Sweetspot
Beak Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.40
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For our latest release – SWEETSPOT – we set ourselves the challenge of brewing a 7% IPA that would hit that hallowed hot spot between drinkability and full-mouthfeel. We’re really happy with the results.
Oats, Maris Otter and multiple additions of Simcoe, Citra and Nelson Sauvin combine to create an India Pale Ale that is at once minerally and juicy with massive aromas of orange, tangerine and lemon zest, along with a delectable weedy/piny/dankness.
Oats, Maris Otter and multiple additions of Simcoe, Citra and Nelson Sauvin combine to create an India Pale Ale that is at once minerally and juicy with massive aromas of orange, tangerine and lemon zest, along with a delectable weedy/piny/dankness.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft into bottle from lowcostbeer. Caramel orange colour with small white head. Aroma is quite sweet with underripe mango and pineapple, hop spice. Taste of tangy citrus, mango, pineapple, caramel, light dank and spice. Quite bitter in the finish which balances the sweetness well. Medium bodied, smooth, nice fine carbonation. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Foamy white head on a hazy pale golden coloured body. Orange, hoppy & peppery aroma. Medium to full bodied, sticky on the tongue with a sharp back. Orange, pithy, citrussy & marmalade tastes with a bitter finish. Very decent IPA.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2022
at 19:02
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can sourced from Ales and Brews and shared at home (21/05/2022) - hazy golden yellow with a white head. Juicy fruity with vibrant notes of melon and pineapple, satsuma, peach, nelson induced white grape, nice zesty citrus peel throughout, soft sweet supporting malts, solid balanced bitter hoppy close. Another winner from Beak, lovely.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2022
at 17:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can in the garden, 21st May 2022. Pours a hazy orange yellow. Aroma is fruity, pine, orange. Taste is spikey pine and citrus pith, some sweetness, well made and another cracker from Beak
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2022
at 15:12
7/10
Tried
on 30 Apr 2022
at 18:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at the brewery taproom. Poured a hazy golden orange colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a fresh, crisp, malt, juicy mango, passionfruit, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Beak Brewery Taproom
on 30 Apr 2022
at 16:10
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2022
at 19:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg, 1/3 pint shared with Finn, drink-in at Beerfly. Lacing rings down the glass from a dissipating white head, hazy golden body. Promising hop fruity smell of citrus, including grapefruit. Fine citrus taste of grapefruit and orange added by juicy oats beneath. Hints of fruity bitterness to the ending. Fine depth to it. Likable. (Bedford 18.11.2021).
Tried
on 13 Dec 2021
at 10:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg @ Tap and Can. Misty golden yellow appearance, small white head. Sharp hop introduction, Nelson and Simcoe breaking through the mix with tangerine and pineapple and soft underlying dank hints, bittersweet close. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2021
at 18:49
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Can from Beer Merchants. Hazy golden body with a thin white. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of melon and grapefruit. Flavour of orange jelly, pine needles and pineapple. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A typically excellent IPA from Beak. More bitter/spiky than previous ones they’ve done.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2021
at 23:37