Knops India Pale Ale

India Pale Ale

 

Knops in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
6.41
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 40 Ticks: 29
A beer true to the traditional style of IPA but with some contemporary elements. The beer is 5% abv which enables it to be enjoyed by the pint as well as in bottle.

The hops used are New World hops which in general provide a more intense flavour and aroma than their European counterparts. The hops are added in three stages. The first addition is for bitterness and is added at the start of the boil, the second is for flavour and is added 5 minutes from the end of the boil and the third is added once the boil has finished and provides the hop aroma without the mouth drying effect of dry-hopping.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Vino Wines. Slightly hazy golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Nice lacing. Aroma of grass, lemon and biscuit. Flavour of grapefruit, straw and a dry, lemony finish. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. This has improved since I tried it over three years ago - the hop flavours are sharper and more ronounced.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2011 at 11:43


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. An amber beer with a yellowish hear. The aroma has notes of malt and honey. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and a bit of honey, leading to a dry hay-like finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2011 at 13:40


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

shared by yespr at yespr tasting. clear yellow ,smooth small white head. flowery and malty aroma . woody spicy notes , nice. flavor is hoppy bitter as an english biter. refreshing. bit more hops than an english.

Tried on 29 Sep 2011 at 12:50


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, peachy and light pinewood hoppy. Mild fruity, light sweet, peachy and citric. Bitter and mellow citric hoppy into a medium dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2011 at 06:41


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 330ml.[ Trade by cgarvieuk ]. Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, toasted - caramel, malt extract, moderate hoppy. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110618]

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2011 at 09:58


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled (thanks cgarvieuk!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, caramel, some wood and mild earthy notes. Flavour is fruity, caramelly, toasted and quite crisp malty. Pleasant and balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2011 at 23:46


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

33cl bottle. Pours a golden orange colour with not much bubbles but a generous head. The nose has pine and a faint note of grapefruit. The taste has a good sweet malt base and then oranges followed by the bitter pine finish. The palate has a medium body, a good creamy texture and a clean but not too astringent finish. A very well balanced IPA which could lead to several more.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2011 at 11:18


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ The Cumberland Bar, Edinburgh. Light golden coloured, off-white head. Aroma is light hoppy, bit of lemon. Flavour is lihgt malty, lemonade and a bit of citrus. Fairly sweet.

Tried from Cask on 04 May 2011 at 11:40


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Golden amber ... thin creamy white head ... sweet fruity juicy hop... little pine ... little citrus nose ... medium oily body ... light soft fruity toffee malt back bone ... sweet juicy light hop ... little floral ... very nice but not as hoppy as i would have hoped 3.9 bottle at home ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft sweet toffee malt ... citrus hop nose ... little fizzy ... sweet toffee front ... juicy citrus hop ... an odd something as well that icant place... ok but i prefer the cask 3.5cask dry hop ... golden amber ... soft sweet hop nose ... juicy sweet hop front ... light citrus ... light grassyness ... soft malt backbone ... light dry linger 3.5 Cask at playfair jdw... Dark amber... Small tan head.. Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Light toffee malts fruits.. Long juicy grapefruit linger.. Juicy floral grapefruit 3.9

Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2011 at 05:23