Single Hop Series No.3 - Amarillo
Weird Beard Brew Co. in London, Greater London, England 🏴
IPA - Belgian Series Out of Production|
Score
7.06
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The Single Hop Series allows us to showcase our creative side within the constraint of using a single hop.
The third in our Single Hop Series has its roots in an award winning homebrew called Roaring Queen. Historically the Belgians are not known for beers with loads of New World hops aroma, but who are we to bow down to brewing tradition when we don’t need to? The citrusy Amarillo plays well with the Belgian yeast notes, and the malt is just enough to carry the flavour combination off without getting in the way.
The third in our Single Hop Series has its roots in an award winning homebrew called Roaring Queen. Historically the Belgians are not known for beers with loads of New World hops aroma, but who are we to bow down to brewing tradition when we don’t need to? The citrusy Amarillo plays well with the Belgian yeast notes, and the malt is just enough to carry the flavour combination off without getting in the way.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2013. Translucent orange pour with a white halo head. Orange blossom is the nose and taste. Bready wheat malt. Some berry tartness in the finish. Some stckyness in the palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2013
at 14:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Leeds International Beer Festival. This one was about 10 beers in, so the palate (and memory) were becoming a little overworked. Aroma of ripe satsuma with a black pepperiness. Alcohol is prominent. A light sweetness to the taste. A yeasty bitter aftertaste. Certainly interesting.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2013
at 05:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
26th July 2013
Drafthouse Tower Bridge. Keg. Light haze on this golden, amber beer. Little pale cream coloured head. Palate starts softish but turns to good minerally carbonation. Good hops. A little fresh orange. Orange peel. Grassy hop skunk. Floral yeast, slightly bitter. Mellow tropical fruits and a little malt cream. Finishes with seltzer minerals and a mild bitterness. Tasty and interesting.
Drafthouse Tower Bridge. Keg. Light haze on this golden, amber beer. Little pale cream coloured head. Palate starts softish but turns to good minerally carbonation. Good hops. A little fresh orange. Orange peel. Grassy hop skunk. Floral yeast, slightly bitter. Mellow tropical fruits and a little malt cream. Finishes with seltzer minerals and a mild bitterness. Tasty and interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Aug 2013
at 09:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home in Barbados, 20th August 2013. This is the best I have had from WB, good aroma, nice palate and full of flavour, Belgian yeast comes through nicely. Very refreshing, nice one
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2013
at 17:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg tap at EBF XV, 09/08/13. Hazed mid golden with a good sized off white head. Nose is bitter orange, light pine, hint of piss, burnt caramel, grapefruit, hops. Taste comprises light spice, vanilla essence, bitter grapefruit, orange pith. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, smooth drinking with hop bitterness in the finish. Ok but a little unbalanced, came across as a saison/IPA hybrid crossover type of thang!
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2013
at 13:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Chris O’s pre-GBBF shindig, 2013. Cloudy amber pour with a white head. Mango and pineapple aroma. Sharp citrus taste. Quite bitter. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2013
at 12:35
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ cask pub and kitchen, small sample. Hazy golden color, short head. Aroma of fruity hop and loads of spicy yeast. Medium bitter in taste. Too much yeast character, peppery, dry. Not my kind of beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2013
at 00:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico, London. A hazy amber/golden coloured pour with a small white head on top. Sweet tropical fruit orange aroma. Tastes similar, tropical fruit, orange, quite sweet, yeasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2013
at 14:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gylden ukar Citrus lidt sæb grape korn Bitter meget sød lidt Cremt flad ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 12 Aug 2013
at 11:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at CP&K. It pours cloudy amber with a small off-white head. The nose is earthy, resin, spice, wood, orange and tangerine. The taste is bitter-sweet, juicy orange, tangerine, mango, resin, alcohol kick, earth, touch of spice and wood with a dry, bitter finish. Medium+body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Nice Amarillo character. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2013
at 09:26