Spirit Pale Ale
Big Hug Brewing in Peckham, Greater London, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.19
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Traditional English Maris Otter malts are combined with American hops Chinook and Summit to give a light and hoppy Pale Ale with a quenching dryness.
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7/10
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2025
at 16:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Canned. Pale amber colour with a small fluffy white head. Aroma is citrus, some spruce, mild salty and earthy notes. flavour is floral, some fruity and mild grassy and sprucelike bitterness. Easygoing, but also quaffable.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2023
at 06:59
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Tried
on 22 Jan 2023
at 09:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can at the Indian Brewery; clear yellow pour with a bubbly off white head, aroma has light citrus, taste has sweet malts, citrus, creamy malts.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2018
at 16:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the Loaded Dog, Leicester. Dark gold and hazy with a tight creamy head. Scent of sulphur with a metallic edge alongside zesty citrus. Bittersweet taste with a massive astringent note. High carbonation with a sulphurous and slightly malty finish. Quite artificial but has enough character to be nowhere as bad as it should be.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2018
at 21:50
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Angel Spoons, Basingstoke. An almost liquor aroma. Resin and chemicals. Odd. A cloudy amber. Creamy white head. Medium bitter. Resinous. Light-medium. Light. Average carbonation. OK. Hoppy. Does it work though?
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2018
at 13:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle: BB Jul 2018. Drank in the Walkabout in Lincoln on 24th Nov 2017. Light amber pour, wispy white head. Slight citrus nose, mild piney taste with a late bitterness. I thought this was OK and would have had another, but we were on a mission, so moved to another pub and another beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2017
at 05:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazed deep golden color with a fine white head. Ok lacing. Decent hoppy aroma. Medium body and an average carbonation level. Ok balanced sweetness versus bitterness. Mild citric hoppy, malty, fruity and flowery flavor. Decent session able beer.
[Bottle at The Green in Shepherds Bush – London, England]
Brewery #1756
[Bottle at The Green in Shepherds Bush – London, England]
Brewery #1756
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2017
at 06:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. @ Norwich Tap House, 8 Redwell St, Norwich, Norfolk, England NR2 4SN. [ As Big Hug The Bears Spirit Pale Ale ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, pale malt, citrus, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150803] 6-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2017
at 04:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Drink? Hebden Bridge. Golden with a small head. Mainly hoppy and fruity, but there’s an underlying toffee behind this, also in its nose, and aftertaste. Feels stronger tasting than it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2017
at 14:08