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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Grumbo (24387) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from a local supermarket. Pours yellow gold with an average sized white head. Aroma of citrus, hop, malt, light toasting and light caramel. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Quite light body, slight oily and watery texture, average to soft carbonation.
Cunningham (15598) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Clear deep golden color with a fine thick off white head. Ok lacing. Looks good and inviting. Ok intensity in the aroma. Medium body and an average carbonation level. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Caramel malty, toffee, fruity and herbal flavor. Solid bitter.
[The greateranglia train session Feb 17 – Norwich to Ipswich]
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml bottle from East of England Co-Op Foodstore, shared with Cunningham on the train from Norwich to Chelmsford. Clear amber coloured body. Covering white head. Caramel malty nose. Malt-fruity flavours of orange, dough and toffee. Rounded bittersweet tail. True to the style and pretty alright. (18.02.2017).
McCash (16021) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - light toffee, pine and biscuits. Taste - toffee and biscuits. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - decent.
danlo (13133) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Ken Warne, Darlington. Golden amber colour with a white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of orangey citrus hop aroma. Taste is malt, caramel, toffee, orange citric, floral hop with resiny and tangy bitterness. Slightly oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry lingering bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tdtm82 (4807) ticked Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 9 years ago
#sxshare. Super clean. Good balance. Nicely hopped. Classic golden ale. #SxShare
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Booths, Penwortham. Pours clear amber with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of cooked oranges, apricots. Taste is light sweet, more orange, light honey. Slightly sticky finish .
Fergus (31329) reviewed Explorer (Cask) from Adnams 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at clerkenwell spoons. Clear golden / light orange coloured pour with a creamy beige head. Aroma is fairly nice hedgerow berry hop with hints on citrus, and mango. Some semi sweet grains on the nose. Palate is smooth and slightly creamy, decent condition. Flavour is semi sweet slightly nutty base grains, berry hop, hints of tangy apple and grass. Good beer.
MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Explorer (Bottle) from Adnams 9 years ago