Whakapapa
Hop Union in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
Pale Ale - Australian / New Zealand Regular|
Score
6.25
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Golden copper in colour. With a Citrusy and grapefruit taste provided by the high alpha acid southern hemisphere hops, brewed with the hop Pacific Jade it delivers a herbal infusion of fresh citrus and crushed black pepper giving a pleasing soft bitterness, Rye malt is used which allows a spicy taste leaving a fruity, full bodied ale with a subtle dry finish.
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7.5/10
Some citrus and tropical fruit. Light sweet Medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Copper Street Brewery Taproom
on 23 May 2026
at 13:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Portwall Tavern, Bristol. Slightly opaque copper gold. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has sweet sugared fruit and a sour streak- fruity with a vinous hints. Flavourwise it's again starts sugary fruit sweet before a bitterness emerges with a sour edge. Underlying light malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-flat carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice if somehow basic.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2026
at 14:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2025
at 09:47
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
30/5/2025. Cask at the 38th Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival. Lemony cheesecake flowery. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2025
at 15:39
4/10
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2025
at 15:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2016, day 1 - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a creamy, white head. Lightly dry pale grains are present, some mild citrusy hops. Light bodied with average carbonation. Simple finish, vague hops and grainy pale malts. So so.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2021
at 21:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Great Western Whakapapa ].Clear medium amber yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, biscuit malt, hay - straw - grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, caramel, toasted, biscuit malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160809] 6-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2018
at 15:13
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Cask at GBBF, day one, 09/08/16. Clear golden blonde with a decent off White head. Nose is bready malts, grains, straw, melon, rather muted. Taste comprises light citric peel, grass, toasted grains, caramel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Mediocre.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Sep 2016
at 03:51
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
9th August 2016
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear deep gold beer, big pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, low carbonation. Mildly sweet pale malts. Marmalade hops. Tangy floralness. Light semi dry finish. Nowt special.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear deep gold beer, big pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, low carbonation. Mildly sweet pale malts. Marmalade hops. Tangy floralness. Light semi dry finish. Nowt special.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2016
at 08:33
6/10
Tried
on 05 Sep 2016
at 16:17