Pike
Blackedge Brewing in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Pale Ale Regular|
Score
6.60
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A pale golden ale Well hopped with us Cascade, Summit & UK pioneer hops. Plenty of citrus sweet hop flavour & aroma and lasting bitter finish. CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 2017 Silver - Best bitter category.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Creamy off white head on a pale amber coloured body. Malt, tea, berry & caramel tastes with a lightly hopped finish. Good one. Right hand
Tried
on 14 Apr 2024
at 19:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2017, day one - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a foamy, white head. Simple golden bitter, some husky grains, dirty hay, light sweetness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Grassy finish, more husky pale grains, straw. Alright.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2022
at 21:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Deeper golden with a small head. There's some sugars to this hoppy ale, also with a gentle late bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2019
at 20:51
7/10
--- Beer merged from original tick of Pike on 06 Apr 2019 at 17:01 - Score: 7
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2019
at 17:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As Blackedge Pike Pale Ale ].Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, pale malt, citric, fruity hops, pale malt - caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170808] 6-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2019
at 10:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have some light fruity hop. Very smooth. Gets malty and sweet in the finish.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2017
at 09:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the St. Ives 'Booze on the Ouse' beer festival, 2017. Pours amber with a moderate sized bubbly off-white head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, malt and hops. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Light to medium body, slig oily texture, soft carbonation. Quite a nice light bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2017
at 06:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ St Ives Boozeon the Ouse festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, malt, caramel and hops. Nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2017
at 06:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
8th August 2017
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small bubbly white head. Light palate, modest carbonation. Light sweetish malts. Ripe citrus and marmalade. Dry floralness. Some bitter pith on the finish. Has a decent citric punch.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, small bubbly white head. Light palate, modest carbonation. Light sweetish malts. Ripe citrus and marmalade. Dry floralness. Some bitter pith on the finish. Has a decent citric punch.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2017
at 10:40
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled @ GBBF 2017, Day 1. A clear amber beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramelish malt, reddish malt. Taste of mild citrusy hops, reddish malt, spruce.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2017
at 15:18