Squiddy
Hardknott in Millom, Cumbria, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.04
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Pale ale brewed with squid ink
This beer is daft. We’ve added squid ink because we can. It’s a light refreshing beer with a hint of The Deep Darknes of the Ocean.
It’s light and refreshing with a crisp herbal aroma, fresh sea ozone, with hints of summer rock pools, seaweed and, if you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of the waves crashing and even a faint backgrond of children building sand castles, sea gulls, fog horns et cetera.
This beer is daft. We’ve added squid ink because we can. It’s a light refreshing beer with a hint of The Deep Darknes of the Ocean.
It’s light and refreshing with a crisp herbal aroma, fresh sea ozone, with hints of summer rock pools, seaweed and, if you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of the waves crashing and even a faint backgrond of children building sand castles, sea gulls, fog horns et cetera.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Leightons place, 19/01/2017. A clear black golden dull coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is sharp lemon, peach, pale grains. Flavour is composed of tart lemon citrus, grapefruit, straw, pale grains, tangy, citrus.. Palate is tart, Refreshing, highish carbonation, light bodied. Ok. A little weird.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2017
at 14:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in London. Pours clear, pale yellow with a small, creamy white head. Citric nose, some lemon peel, wheat flakes. Light sweet with lemony tang, more dried wheat, hay. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Somewhat dry in the finish, more tangy lemon, dried wheat. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2017
at 14:03
4/10
Tried
on 19 Jan 2017
at 13:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. [ As Hardknott Squiddy ].Clear medium yellow color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, citrus. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus, grass, pale malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150731]
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2015
at 09:14
6/10
Tried
on 31 Jul 2015
at 15:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at Hardknott on Track, Millom. Ok. This is a pale beer (the same recipe, more or less, as Lux Borealis) with squid ink in it so it looks pale yellow until you pour the squid ink in - and this point I must stress intensely - at which point it looks like cloudy, browny green dishwater. Aroma of lime Pixy Stix. The taste is sweet/sour and fruity, but there’s another element (coming from the squid ink?) which adds a meaty saltiness. Odd, and not necessarily recommended. But I was really happy to try it, and it’s kind of cool that Brewers are doing this kind of thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2015
at 14:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
21st October 2014
Takes a bit of effort to get the ink out of the bottle, when you do you have a remarkable looking beer, it’s gold or black depending on which angle the light catches it, somewhat like those flash car paint jobs. Pale cream colour head. A very pretty beer indeed! Thin malts. Good but light citric hops, slightly tangy orange and grapefruit flesh in the mid. Little peach on the back end. Not sure I can taste what the ink brings but it does look striking! Very drinkable.
Takes a bit of effort to get the ink out of the bottle, when you do you have a remarkable looking beer, it’s gold or black depending on which angle the light catches it, somewhat like those flash car paint jobs. Pale cream colour head. A very pretty beer indeed! Thin malts. Good but light citric hops, slightly tangy orange and grapefruit flesh in the mid. Little peach on the back end. Not sure I can taste what the ink brings but it does look striking! Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2014
at 09:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig’s, cheers Stuu!. Pours either murky gold or murky brown, with black floaty bits a thin white head. Aromas of saline, citrus. Taste is similar. Glad to have tried. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2014
at 03:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours odd pale golden/black, nose is sweet toffee, salty, taste is sweet, dry toffee, salty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2014
at 15:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... golden yellow ... big white head ... colour is either golden yellow OR murky brown depending on what pour you get ... soft floral lemon fruit ... sweet lime lemmon peel fruit
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2014
at 15:00