Govinda
Cheshire Brewhouse in Congleton, Cheshire, England 🏴
IPA Special Out of Production|
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7.05
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Originally released to celebrate the brewery’s 100th brew as Govinda Centenary Gyle Head Brewers Reserve but has been brewed again since.
I am very happy to announce we have hit the 100th brew mark!
To Celebrate I have brewed an old recipe for a traditional Burton upon Trent style IPA. Brewing it was no mean feat as it required a 3 hour mash and a 3 hour boil (normally only 1hr each for my standard brews) all added up to a 15hr brewday.
Brewed using only the finest British Pale Malt and a massive charge of the Finest East Kent Golding hops from the Garden of England. Govinda should showcase what an IPA should be about a decent strength and a very firm bitterness from English Whole Flower Hops. There will be a very ltd amount available in cask with the majority being released in bottle. It will pay to buy some to store for a year or so as Govinda will change and mature for the better and is brewed to stand the ravishes of time & a life on the High Seas exploring the Tropics!
I am very happy to announce we have hit the 100th brew mark!
To Celebrate I have brewed an old recipe for a traditional Burton upon Trent style IPA. Brewing it was no mean feat as it required a 3 hour mash and a 3 hour boil (normally only 1hr each for my standard brews) all added up to a 15hr brewday.
Brewed using only the finest British Pale Malt and a massive charge of the Finest East Kent Golding hops from the Garden of England. Govinda should showcase what an IPA should be about a decent strength and a very firm bitterness from English Whole Flower Hops. There will be a very ltd amount available in cask with the majority being released in bottle. It will pay to buy some to store for a year or so as Govinda will change and mature for the better and is brewed to stand the ravishes of time & a life on the High Seas exploring the Tropics!
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from the Lancashire Bottle Shop. Pours hazy amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of floral hops, grassy notes and biscuit. Tate is citrus, more floral notes and biscuit. Lovely balance to it.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2021
at 09:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
440ml can online from the brewery. Pours lightly hazed copper brown with an off white head. Aroma: biscuit malts, orange, earthy, a little resin. Taste: light sweet & moderate bitter, malt prominent, spicy hops. Medium body, light carb, semi dry finish. Good to try a heritage recipe
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2020
at 19:13
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2020
at 21:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a copper brown with a good cream head. Nose is a distinctive mixture of marzipan and marmalade. Inh the mouth, well some oranges at the start, but then the hops kick in in a big way. Very bitter indeed. Still some fruit at the edges if you search for it. Finish is very hoppy and fruity. This is what a proper IPA should be like. Easy drinking as well.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2020
at 17:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beer Zoo. Hazy amber body with a thin off-white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of marzipan, earth, vine tomatoes and blood orange. Flavour of grapefruit, Orval and grain. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Nearly excellent, but it’s slightly too sharp for me, and the balance isn’t quite there. I can’t wait to try more beers from Cheshire Brewhouse though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2019
at 22:51
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (gravity) @ #MBCF19 - Day 3 🧙🍻🇬🇧, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2019 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.
[ As Cheshire Brewhouse Govinda ].
ABV: 6.8%. Cloudy - hazy medium orange colour with a average to large, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, caramel, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, ripe fruit, light to moderate yeasty, fruity yeast, phenol. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity yeast, phenol, ripe fruit, fruity, pale malt, sweet malt, peppery. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190125]
6-3-5-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jan 2019
at 17:48
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2018
at 15:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared with OGJ in Sheffield 04.01.18. Clear golden. Bright white head. Aroma and taste of fresh citrus and marmalade. Rather good. Dry and bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2018
at 17:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, Chester Beer & Wine. Murky dark orange pour with the merest off white head. Sweet nose with a slight sourness and notes of wood, sweaty hop, pear and yeast . Gentle carbonation and soft mouthfeel. Sweetish flavour with some spicy peppery hop which produced some decent bitterness which went toe to toe with some caramel malts and booze notes into a lingering finish. Not too shabby an offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2014
at 16:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Redwillow Bar, Macclesfield. 1st October. Hazy amber. Messy, sticky, white head. Spicy biscuit malt. Toffee. Barrel. White wine acidity. Taste is spicy bitter. Light dry. Light acidity. Soft, smooth palate. Finishes light tart. Long, light bitter. Woody dry close. Very decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2014
at 04:12