A Darker Shade of Pale
Downlands Brewery in Small Dole, West Sussex, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.91
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ EBF18 2014, 18th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE. [ As Downlands A Darker Shade of Pale ].Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, fruity. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration, grass, fruity hops, roasted, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140807]
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2014
at 10:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ Egham Beer Festival. Very dark brown to black color, virtually no head. Smell and taste malts, light to moderately roasty, hops, quite fruity, pretty bitter that lingers for quite a while. Decent body and carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2014
at 11:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity dispense at EBF 18, 07/08/14. Light black with a moderate tan covering that clears to edgework. Nose is light roast, pine, liqourice, spice, cocoa rub, earthy hops. Taste comprises light roast, dark berry fruit pangs, Beeny berries, pine, earthy hop presence. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with a bitter rinse. Ok CDA.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2014
at 00:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the 18th Egham Beer Frestival. Deep chestnut with a translucent head; aroma of pine and citrus; nicely hopped with a rounded pine and citrus hoppy taste; and a lasting finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2014
at 13:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted and solid hoppy. Bitter, fruity and crisp hoppy. Bitter and citrusy. Bitter, herbal and dry finish. Roasted finish, almost liqourice.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2014
at 05:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask - Dark roast and piney hops. Deep mahogany with a bubbly head. Bitter hops and roast, with a long bitter finish. Hops aren’t well defined flavor wise.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2014
at 03:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Cronx Open Day. It pours darkest brown with a thick light tan head. The nose is roasted malt, toast, cocoa, earth and oily hop. The taste is bitter, roasty, pine, varnish, resin, cocoa, oily hop and citrus peel with a lingering dry, bitter finish. Light-medium body and soft carbonation. Flavoursome. Really rather nice light black ipa.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2014
at 04:16