Rock Hopper
Falkland Beerworks in Stanley, Falkland Islands 🇫🇰
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.40
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This cheeky penguin is full of character!
Hop to it! A refreshingly fruity local take on a classic golden ale. Slightly malty with a fresh clean citrus finish. Great with fish ‘n’ chips and of course on its own too!
Hop to it! A refreshingly fruity local take on a classic golden ale. Slightly malty with a fresh clean citrus finish. Great with fish ‘n’ chips and of course on its own too!
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5.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Golden ale from a brewery in the Falkland Islands, "great with fish 'n' chips" and named after a penguin species - sampled from a tiny bottle at tderoeck's place, cheers Tim! Normally shows a medium thick, opening, snow white head, but my sample was already dead - with a pale golden robe with rosy tinge. Aroma of ripe pear, peach 'jenever' without the alcohol, honey, brioche, apple peel. Sweetish onset, fruity notes of ripe apple and pear, soft carb, slick body; thinnish cereally, bit brioche-like core, acquiring a slight white-peppery bitterness in the finish, but subtly so. Simple and straightforward even for a golden ale, but drinkable. Doubtlessly a lot better when fresh.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2026
at 02:22
4.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
Sampled at Tim's place, huge thanks! Clear pale yellow color, no head. Aroma is malts, lightly floral. Flavor is malts, again lightly floral, blossomy, distant apple peel, light to moderately bitter. Drinkable.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2025
at 14:32
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Milder, hellmalziger und etwas herber Beginn. Spritzig, mild hopfig, leichte Süße, rund. Gelungen. 10/8/7/7//8
Tried
on 19 Dec 2025
at 22:45
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3.5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
19 December 2025. Country Tasting @ Tim’s - thanks for hosting, cheers to the whole crew!
A: clear golden, no head.
A: grain, wort, yeast, vague biscuit.
T: bittersweet grain, yeast, bread crust.
F: grain, very vague grassy hops.
P: light to medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation.
Still some flavour and (malt) body to be found.
A: clear golden, no head.
A: grain, wort, yeast, vague biscuit.
T: bittersweet grain, yeast, bread crust.
F: grain, very vague grassy hops.
P: light to medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation.
Still some flavour and (malt) body to be found.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2025
at 14:13
1/10
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Tried
on 18 Dec 2025
at 23:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Jasne zlociste w typowo brytyjskim stylu. Metnawe ze stabilna piana, lekko kwaskowe, wytrawne i jak mocna nazwa zobowiazuje to takie wlasciwie jest, hmielne i goryczkowe klasycznie i cytrusowe zarazem
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2025
at 19:19
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark.[ As Falkland Beerworks Rock Hopper ]. [ As my country rating # 179 on ratebeer ]. Clear medium to light yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, apple, sweet malt, fruity malt, light grain. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, floral, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt, light apple. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20190419] 5-3-5-3-11
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2019
at 13:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle @ Johns. Pours clear light golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, yeast, light sourness, grassy, littl fruit. Flavor is malt, grain, yeast, grass, fruit, little sourness. Medium body, average carbonation, light sour light bitter finish. 220419
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2019
at 19:49
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sample @Højbjerg Tasting. Clear, very light yellow, small white head. Ok malty aroma. Bitter, malty flavour. Slightly rough bitterness.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2019
at 10:58
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Frothy white fair mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Watery palate.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2019
at 10:56