Solaris

Newbridge in Bilston, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Golden / Blonde Ale Regular

Score

6.29

ABV: 4.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 6

Brewed with English Maris Otter malted barley, and a combination of English hops and American hops (Target & Amarillo). Our aim was to create a beer to drink on a hot summer’s day in a traditional beer garden. Its first hit is quite a harsh bitterness, but then followed by beautiful fruity mouth feel, and floral aroma.

Initially we wanted a name that linked the beer to the sun. Solaris is the Latin word meaning ‘pertaining to the sun’. However there is a double whammy in the name, as Solaris is also the name used by Sun Microsystems for their computer operating system. Coming from an IT background, I thought it was therefore a great name to use.

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5.9

Holmen_1 (14547) reviewed Solaris from Newbridge 2 years ago

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

Fra cask på GBBF aug-23, delt med Steven: klar gylden med fint skum som varer. Lys malt, furunål og krydderurter. Tørr, bitter og kjedelig avslutning. Men så nærmer det seg også avslutningen for oss.

Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2023 at 19:15

5.9

madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Solaris from Newbridge 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

2nd August 2023
GBBF Day 2. Cask. A light haze on this pale gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly dry, modest fine carbonation. Sweet pale malts. Floral hops, some sweetish ripe orange underneath. Very mild spice. Dry finish. Quirky but dry.

Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2023 at 11:59

5.5

fonefan (84534) reviewed Solaris from Newbridge 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Newbridge Solaris ].Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity, moderate yeasty, UK yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, UK yeast, pale malt, plastic notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151009] 6-3-5-3-10

Tried from Cask on 28 May 2017 at 06:24

6.4

Tommann (7637) reviewed Solaris from Newbridge 9 years ago

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

Cask at 4.7% at the Queens Head, Wordsley. Pours dark gold with a small head. Aroma is eggy straw and lemon. Taste is sweet and grainy with lemon on the finish.

Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2016 at 08:31

WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Solaris from Newbridge 10 years ago

Tried on 28 Feb 2015 at 07:17

6.8

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Solaris from Newbridge 11 years ago

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

Hand-pulled pint in The Pheasant, Wellington Shropshire on 27th Nov 2014. Poured a rich golden colour with a smooth foaming head of tight white bubbles, lacing ensued. Floral hop nose, slight citrus hints, dry and semi-bitter taste, hops winning the flavours battle with the malt content in the background. I thought I detected traces of honey within the brew, but not the sweet sort.

Tried on 28 Nov 2014 at 02:47