Wave Breaker
Abbeydale Brewery in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale - Australian / New Zealand Regular|
Score
7.07
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Continuing our series of globetrotting pale ales, this time with an intercontinental twist! A golden bed of malt provides a US West Coast style base, which supports the cresting waves of flavour from New Zealand hop blend Superdelic, backed up by Nectaron and innovative Riwaka Hop Kief. Find radical red fruit flavours and ripples of tropical tastes, which give way to a sensationally satisfying zesty finish.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
can at home light hazy amber ...big bubbly white head ..soft sherbet citrus fruit nose ...juicy oily floral fruit...biv soft peach light citrus
Tried
on 24 Sep 2025
at 17:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Draft
at
Pheasant
on 16 Aug 2025
at 12:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Greenhead Beer Festival 2025, Beer#5. Dank golden with a good head rescuing its appearance, about as opposite as a west coast pale should look! Nevertheless its appearance matters little as it's a fair hoppy-fruity brew in both aroma and taste with underlying tropical notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2025
at 14:56
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2025
at 23:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Mitchell’s Wines. Having a play with the Abbeydale roulette. Slightly dull looking gold with dirty white suds. Not a looker by any stretch. Smells decent though. Biscuit malts. Fragrant hoppage comes across melon and peachy. Semi sweet with a decent amount of sappy bitterness. Good depth of flavour at the 4.5%. Clean and fairly crisp. Lingering bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2024
at 18:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at House of Hop, Darlington. Gluten Free. Hazed golden colour, thin white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is sweetish, malt, grain, zesty citrus, lemon-lime, tropical fruity, with hop bitterness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry zesty hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
on 26 Oct 2024
at 18:08