Night Spear
Potton Brewing in Potton, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.66
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Old meets new in a beer which appears as black as night, yet delivers the taste of a big US IPA. Citrus, pine and soft fruit hops combine with dark malts to produce a complex and unmistakably New World beer.
Hops used: Comet
Hops used: Comet
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.
[ As Potton Brewing Night Spear ].
ABV: 4.8%. Looks light cloudy with a dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, roasted, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, dark malt, roasted, ash. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191009]
6-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2023
at 07:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Robin Hood Beer Festival 2019. Pours brown with beige head. Malty, some coffee and chocolate, roastiness, citrus, pine, soft texture. Light to medium bodied.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Dec 2019
at 06:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
23/8/2019. Cask at the 42nd Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours dark ruby brown with a small bubbly grey/beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, hops, citrus, liquorice, coffee and dark fruit. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with light sour notes. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Citrusy roasted finish. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2019
at 09:05