Aces High
Blackjack Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
7.00
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Anglo-American in style, less agressive than an APA but taking inspiration from US hops.A good hop balance, with the body of and English IPA.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF17, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2017 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, Manchester, Great Manchester, England M2 3GX. [ As Blackjack Aces High ].ABV: 5.5%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, hoppy, pale malt, fruity, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170120] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2018
at 09:09
8/10
Tried
on 27 Jan 2018
at 16:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Blackjack Aces High (by Blackjack Beers):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
23/V/17 - 50cl bottle from a trade, shared @ ElManana's 6 High Balcony Tasting - BB: 19/XII/17 (2017-614) Thanks to Valerie and Neil for the trade!
Little cloudy orange beer, big creamy yellow head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: quite a fruity start, tropical fruits, passion fruit, some caramel, sweet impression. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, quite some (peach and pineapple flavoured) yoghurt, very bitter, resinous, fruity touch, little sweet. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, citrus, grapefruit, bit resinous, more tropical fruits, bit sweet in the end.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
23/V/17 - 50cl bottle from a trade, shared @ ElManana's 6 High Balcony Tasting - BB: 19/XII/17 (2017-614) Thanks to Valerie and Neil for the trade!
Little cloudy orange beer, big creamy yellow head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: quite a fruity start, tropical fruits, passion fruit, some caramel, sweet impression. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish start, quite some (peach and pineapple flavoured) yoghurt, very bitter, resinous, fruity touch, little sweet. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, citrus, grapefruit, bit resinous, more tropical fruits, bit sweet in the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2017
at 17:09
6/10
Tried
on 20 Jan 2016
at 11:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden yellow pour with a massive frothy white head, aroma has some sharp lemon character along with some grapefruit, taste also has some bitter grapefruit, zesty citrus, carbs are quite aggressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2015
at 14:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Poured a clear straw colour with a frothy white head and lots of clingy lace. The aroma is yeast, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth yeasty, zesty citrus dry spice, wood/resin hop bitter palate and a long lasting light toothpaste bitter finish. Light to moderate bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2015
at 13:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Blue Pig, Manchester. Lighter golden colour with a thin head. Although the grapefruit is evident it is not a citrus based ale so there’s no harsh bitterness and it has a nice smoothness in the palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2014
at 11:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask, at 5.2%, at the Beacon Hotel, Sedgley. Pours bright gold with a small head. Aroma is sweet mango and piney hop. Taste has a piney hop start and a bitter grassy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2014
at 03:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Pleased to Meet You, Newcastle on 29 July 2013. Poured a golden colour with a slight haze and a medium white head. Aroma of citrus hops, orange blossom and some boiled sweets. Tropical fruit flavours with a little hay and bready malt. Residual hop resin bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2013
at 12:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green - 29/12/12. Lightly hazed mid golden with a thin bubbly white head that retains as a film and at the edge of the glass. Nose is hops, light mango, tropical fruit notes. Taste comprises hops, juicy tropical fruits, mango, touch grapefruit, sugars. Medium bodied with soft carbonation a little bitterness in the finish. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2012
at 07:36