Kowabunga
Cromarty Brewing Co. in Cromarty, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.43
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Totally bodacious, American hopped pale ale destined for your inner pizza loving ninja turtle. A luscious sweet malt base gives a good body to this beer whilst vigorous late hopping in the kettle from 5 varieties of hops provides a unmistakably juicy flavour and aroma.
Malts: Maris Otter, Munich, Cara
Hops: Citra, Simcoe, Chinook, Centennial, Cascade
Malts: Maris Otter, Munich, Cara
Hops: Citra, Simcoe, Chinook, Centennial, Cascade
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Hazy golden body with an off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of lemon meringue and apricot. Flavour of cream cracker, tangerine and grass. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Clean and hoppy.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2014
at 14:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Clear dark amber with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, fruit, hop, little citrus and a little floral. Flavour is malt, fruit, caramel, hop, little sweet, little citrus and medium bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2014
at 06:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at BD AGM at the AECC, 21/06/14. Almost clear golden amber with a moderate light beige covering that retains well. Nose is light tropicana, toasted malt notes, bitter orange, straw, citric peel. Taste comprises caramel, biscuit notes, orange pith, light tropicana, hint of mango, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light hop bitterness. Ok stuff, more a golden blonde for me, perhaps just scrapes APA, I’ve had better and more hop forwad offerings from Cromarty.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2014
at 10:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewdog agm 2014. Aroma is herbal, berry hedgerow hop with a touch of esters and nutty malts. Red orange coloured pour with a lasting thin off white head. Flavour is composed of herbal, berry hop with pronounced English yeast and mineral. Medium palate with highish carbonation. Firm berry bitterness rounds out this beer.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2014
at 14:14
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
0,5L bottle, BB 08.02.15 (with white label). Pours clear amber with off-white head. The head stays for some time. Aroma is sour, hoppy grass and diacetyl. Taste is more diacetyl, grass, fruits, caramel, and malt. Finish has some pine bitterness. Overall: not sure what’s going on with this bottle. The base beer doesn’t seem bad, but I hate diacetyl. Hence the low rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2014
at 13:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
New comments (I am keeping the original numerical rating), cask halfpint at The Grill, Aberdeen. Deep golden to copper colour, white head. Aroma of citrussy hops. Flavour of lemon peel and bittering hops, the malts are rather dull. Original rating: Shared 500 ml bottle at local tasting, thanks to Holmen2. ABV is 4.6%. Clear orange colour, moderate white had. Nice aroma of fruity American hops, piney hints too. Hoppy flavour, medium dry, nice enough, but not as much depth as desirable. Still decent enough to buy again.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jun 2014
at 10:54