Ritual
Alechemy Brewing in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.46
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Our flagship beer. Ritual is an IPA with a medium malt backbone giving way to refreshing bitterness, with a citrus and slightly spicy hop aroma.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (AbM). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, some mild nectar and mild sour wooden notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, some mild bready and mild chalky notes as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2015
at 14:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear, yellow-ish golden colour with average, thick, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Biscuity malty aroma, citrusy hoppy overtones, mild gooseberry notes. Taste is minimally sweet malty, biscuity, dry hoppy overtones, a citrusy touch, gooseberry notes. Light, rather cautious flavours, almost a bit anaemic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2015
at 14:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Oddbins Beer Shop, Blackheath. Dark gold pour with a white head. Vanilla, citrus and caramel aroma. Citrus fruit and fresh herb flavours. Good bitter kick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2015
at 10:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from AbM. Pours clear amber, thin, but lasting white head. Citrusy hoppy aroma, mild toffee, biscuity malt. Flavor is similar with citrus hops, bitterness, biscuits and grapefruit. Bitter finish. Thirst quenching, refreshing golden ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2014
at 13:37
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle @ weekly tasting shared by Joes. Clear orange golden color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, butter (a bit old I think), old hops and softly bitter. Average body, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2014
at 12:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Blackfriars, Glasgow as Cairnpapple IPA. Pours golden with white head. Citrus, fruity with hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Blackfriars
on 05 Nov 2014
at 10:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Casket Guilford Arms. Pours golden amber. Nose is biscuits and citrus. Tastes ofvorange peel, marmalade, biscuits, grapefruit, and leaves. Ok palate and easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2014
at 05:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Stockbridge Tap. Pours golden amber, nose is slight cheese, toffee, mango, taste is juicy fruit, sweet, a little aniseed.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jun 2014
at 01:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear light amber pour with a creamy white head, light citrus hop aroma, taste had citrus along with some crisp malts, grass, clean tasting with a hint of bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2014
at 12:58