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
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
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2021. Slightly opaque golden colour with an off white slim head. Aroma and taste are malty and floral. Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2021
at 09:05