APA American Pale Ale
Portobello Brewing Co. in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.53
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American Pale Ale brewed with a big hit of Simcoe & Amarillo hops for delicious ripe fruit flavours and strident bitterness.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Golden colour. Light orangey nose. Palate has medium bitterness, earthy and rich.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2014
at 22:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ EBF14 2013, 14th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE.Clear medium orange color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, mandarin, riped fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry, hoppy bitter, fruity, warm fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130328]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2014
at 09:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint in The Old Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 6th Dec 13. Golden body with a full white head that gave some impressive lacing. The aroma held a hop front with a secondary helping of mild malts. Taste began with a mixed bag of citrus fruits, both sour and sweet (as in grapefruit and oranges): a maltier feel arrived mid-sip and legged it again before a mildly bitter finish.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2013
at 14:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Union Tavern, Westbourne Park, London, 22 Nov 2013) Amber colour with brief, frothy, beige head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, apricots and resin. Malty, fruity taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, orange peel and a generous resinous bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and quite hoppy. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2013
at 08:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Willow Walk, JDW, Victoria SW1. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Oct 2013
at 05:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Wandsworth London Beer Festival on 6 July 2013. Poured a dark golden colour with a thin white head (stillage). Grassy hop nose, with some grainy malts hiding in the background. Great bitterness on the flavour, citrus and grapefruit with some cereal sweetness which balanced it nicely leaving a very pleasant aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2013
at 11:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at JJ Moons, Ruislip Manor (Wetherspoons). A slightly hazy dark golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, fruity, malty aroma. Tastes hoppy, malty, grapefruit, slight sweetness. Wasn’t expecting much but pleasantly surprised by this APA.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jun 2013
at 11:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask/GD at the 14th Egham Beer Festival at the EUSC, 28/03/13. Clear golden with a decent sized frothy white head. The nose carries hops, grass, light summer fruits, pale malts. Taste comprises orange, light grapefruit, hops, grass, touch of caramel. Medium bodied with fine carbonation, bitterness in the finish. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2013
at 14:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW - London. Pours clearish, deep gold with a moderate, frothy white cap. Aroma holds lots of ripe, juicy citrus fruits, some sticky pine, lightly toasted bread. Medium sweet flavor with thick, reainous pine, ripe orange, mild grass. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sticky, resinous finish, lots of juicy pine and citrus, supporting malty sweetness, some bitter earthy pine. Quite a dank APA - I like it.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2013
at 11:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
golden amber .. thin white head ... soft zezty pine nose ... sweet fruits ... juicy pine .. light custardy ... soft sweet fruits ...
Tried
on 28 Mar 2013
at 07:11