chinook, add wonderful grapefruit flavours to the beer.
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jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Old rating from 2017 - 500ml bottle. Pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, pineapple, grass, bread & hops. Moderate body. Slight tart finish
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 1 year ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a clear dark gold, brief fizzy white head, no retention. Not great. Aroma is quite metallic, citrus, pale malts. Taste of metal, biscuit, decent citrus burst, light tropical notes, punchy grassy and zesty bitterness. Ok. Light bodied but a little chewy. Bang average bitter.
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 4 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Creamy white head left a spotty cover on pale amber coloured body. Floral & pale malt aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a thinner dry back. Delicate tastes of citrus, hops, pine & confectionery with a tangy finish. A mediocre Bitter.
TDA (6957) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
At a tasting, small bubbly creamy head, clear light brown to dark orange color, aroma of wood, light caramel, orange and a hint of fruitiness, flavor of fruit, citrus and wood with some light caramel behind, light to medium bitterness, noticable carbonation. Not too bad, quite drinkable.
DSG (25977) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Clear golden. Minerals, malt, a bit of dust, a bit of hops, sweetish, bitterish finish, medium-bodied.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Explorer (Cask) from Adnams 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at the Greyhound, Ipswich. Pours yellow/gold with a small white head. Aroma of hop, malt, citrus and light caramel. Medium plus sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, and soft carbonation.