Whitewater Brewery Solstice

Solstice

 

Whitewater Brewery in Castlewellan, Down, Northern Ireland

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
6.18
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks: 11
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5.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity, light hoppy, light to moderate yeasty, yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, dry, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100804]

Tried from Cask on 25 Apr 2011 at 15:04


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small to fully gone head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight orange. Citric and bitter flavoured. Mild fruity and dry. Ends bitter and dry.

Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2010 at 11:50


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF08. Weak fruity aroma. Hazy golden colour, small stable frothy white head. Good fruitiness in the flavour, there is also some strange tea note and a medium bitterness. A bit strange, that teaish spice note.

Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2008 at 05:17


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with hoppy notes. Sweet fruity flavor with floral hops and caramel notes. Ends bitter.

Tried on 07 Sep 2008 at 06:48


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the GBBF 2008. Golden colour, low head. Very moderate aroma, just a hint of fruity hops. The flavour has also some moderate fruity hops, leading to a moderate "dusty" bitterness in the finish, but is otherwise relatively bland. The mouthfeel is fairly thin.

Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2008 at 09:19


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

Cask as Solstice Pale (GBBF 2008) - Golden in colour. Slightly acidic aroma with a hint of pickled onions and grapefruit. Refreshing and clean taste, moderate bitterness with some grapefruit and lemon notes.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2008 at 04:00


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask as Solstice Pale at The Crown Bar, Belfast, on 2008-06-29) Pale amber. Clear. Small white head. Strong aroma of hops and some malts in nose. Medium-bodied and dry palate. Hops, salty liquorice and fruitiness in taste. Lots of bitterness. Bit one dimensional.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jul 2008 at 12:57


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF 2007. Pours a golden amber color with a small white head. Fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some hints of hops. Long malty bitter finish with some hints of caramel in the aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 03 Oct 2007 at 08:20


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

(Cask at GBBF, London, 9 Aug 2007) Dark amber, almost copper colour. Fruity nose with a solid malt background, hoppy notes of grapefruit and pine needles. Fruity taste with blood oranges, grapefruit and pine needles. Fairly sweet, medium to light body. Drinkable but hardly exciting.

Tried from Cask on 11 Sep 2007 at 15:25


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

Cask@GBBF2007. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is caramel, wooden, hoppy and slightly nectarish. Flavour is very bittery fruits along with some wooden and hayish hints.

Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2007 at 00:27