Alpha Beta
Ilkley Brewery in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.62
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The big little beer. Big on flavour, easy on abv. Distinctive American hop character. Depth and body from the rye. Be surprised, be happy.
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6/10
Tried
on 03 Aug 2018
at 22:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, 🇬🇧 London.
[ As Ilkley Alpha Beta ].
ABV: 4.5%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light caramel, light hoppy, sweet hops, light onion. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, sweet hops, fruity hops, light floral, light onion. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180803]
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Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2018
at 21:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330 ml can, from Ales By Mail. ABV is 4.5%. Golden colour, moderate to small white head. Moderate aroma of piney and fruity American hops Light bodied. The flavour is moderately fruity first, with some resin, then a sharp and very distinct and medicinal bitterness takes over, and lasts through the long aftertaste. The beer has not enough body to support the bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2018
at 21:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Zagreb Craft Beer Week. Pours hazy orange golden with medium white head. Hoppy, fruity, some dankness, sweetish with some moderate bitterness in finish. Soft texture. Light to medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jan 2018
at 09:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Canned 330ml. -Courtesy of and shared with Marko, thanks. Clear golden coloured, small to medium sized white head, dank and touch of onion in the nose. Moderate malty, citrusy, dank and onion with light herbal hops. Notes of cream and rye with pretty strong bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2017
at 03:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
33 cL can. Pours pale and cloudy yellow. White head. Aroma is grassy and slight herbal. Mild fruity. Bitter, grassy and slight herbal. Dry, bitter and slight toasted finish.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2017
at 20:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, shared with ogivlado. Clear golden body, white head. Aroma, dank, onion, mild tropical... very much fresh. Not quite my type, but likable! Taste... huh, milder than expected, all too soft, thin malty backbone, particularly considering the rye, which does give some flavor and not much else, with the same oniony meets vaguely fruity hoppiness. But still, somehow, remains likable in the end. It just somehow works altogether - a hallmark of a well executed beer, so props for that!
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2017
at 12:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pale Golden color, white head with good retention. Aroma is herbal, light citrus. Flavor with good bitterness, some fruitness, mainly citrus and herbal hints. Bittery final. Enjoyable.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2017
at 04:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl can from Beer52.com. Straw coloured with a loose white head; grapefruit aroma; resinous and oily in the mouth with a firm resinous bitterness and a citrus taste; then a dry finish with a hint of spice.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2017
at 13:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from M&S in Rickmansworth, Herts. A hazy golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, grapefruit aroma. Tastes Hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, crisp and refreshing on a hot day like today. Nice one from Ilkley.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2017
at 11:40