Zahara
Grainstore Brewery in Oakham, Rutland, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.60
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Our first foray into American hops, produced an extra pale, zesty little number. Hooped with predominantly Cashmere and Cascade hops.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
at
Grainstore Brewery
on 16 May 2026
at 10:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from the brewery. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, citrus, earth, hops & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2025
at 08:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from the brewery. Pours a clear gold, white head. Firmly in trad gold camp with a good hop bitterness, floral citrus, malt, fine bitterness. So so overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2024
at 20:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours clear pale yellow with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is citrus zest, floral. Taste is light sweet, pale malt, floral hop. Light bitter finish. Light bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2023
at 19:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the Grainstore Brewery, Oakham. Pours clear bright gold with a slim white cap. Aroma: sweet malts, citrus, somewhat floral. Taste: moderate sweet & light to moderate bitter, semi-dry, citrus, light caramel, grassy finish. Light to medium body with fine soft carbonation. Quite sweet but flavoursome too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2023
at 20:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Royal Oak, Scopwick. A delightful little golden ale that was soft and fruity. Decent bitterness to finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2023
at 14:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4/3/2023. Cask at the Grainstore Brewery, Oakham. Pours clear bright golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of sweet malts, citrus, flowers. Quite sweet with moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slightly chalky and oily, soft carbonation. Pretty good but a tad too sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2023
at 16:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, third pint. @Grainstore Brewery, Oakham (UK). 15/02/2023 [#5.814 Global - #600 England - #3 Grainstore Brewery] Pours clear golden with a lacing off-white head. Beauty lacing. Aroma: pale nalts, bread and soft citrus. Taste: light malty and grainy. Next one please!
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Feb 2023
at 15:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the source. Clear bright yellow color, white edge head. Floral aroma with a touch of stonefruit. Taste is floral and lightly fruity, light body. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2023
at 19:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Grainstore Tap, Oakham. Light to mid-gold and clear with a thin white head. Waxy lemon character in the aroma. Taste is bittersweet with an intense happiness taking hold mid-sip. Long dry finish, light vegetal character throughout. Pretty decent stuff, and certainly a cut above Rutland's normal offerings.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jun 2022
at 15:52