Don't Hold Back
Siren Craft Brew in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
7.20
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An IPA named after our approach to making beer! Don't Hold Back features a hop combination of Mosaic and Citra, so expect plenty of mango, grapefruit and pine notes. It's brewed in our favourite fashion, with saturated fruity flavours and aromas, a soft body and a resinous bitterness that freshens up the palate.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
44cl can. Medium white head. Cloudy golden pour. Nice bitterness
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2025
at 22:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
[44cl can from Beer52.] A cloudy amber pour with a tight white head; aroma of mango and grapefruit; big grapefruit taste with a slightly lactic body; then a pithy citrus finish. A very drinkable NEIPA.
Tried
from Can
from Beer52
on 28 Jun 2025
at 17:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can thanks to allmyvinyl.
Appearance - cloudy orange with a neat white head.
Nose - dank, orange, melon and apricot. Red apple skin and an edge of passion fruit
Taste - red apple, orange and melon.
Palate - light bodied, creamy body and zesty finish.
Overall - good!
Appearance - cloudy orange with a neat white head.
Nose - dank, orange, melon and apricot. Red apple skin and an edge of passion fruit
Taste - red apple, orange and melon.
Palate - light bodied, creamy body and zesty finish.
Overall - good!
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2025
at 17:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Cloudy, orange, dark golden colour with average, frothy, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Tropical fruity, slightly citrusy and minimally piney, hoppy aroma, hints of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon, mango, some melon, minimally bready, pale malty background, perfumed fruity overtones. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally bready and biscuity, pale malty and tropical fruity, slightly citrusy fruity and minimally piney, mildly bitter hoppy, hints of melon, grapefruit, pineapple, some mango, lemon.
Slightly creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft, somehow "chewy" palate, medium to fine, very dense, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very homogeneous, fruity, easy drinkable - good.
Slightly creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft, somehow "chewy" palate, medium to fine, very dense, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very homogeneous, fruity, easy drinkable - good.
Tried
from Can
from Craftbeer Shop
on 06 Apr 2025
at 19:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
26th February 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear gold beer, slightly dark. Short and short lived pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, a good fine minerally crispness. Smooth malts mostly get out the way. A vaguely West Coast hop presentation with crisp pine and crisp citrus peel that delivers a light but refreshing bitterness. Brighter citrus on the back end along with a touch of tropical fruits and tiny splodge of candy fruits. Nice job. Clean, hoppy and drinkable.
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear gold beer, slightly dark. Short and short lived pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, a good fine minerally crispness. Smooth malts mostly get out the way. A vaguely West Coast hop presentation with crisp pine and crisp citrus peel that delivers a light but refreshing bitterness. Brighter citrus on the back end along with a touch of tropical fruits and tiny splodge of candy fruits. Nice job. Clean, hoppy and drinkable.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2025
at 18:21
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Morrisons; hazy golden yellow pour with a bubbly white head, aroma had peach, biscuit and dreams of never ending sunsets in the unicorn forest, taste is pretty much the same as the aroma
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2025
at 17:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, picked up from Siren online, 26/01/25.
Almost clear golden orange topped with a white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is bitter orange, grapefruit, grass, pine needle, mandarin, melon, citric tinged straw.
Taste comprises orange zest, papaya, grapefruit, pine needle, grass, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with assertive light juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.
Almost clear golden orange topped with a white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is bitter orange, grapefruit, grass, pine needle, mandarin, melon, citric tinged straw.
Taste comprises orange zest, papaya, grapefruit, pine needle, grass, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with assertive light juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2025
at 15:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can from Love Wine in Jersey. Pours a thick looking cloudy orange with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, mango, peach, citrus, pine & hops. Medium body. Dank bitter finish. Highly enjoyable
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2025
at 16:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from Siren online. Pours mostly clear gold with a foamy, white head. Citrusy hops, bread crust, a little piney accent, rind. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Alright balance to finish.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2025
at 22:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pale yellow colour with quick fading wispy head. It has an abundance of orange oils, zest and juice. Refreshing and has a nice bitterness.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2024
at 17:42