St. Ives Brewery Mean As

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St. Ives Brewery in Hayle, Cornwall, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - New England / Hazy Regular
Score
7.06
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 15
A double dry-hopped hazy IPA loaded to the brim with southern hemisphere hops. A trinity of Riwaka, Motueka and Nelson Sauvin interplay for a complex and satisfying drinking experience. Expect aromas of mixed citrus fruits supported by subtle herbs. A plethora of flavours come through; apricot and orange giving way to lemon and lime with background notes of basil and figs. A healthy dosing of oats lead to a permanent haze and thick mouthfeel

DDH NZ IPA. Nelson sauvin, riwaka, motueka.
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Can. More Reasons. Hazed light lemony straw colour. Slim super sticky white foam. Nose has milky oats. Some greenery. Bit of NZ twang. Taste is light bitter with an inevitable milky sweetness (wouldn’t have got into Morrison’s without it?). Anyway overall it drinks easy. Light bitter finish. Good value on a drinkable bev.
Tried from Can from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 17 May 2026 at 18:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
440ml can gifted by the brewery. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of white wine, dank herbs, grapefruit, grape. Taste of grapefruit, gooseberry, grape, white wine, dank, herbal, bitter citrus and a bit of stone fruit. Medium-ish bodied.
Tried from Can on 03 Apr 2026 at 18:42

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Can picked up from Sainsbury's, Hereford after Annasley picked us up from the station, cheers Annasley!. Had this Friday 27th February 2026 around Jude and Baz's, Spond, Herefordshire we cooked a Chicken Tikka Masala. Pours a hazy/murky yellow/gold colour with a slim sticky white head, hoppy nose, plenty of citrus some peachiness, maybe a bit of apricot but yeah another nice beer from St Ives. Score 7.6
Tried from Can from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 27 Feb 2026 at 19:15

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can from Sainsburys, Eltham. Passionfruit, grapefruit & tangerine nose. Tangy sharp bitter flavours. Sharp happy aftertaste.
Tried from Can from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 02 Feb 2026 at 23:00

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
New Year's Eve 2025 Beers #2 of 3. Penultimate beer of 2025 and it's a hazy golden one. It's crips tasting with an exotic fruitiness to be found in both aroma and taste, perhaps a little understated through a dryness, but worthy enough.
Tried from Can from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 31 Dec 2025 at 22:00

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. Nose is herbal, lime. Taste is herbal, floral, leading to wheat and a citrus pith finish.

Fine.
Tried on 18 Dec 2025 at 23:33

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can at home picked up from Sainsbury. A translucent golden orange coloured pour with a sticky off white head. Aroma is big waxy citrus, plastic, hockey puck orange rind wheaty grains, diesel. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, soft wheat, tangerine, waxy, hockey puck, caramel, flabby grains, harsh diesel. Palate is semi sweet, oily, flabby, moderate carbonation lingering harsh hops. Not great.
Tried on 04 Dec 2025 at 23:19

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
440ml can from Sainsbury's Broadstairs. Drunk at home in France after collecting our new rescue Dalmatian Willow. Misty yellow looks, foamy w white head. Citrussy grapefruit is the order of the day here.. nice and fresh with a good bitterness.
Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2025 at 12:30

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can from Sainsbury's. Pours hazed yellow gold, white foam. Mild white grape, gooseberry, melon, nectarine. Fairly low bitterness.
Tried from Can from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 16 Nov 2025 at 22:33

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
440ml can from Sainsbury's - Hazy gold, solid white head. Great dry fruity bomb, full of flavour. A good IPA.
Tried from Can from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 15 Nov 2025 at 18:15