Expression Session
Strand Brewing Company in Torrance, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.80
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Expression Session IPA is a light, clean and crisp ale, brewed with an array of fantastically fruity and floral seasonal hops. A hint of malt adds to the unique balance of this superbly drinkable beer.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (from Ales by Mail). Yellowish orange colour, small white head. Aroma is bready malts, some toffee, mild citrus, zest and some dried fruit sweetness. Flavour is nectar, some owod, mild citrus, zest and some earthy tones. Nicely bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2022
at 16:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 1pt.0.9fl.oz. @ [ (Chris and Ruth’s pre-GBBF tasting 2015) by chriso - London ]. [ As Strand Expression Session ].Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, dried fruit, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, mandarin, fruity. hoppy, dry, light floral. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150808] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2016
at 09:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at tasting. Golden pour. Aroma of orange zest, citrus and malt. Taste is less good, bit thin, with malt, watery citrus and some grain. Too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2016
at 06:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the 2015 edition of the chriso Pre-GBBF tasting - London. Cheers! Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. Nice pithy citrus aroma. Lightly sweet, with notes of pithy lemon, grapefruit rind, white bread. Light in body with average carbonation. Pithy finish with nice citrus note, faint pine needles. Nice one overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2016
at 07:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Pre-GBBF Shindig 2015. It pours clear deep amber with a medium white head. The nose is soft, juicy, floral, candied citrus peel, peach, brioche and honeysuckle. The taste is crisp, bitter, straw, cereal, floral, honeysuckle, grass and some tropical fruit notes. Medium body and fine carbonation. Drinks pretty easy. Decent enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2015
at 14:27
7/10
Some oxidisation but a nice hoppy nose. Grapefruit, orange peel and coriander.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2015
at 01:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at pre GBBF 2015. Clear gold lasting white head. Grassy hop some tropical fruit. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2015
at 15:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
1 pint 6 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruity and light herbal to pine hoppy. Bitter, grassy and slight herbal. Dry and bitter into a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2015
at 15:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
25th May 2015
Hazy gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, fine carbonation. Light pale malts with a modicum of creamy sweetness. Slightly bitter floralness leads to a mild orange and a trace of tropical fruits. Mild hop spice and bitterness before a dry finish. Grapefruit peel linger. A tad dry but clean, well balanced and drinkable.
Hazy gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, fine carbonation. Light pale malts with a modicum of creamy sweetness. Slightly bitter floralness leads to a mild orange and a trace of tropical fruits. Mild hop spice and bitterness before a dry finish. Grapefruit peel linger. A tad dry but clean, well balanced and drinkable.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2015
at 16:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Clear golden colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Piney hoppy aroma, fruity hints of pineapple. Taste is piney and bitter hoppy, hints of pineapple, weak pale malty background; minimally mineral and chalky finish. Quite nice, the 3.8% abv correspond the the relatively weak malty backbone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2015
at 08:38