Big Bang
Craft Academy in London, Greater London, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.09
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Bold & exciting with an explosion of flavour. Dry hopped twice with Galaxy & Simcoe hops, herbal & pine notes punch through bitter citrus. Pale & carapils malts restore balance with a subtle sweetness. Momentous.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
33cl bottle from my local Londis. A bright amber pour with a loose whitish head; caramel aroma with some piney hops; rather soapy in the mouth, with a light herbal bitterness, some biscuity malts and some caramel; then a slight warmth in the finish. Pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2018
at 22:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ The Plough, Bloomsbury, London. Golden with a creamy-frothy head. It's a full-bodied pale ale hiding its own strength. Slightly robust tasting but still has a pleasant dryness to it. There's some nice caramels in its taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2018
at 13:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 330ml. -from Beer & Snacks Zagreb. Dark golden coloured, medium sized white head, fruity herbal nose. Sweet malty, light fruity and herbal hoppy with touch of caramel with dryish bitter finish. Nothing special here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2018
at 20:10
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Scout, Samobor. Shared with Bazz, Sandi & Vran. Poured a golden body with a awhite head. Diacetyl, caramel and herbal-fruity hoppiness. Tropical sweetish taste, dry and bitterish, herbal, caramel and, again, the range's trademark diacetyl. More tolerable than the godawful Session IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2018
at 14:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle at the Crown, Hazlemere, 24/03/18. Very lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is floral, melon, grass, lemon rind, faint parma violet notes. Taste comprises toasted grains, orange peel, grass, melon, citric sherbets, biscuit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Sub par for style but I'd rather have this over GK IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2018
at 16:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Miaty golden colour. Small white head. Aroma: biscuit malts, fruity & floral hops, vanilla. Light to medium body. Light sweet maltiness i dominant on tongue. Light to medium bitterness all along. Grassy, floral. Mediocre being an IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2018
at 11:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Amber with a scant coat of off white head. 3- Aroma of bread crust, some berries, boiled grapefruit, some tropical bubblegum. Fizzy. Sweet with hay an light bread, bitter with vague fruit that's mainly citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2017
at 05:32
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 330 ml. Dark golden color, white foam. Arom: malt with fruits, esters, citrus, light spice, butter. Taste: malt, light fruity sourness, butter, fruit, earthy hop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2017
at 06:04
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Black Prince, New Haw, 22/09/17. Vague grassy malt-tinged aroma. Amber. No head. Some hoppy bitterness but this is really a strong golden ale masquerading as an IPA. Thin, a tad sticky, fizzy carb, short finish. Once I'd had half of it I really couldn't wait to finish it and get on to the next beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2017
at 06:55
5.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bouteille 33cl @ George Inn. Dorée/orange, col fin beige. IPA qui ne démarre pas avec un bang. Les houblons restent trop mitigés et en retrait. Retrouve un effet léger en agrumes avec un effet tropical - citronné qui déteint par rapport à la base maltée. Reste correcte en entrée de gamme par un gros brasseur mais moyenne sur l'effet de caractère.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2017
at 04:59