Baboon
Missing Link Brewing in West Hoathly, West Sussex, England 🏴
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.00
|
|
Our 8% Double India Pale Ale Baboon is our biggest beer yet! A big whirlpool charge of Citra and Simcoe followed by a humongous 20g/l dry hop of Galaxy, Citra & Simcoe. With the colour of peaches expect a pillow soft mouthfeel with aromas and flavours of tropical fruit, passionfruit, apricot, citrus and grapefruit. A great combination to show off the New England beer style.
Sign up to add a tick or review
6.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled by lowcostbeer. Murky light caramel appearance (a bit like baileys) with consistent white head. Hoppy aroma of tangy citrus, flora, 'green' hops. Taste is more subdued for me, lacks something. Up front there is tangy citrus, light spice, some malt, earthy green hops but a rather none existent finish except for a slow build up of moderate bitterness. A little light in the body for 8% compensated in part by making it a refreshing citrus noted beer. Mixed by DIPA standards.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
26th August 2024
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Crisp pine, a light but reasonably bright citrus, mildly chalky. Modest hop spice and a little hop peel bitterness. Light crisp finish. Hop spicy linger. Tidy.
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Light pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Crisp pine, a light but reasonably bright citrus, mildly chalky. Modest hop spice and a little hop peel bitterness. Light crisp finish. Hop spicy linger. Tidy.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2024
at 18:12
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2024
at 12:23
7/10
Tried
on 18 May 2023
at 16:05
5.4/10
—
Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours a murky peach with minimal scummy off-white head but good lacing. The aroma has tropical fruits and floral hops. Tropical fruits again in the mouth, along with oranges, thick cut marmalade and mango. Some alcoholic strength comes through as well. Finish is fruity but slightly dry. This is OK, but not my sort of beer at all.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2023
at 00:01
8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap at the Hive Crowthorne, 5th February 23. Pours a thick orange hazy soup. Aroma is oranges and. Orange juice, grapefruit. Taste is orange juice, zest and pith, pineapple and bitter marmalade and grapefruit. Very good and fresh.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2023
at 15:59
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg (bottled) from Smiling Grape, St Neots, Cambs. A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, peach, mango, tropical fruit, taste/aroma. Really easy drinking and refreshing on a spring afternoon in the garden, not overly complex but I liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2022
at 11:41
6.6/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can thanks to an erstwhile colleague, in fact boss's boss, who now lives close to the taproom. Pours milky yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit and citrus. Taste is more of the same. Light sweet finish. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2021
at 20:29
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can ordered from South Downs Cellars, Haywards Heath. Aroma has spice, onion and an earthiness. Underlying stone fruit. Hazy pineapple juice yellow. Foamy white head. Medium bitter. A resinous, spice flecked, bitterness. A touch of low key citrus sourness on the periphery, which gains some prominence into the finish. A hints of onion, but I clearly have onion in the brain today. Better than smelling toast, I guess. Medium bodied. Creamy. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. I like - the relatively restrained aroma was a hint to a lazy DIPA that's satisfying rather than in yer face.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Mar 2021
at 19:06