California IPA
Blue Monkey Brewery in Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.92
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Dry, bitter and aggressively aromatic, this West Coast IPA hearkens back to the early days of craft beer. Zesty citrus, pine, resin and floral notes define this dangerously moreish beer.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Can at Prince Arthur, Fleet. Aroma has sour fruit with a malty streak. Medium-heavy bitter. Resinous with a berry streak..Spice. Underlying malts. Opaque gold. Frothy foamy white head. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Good stuff especially as I had low expectations.
Tried
from Can
at
The Prince Arthur
on 26 Mar 2025
at 07:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can in the Cordwainer on 18th October 2024. Clear golden pour, white head. Citrus nose and taste front, piney notes arrive mid-sip, bittering finish.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2024
at 23:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
440ml can at the Pilgrim's Progress (JDW), Bedford. Light gold and clear with a smattering of an uneven white head. Big grapefruit aroma, some lemon, a little bit if pine in the background. Bittersweet taste with bitter piney hop oils coating my tongue. Gentle fruity finish. Light and slightly oily body, not much carbonation. Predictable but good.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2024
at 20:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared with a friend at a party. Pours lightly hazy yellow gold with a thick white head. Peach and floral aromas. Peachy taste with resin. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2024
at 12:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a reluctant off white cap. Aroma is semi sweet, zesty orange rind.dirty biscuit malts, grass,, pine,. Flavour is composed of dirty grains, toasted, biscuit cut grass, firm bitterness, chalky finish orange rind. Lingering dirty bitterness. Palate is semi sweet, mineral dryness, spritzy carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2023
at 17:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Appearance - golden orange and cloudy. Foamy snow white head. Nose - orange, melon, a touch of damp dishcloth. Taste - orange peel and mango skin. Palate - dry and tangy throughout. Medium bodied. Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2023
at 19:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2023. Slightly hazed amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light malty and pine. Light bitter. Medium body.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2023
at 21:07