Common Ancestor
Natural Selection in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Brewed at/by: Stewart BrewingCalifornia Common / Steam Beer Special
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Score
6.72
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In 2017, Patrick, Phil, Luis, and Mark created Common Ancestor, a crisp and refreshing California Common. Brewed with Chinook and Dr. Rudi hops, the spice and pine notes of this medium-bodied lager/ale hybrid are complemented with a delicate late infusion of Juniper berries.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
13/8/2018. Bottle from Royal Mile Whiskies, London. Pours amber with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of hops, pine, citrus, malt, grass and light caramel and herbal notes. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Piney finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2018
at 20:13
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml. @ [ chriso & Boudicca's pre- GBBF Shindig 2017 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As Natural Selection Common Ancestor ].Clear medium to light brown amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, roasted - toasted, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, toasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170805] 5-3-6-3-11
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2018
at 14:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from appelation wines comely bank. Pours deep amber. Nose is beautiful citrus, juniper, orange, pine. Palate is citrus, orange, bitter hoppy finish. Loving the smell and the looks, but finishes too bitter for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2017
at 16:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle split at Chris and Ruth’s legendary pre-GBBF shindig 2017, day one, 05/08/17 cheers all for the beers ! Clear golden amber, carbonation evident, off white head. Nose is biscuit, hint of plastic, straw, melon. Taste comprises toasted grains, straw, light citric peel, faint bread. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close sprinkled with a light hop medley. Passable for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2017
at 05:09
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at C&R Pre-GBBF Tasting 2017. It pours clear rich amber – copper with a thick white head. The aroma is quite fresh, rich, malt – driven, bready, bitter – sweet, honey, hint of orange marmalade and cereal. The taste is crisp, dry, firm bitterness, zingy lemon, lime, cereal, grass, toasted grain, wood, leather and spice with a dry, woody finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Rather pleasant and fresh stuff overall. Good for style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2017
at 06:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
5th August 2017
The great pre GBBF bottleshare at ChrisO’s. Very hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts. Decent candy fruits and citrus fruits, Smooth finish. Bright and breezy.
The great pre GBBF bottleshare at ChrisO’s. Very hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts. Decent candy fruits and citrus fruits, Smooth finish. Bright and breezy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2017
at 07:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the chriso and Ruth pre GBBF Tasting, 2017 Saturday edition. Cheers! Pours unclear orange-gold with a frothy, white head. The aroma holds citrus, orange, grainy pale bread. Light to medium sweet flavour with nice ripening citrus fruit character, some melon, tangerine, more pale grains. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Nicely balanced finish, with lightly jammy citrus, straw, orange rind, faint grass. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2017
at 07:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Chriso’s and Ruth pre GBBF shindig, August 5, 2017. Pours amber, slight foam. Bit smokey nose, apple. Taste has soft nice hop kick to it, malty light body. Pretty nice for this style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2017
at 02:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Chriso’s and Ruth pre GBBF shindig. 02/08/2017. A murky dirty orange coloured pour with a fine off white head. Aroma is is dirty grains, bread, rustic, l doughy, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet orange, rind, dirty pine. Pear drop. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2017
at 08:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Chriso pre GBBF Shindig 2017. Clear amber colour lasting white head. Its ok for a Cali common. Decent malt and good finishing hop. Clean. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2017
at 08:25