First Ascents - Doppel IPA Ekuanot & Simcoe
Top Out Brewery in Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.89
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
440ml can from the brewery, brewed the day before I visited in early September. Pours hazy amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, tangerine, apricot, pine & caramel. Medium body. Long moderate bitter finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Pours clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of ripe tropical fruit, pine and caramel. Taste is green hop, citrus, green mango, hint of caramel again. Clean finish. Not what I expected.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - hazy golden orange. White head. Nose - light caramel and orange. Taste - quite resinous and green. Then apple mainly. Palate - medium bodied, dry, resinous finish. Overall - ok.