S43 Brewery Aurora

Aurora

 

S43 Brewery in Durham, Durham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production
Score
6.40
ABV: 4.4% IBU: - Ticks: 26
The intriguing story of going back to basics to get the hop and malt balance just so. We make use of four malts and three hops, each from different countries. Black malt to add complexity, Crystal malt to add a slight sweetness and improve body. Hops with an almost botanical feel give an earthy yet fresh taste with a subtle bitterness. The equilibrium of hop and malt gives Aurora great flavour retention for a lingering hoppiness. Altogether a beautiful display and highly drinkable.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Spotlacing. Aroma av malt & kjeks. Smaken kjeks & sukkertøy. Lett tørr & bitter avslutning.

Tried on 28 Jan 2020 at 14:38


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 24th August 2019. Slightly hazy amber with shallow foam and spot lacing. Malty aroma. Tangy fruits and caramel malt in-mouth, and a sweetish fruity finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2019 at 22:49


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

16/5/2018. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours golden with a small lasting off-white head. Aroma of hop, malt, fruit, caramel and straw. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Dry, increasing bitter, biscuity finish. Grower.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2018 at 21:06


5

Tried from Cask on 16 Mar 2018 at 18:52


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ [ EBF24 2016 ], 24th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE. [ As Sonnet 43 Aurora ].Clear medium amber orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity malt, light nutty, sour malt notes, light hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration, fruity malt, fruity hops, sweet malt, earthy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160804] 6-3-6-3-11 Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Sonnet 43 Aurora ].Clear medium amber orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, toasted, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, fruity malt, nutty notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160810] 6-3-6-3-12

Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2018 at 09:06


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Rehills of Jesmond. Appearance - deep amber red with a nice lacy head. I was expecting it to be pale. Nose - grapefruit and biscuits. Some caramel. Taste - marmalade. Orange cake. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture. Elegant finish. Overall - has elements of ESB and Black Ipa. I was expecting a pale less interesting beer so this turned out ok.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2018 at 17:56


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask, half-pint at The Old Bar. A beige, lacing head over a dark amber coloured body. Modest herbal hops and brown malty aroma. Malt-driven taste profile of toffee and dark dough with a backdrop of leafy bitterness to the ending. Easy to drink. Satisfying. (Leeds University Campus 02.07.2017).

Tried from Cask on 19 Jul 2017 at 03:42


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF 2016, Day 1 - London. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. Somewhat basic stuff, with pale grain character and limited hop expression. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with more pale grains, some straw. Drinks pretty easy, at any rate.

Tried from Cask on 26 Oct 2016 at 15:05


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12th August 2016
GBBF Day 4. Cask. Clear gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, clean and mildly sweet. Light orange citrus and lemon. Mild floral bitterness. Light dry finish. Clean and drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 11 Oct 2016 at 06:18


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried at the Golden Lion, Osmotherly. Pale hazy amber colour with an off white head. Malty chocolate and citrus aroma and taste, that is just a bit too sweet.

Tried on 25 Sep 2016 at 05:44