Topaz (aka Belgian Topaz)
Canterbury Brewers in Canterbury, Kent, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.87
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A Belgian style treble hopped pale ale. Dry hopped with two of our favourite Australian hops, Summer and Topaz. Exceptionally full bodied and complex for a beer of this strength, the punch of dry hops gives a huge aroma and delicious tropical and passion fruit flavours. A few gems of the Australian summer.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the brewery. Clear orange / light amber coloured pour with thin halo of white head. Aroma is orange leaves, tangerine, biscuit malt. Flavour is stale malts, oxidisation, tangerine, carbonic acid, grassy tangerine in the finish. Palate is chalky thin and carbonic acid bite. Hop bitterness is firm and slightly rough. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jul 2014
at 07:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml. @ ChrisO Snow Tasting.Unclear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, pink grapefruit, hoppy, papaja. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, dry, hoppy, dusty hop, almost leather ! Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20130120]
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2013
at 18:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the ChrisO Snow Tasting, London - thanks to Ian, Canterburyโs top homer. Pours lightly hazy gold with a bubbly, white head. Big floral hop nose, some wheat. Medium sweet flavor with heavy doses of grass and flowers, some dirt, perfume. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Decent balance to finish, lots of perfumey and floral bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2013
at 16:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at ChrisO Snow Tasting, thanks to Ian. It pours hazy golden yellow with a small bubbly white head. The nose is bitter, pithy citrus, red grapefruit and some soap. The taste is dough, orange peel, grapefruit, pithy, nice bitterness, pine, pepper and soap with a dry, citric finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Smooth, tasty and rather drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 05:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, thanks to Ian at Chriso Snow Tasting 20/01/13. Hazed golden yellow with little in the way of a head. Nose carries juicy fresh hops, mango, sweet grapefruit, mandarin. Taste comprises hops, pale malt, orange, pink grapefruit, hint of pine, mineral tones. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and a little tarteness in the otherwise bitter finish. Decent!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 14:33