DPA Devonshire Pale Ale
Black Tor Brewery in Christow, Devon, England 🏴
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular|
Score
6.13
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Light golden ale, crisp and refreshing with balanced bitterness and a hoppy aromatic punch, finishing with hints of citrus and grapefruit.
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6/10
Bottle.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2026
at 12:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - A pint from the cask at Cherub Inn in Dartmouth, pours amber with a tiny white head. Aromas & tastes of honey & citrus. Thin to medium body, mildly bitter finish. Average.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jun 2025
at 20:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear amber with a bubbly/frothy white head and a slightly sweet, floral and citrusy aroma. Light bodied, some light fruit malt and floral bitterness with citrus notes and a hint of honey
Tried
from Bottle
from
Rock Villa
on 15 Apr 2023
at 17:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Poured a clear golden colour with a short-lived, frothy white head. The aroma is malt, yeast, light citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, malt, yeasty, herbal, light mineral, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2022
at 00:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark yellow colour with lasting head. Quite full bodied. Good balance of slightly sweet pale malts and slightly fruity and floral hop notes.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2022
at 23:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Shops at Dartington. Appearance - golden amber with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - lemon and barley notes. Taste - more lemon barley water, getting into lime. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture. Dry and fairly balanced finish. Overall - a solid citizen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2019
at 18:28
6/10
Tried
on 27 Jul 2019
at 16:03
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 500ml. @ [ chriso & Boudicca's pre- GBBF Shindig 2017 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As Black Tor DPA Devonshire Pale Ale ].Clear medium to light amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, light toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, toffee, caramel, sweet malt. Body is light to medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170805] 5-3-5-3-8
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2018
at 17:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Chriso's Pre-GBBF Shindig. 05/08/2017. Many thanks! A Clear golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is honey monster cereal, earth. Flavour is composed of semi swwet earthy cereal, dried orqange, littl blackberry. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation, honey and mineral.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2017
at 18:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle from Sidmouth Wines. Golden with a white head. Malty, some crisp citrusy hoppy flavours. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2017
at 16:04