Hop Adventure - Aramis
O'Hara's / Carlow Brewing Company in Bagenalstown, County Carlow, Ireland š®šŖ
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The third in our Hop Adventure Series has brought us to a more traditional variant of hop. Hops from the Alsace region of France have long been used in pale lager beers. However, more recently hop breeding programmes in Alsace have been bringing out more interesting styles and Aramis caught our immediate attention. It is as a great hybrid hop that perfectly combines a big hoppy bite with citrus as well as the peppery spice associated with old world lagers.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours cloudy orange with a white head. Aroma is fruity, crisp hoppy. Light toasted malty. Bitter, toasted and slight fruity. Bitter, crisp hoppy. Smooth fruity. Dry and toasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2016
at 09:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear golden with medium white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop, caramel, herbal and grass. Flavour is malt, caramel, hop, grass, herbal, little sweet and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2016
at 08:46
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at Uusi Apteekki, Turku. Clear golden color, small white head. Sweetish, a bit caramelly aroma. Light-bodied. Clean palate. Flavor has some sweetness, light flowery hops. Clean, boring and English.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2016
at 07:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught@Konttori, Tampere. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, herbal, nectary and also has some slight wooden notes. Flavour is fruity, some crisp maltiness, sweet nectar and some mild floral notes.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2016
at 01:31
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught Small white head over hazy yellow beer. Very "beery" nose (malts + some hops, stale beer), green leaves. Bitter(ish) flavour, slightly metallic hops, nearly coppery. Well-carbonated, light body, slick. Anything but adventurous, Iām afraid. What puzzles me most is that a major brewer that makes pretty decent standard beers, botches up a festival special. Wrong hops?
Tried
on 02 Jun 2016
at 03:14