Kings Canyon
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale - American Regular|
Score
6.96
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Kings Canyon is a showcase of balance, starting with a fantastic bed of English malts for a caramel and biscuit sweetness. The American hop addition works in consonance, bringing forth a delightful resinous character with considerable citrus notes and floral hints.
Hops: Ekuanot, Simcoe
Malts: Martis Otter, Wheat, Munich, Caramalt, Crystal T50
Hops: Ekuanot, Simcoe
Malts: Martis Otter, Wheat, Munich, Caramalt, Crystal T50
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Ryrie's. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of orange marmalade, light caramel. Taste is sweet orange again, brown bread. Light sweet finish with a hint of wood spice.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2023
at 15:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at Ryries Bar. Appearance - copper to amber, thin creamy white head. Nose - toffee, red fruit and bread. Taste - sweet red fruit, like red apple but going into strawberry jam. Marmalade too. Palate - medium bodied, surprisingly sweet. Overall - quite unexpected.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Dec 2023
at 15:52
7/10
500ml bottle from Thornbridge Beer Club - clear amber body with a short white top. Caramel forward with citrus sweetness, very pleasant beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2023
at 16:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from the brewery website. Pours clear, light copper-gold with a small, foamy white head. Medium sweet flavour with nice bready, sun-kissed malts, a little arable, oily pine, ripening citrus. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Subtle piney resin to finish, more hearty malt backbone. Really tasty, drinkable, throwback kind of stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2023
at 20:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Colmore, Brum. Aroma has citrus and rye with underlying caramel. Dark amber. Clear. Thin foamy white head. Spicy rye. Jammy sweetness. Underlying damp malts. Develops malt. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Slightly sticky. Soft carbonation. Long finish. Nice enough if verging on old school twiggy.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2023
at 18:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at Port Street Beer House, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma is laid back, with bready malt and subtle English hops. Flavour is malty, with plenty of bready malt, toasted toffee notes, a touch of diacetyl that is acceptable in these English cask ales, and a balanced bitter and sweet finish. Pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2023
at 17:09
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle picked up at the brewery. Clear pale amber. Slim lasting lacing white foam. Looks well. Sticky ripe stone fruit and some resinous notes. A bit jammy. Soft spicy malt backdrop. Taste has light jammy sweetness upfront turning into robust zesty citrus bitterness. Plenty of body here but clean and fresh too. Lingering orangey pithy zesty finish. Very much an old school US pale ale vibe going on. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2023
at 18:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Rocky white head on an unclear slowly carbonating amber coloured body. Sweet, caramel & honey aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a lively back. Red berry, citrus, zesty citrus, lime, caramel & light malt tastes. Such a well balanced beer & very quaffable.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2023
at 16:26