India Pale Ale
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.51
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India Pale Ale was originally created to refresh the troops at the height of the British Empire in India. This pale amber classic faithfully re-creates the traditional characteristics of this historic product, well-hopped to leave a pleasant bitterness.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 0.5l. Cloudy copper pour, two finger frothy off-white head. Lasting head, good retention, nice lacing on the glass as it goes down. Grainy nose, malt, grassy hops, sweet perfumy background. Pretty nice. Medium body, soft carbonation. Smooth and chewy texture, very nice on the palate. Easily drinkable. Balanced bittersweet taste. Grainy, grassy aroma. Herbs, floral and fruity touches. Sweet and malty with hop bitterness in the background for a good balance. Medium to long lasting finish, dry. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2020
at 15:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
50 cl bottle. Amber color. Hoppy aroma, with floral-spicy, malty. Taste: hoppy and malty, a little wine, fruits, dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2020
at 09:30
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2020
at 20:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Nice retro bottle. Pours to a slightly hazy amber with a finger thick but long lasting head. Unobtrusive nose, not very fruity, bit of caramel and vague oranginess. In the mouth, caramel and soft hoppiness. Long lasting hoppiness although not at all bitter. More like a session pale ale. Drinkable and balanced but a bit watery boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2020
at 18:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Hoppy and malty aroma, light citrus fruit, light caramel notes, light resin, medium bitter. Medium body, malty and hoppy bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2019
at 23:08
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. pear in the aroma. Floral, moderately hopbitter flavor with pear. Malty sweetish. Hints of cookie. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear dark orange/bronze. Lovely white head. Mild aroma of citrus fruits and grass. Taste is citrus fruits, orange jam, honey and malts. Bitter finish. Medium to strong carbonation. Very balanced and refreshing. Allnighter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2019
at 17:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cl bottle. Clear golden copper colour with a thin white head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, fruits and earthy floral hops. Biscuits. Taste is light bitter. Medium bodied. Drying and bitter finish. Nice, mellow old school English IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2019
at 18:00
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Implemented new rating system to be more consistent so from now scores may be bit lower. Smell- weak some hops. Foam- Thin, large in mouth, some weak bitter notes, upon opening of bottle foam goes out already. Head is large, sticky, white, creamy yellow color. Appearance- weak hay, orange amber. Taste- weak bitter noes, weak citrus, feels easy drinking. Some hops bitterness in background.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2019
at 13:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
MAR-2019. Clear amber. The aroma is full of cooked fruit quince jam, some caramel/toffee, flowery notes resembling sweet flowers like Jasmine or elder flowers. Similar taste with those sweet flowery notes - these feel a bit artificial, to be honest. The malts are on the sweeter side too. Light bitterness. Not impressive, even by British old school standards.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2019
at 12:27