Sunshine
Brass Castle Brewery in Malton, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.75
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A North Yorks version of the US West Coast hop-forward IPA. Bitterness is balanced by malt sweetness in our IPA and dry-hopping rounds out the aroma. Multiple hop types in this one, to justify the 'sunshine-in-a-glass' claim. Just what you need to brighten a grey winter (or even summer!) day!
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
23rd April 2015: 500ml bottle BBE of Sep 2015. Poured into a UK pint sleeve at home. Slight haze to the orange/amber body, on top a full uneven white foam blanket. Hops all the way and very bitter with a hidden malty backbone that fails to temper the hop bitterness too greatly. I really liked it, the wife not so. Strangely I was talking to my daughter who lives in California while I was drinking this beer: it could have been brewed where she lives in Orange County such was the hoppiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2015
at 12:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Craft 100 April 2015 - London. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. The nose holds minerals and ripe citrus. Medium sweet flavor with some lemon and orange, light piney resin, pale bread, hay. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Lightly resinous on the finish with more ripe and juicy citrus fruits, simple pale bread. Very decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Apr 2015
at 04:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
5.7% Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 2015. Clear gold lasting white head. Grapefruit and mango aroma. Tropical fruit led apa. Very likeable very drinkable. Some bitter hop on the finish. Delicious tropical fruit. Good condition. Beer of the day so far.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2015
at 07:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Craft 100. It pours clear amber with a soft, fluffy white head. The nose is bitter-sweet, juicy, varnish, toasty, earth, orange sponge cake and marmalade. The taste is bitter-sweet, earthy, varnish, pine, resin, pepper, grapefruit, muffin, resin, toasty brown bread and booze with a dry finish. Medium+body and fine carbonation. Solid.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2015
at 11:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. [ As Brass Castle Sunshine ].[ Trade by cgarvieuk ]. Clear medium yellow - amber orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, toffee, moderate hoppy, marmelade. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, burnt sugar - malt bitter, sharp almost harsh, sweet malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150117]
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2015
at 10:43
8/10
Tried
on 07 Mar 2015
at 18:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Dirty Dicks, Halifax. Golden with a thick creamy head. Strong tasting with tropical fruits struggling but evident in both its aroma and taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2015
at 10:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the old black bull, Preston. Pours clear gold, thin cream-coloured head. Light peach aromas, caramel. Taste is more peach, light toffee notes. Medium body, sticky finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2015
at 07:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 5.7%. SLightly hazy amber/orange with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted, biscuit, oak and a little dark fruit. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, little biscuit, medium sweet, hop, toasted and medium bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2015
at 06:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy orange with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and moderate hoppy. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 170115
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2015
at 06:11