IPA / India Pale Ale
St Andrews Brewing (Scotland) in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland 🏴
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.27
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This big, bold, bitter IPA not only shows off a super hop kick but a depth of orange, apricot and tropical fruit flavours that are both refreshing and complex. Crammed full of four aromatic hop varieties, a fantastically tasty beer.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pours with very little head but I'm not sure if I just got a duff bottle or if that's how it always looks. Clear amber with a rich, malty aroma. Citrus flavour, tropical fruit. Some spices, a touch of pine and then something earthy and unpleasant, perhaps from the malt, that I'm really not keen on at all. Sadly that plays a big part in the aftertaste. I'm not sure if I got a duffer but this really wasn't very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2017
at 16:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Hazy orange with a thin off white head. Citrus and caramel aroma. Flavour is citrus, floral, dusty. Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2017
at 16:07
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle at a tasting. Weirdly characterless in all aspects considering it bears "IPA" in its name. Metallic. Really a fail.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2017
at 13:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle kindly shared by Milos, many thanks. Orange golden color with medium white head. Oranges, tangerines in aroma. Taste, oranges, tangerines, light zest. Solid malty backbone. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2017
at 13:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Scottish Real Ale Shop, Kilmahog. Pours deep golden amber, moderate off-white head. Aroma is marmalade, malts. Taste is soft fruity jammy fruits, soft citrus. Pleasant, easy-drinking IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2016
at 14:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 330 ml from Luvians Bottle Shop, St. Andrews. Pours dark orange to amber, small off-white head. Malty, caramel, toasted, light to medium hop fruitness. Medium bodied. Bitter finish. Not exactly bad, but lacking in various aspects.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Luvians Bottle Shop
on 19 Feb 2016
at 15:31
6/10
Tried
on 27 Dec 2014
at 14:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4th June 2014
Lightly hazy gold beer, tidy off white head. Palate is airy and dry. Modest fine carbonation. Light airy malt, dry. Mellow pithy orange and orange peel. Airy dry finish. Mild bitter linger. Light and pleasant enough.
Lightly hazy gold beer, tidy off white head. Palate is airy and dry. Modest fine carbonation. Light airy malt, dry. Mellow pithy orange and orange peel. Airy dry finish. Mild bitter linger. Light and pleasant enough.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2014
at 09:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear amber colour, frothy white foam head leaving lots of lacing and aroma is grainy & yeasty. Taste of malt & grain, spice with some citrus rind & woody pine bitterness. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2014
at 13:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. Hazy golden, mid sized head. Peppery citric nose. Mid dry with light-medium body and spritzy, rounded mouthfeel. Wheat bread and light tropical fruits. Distinct bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2014
at 13:41