Bosko

tap@The Hack&Hop, London (last of the keg/half given freely, thanks) - murky/amber pour with a small white head. Punchy hoppy taste, citrus fruits, mandarin, lemon, prominent pine needles, sweet caramel malts, sweet start with good bitter finish. Great first impression from this brewer.

Bottle from Sourced Market St Pancras drunk on the train home. Deep amber colour hazy cream coloured head. Aroma of pine resin hops. Good almost milk chocolate malt in the mouth. Grapefruit resiny piney finish. Not hugely bitter on the finish. Pretty tasty.

Bottle at home, 16th November 13. Pours a dark orange, brown. Taste is orange, chocolate. Taste is citrus, orange, pretty good. Not a bad IPA

8th November 2013
Cock Tavern. Keg. Hazy amber beer with a small white head. Palate is smooth with a light fine carbonation. Sweetish creamy malt, airy. Hops are mild pine with a little sweet tangerine and lesser tropical fruits. Smooth. Good flavour and very good drinkability. I just wish they would dial down the sweetness a little on their IPAs.

Bottle at home sourced at sourced market. Orange, caramel red coloured pour, with a dense cream head. Aroma is sweet caramel malt, light toast, hop is spicy hop with some resin. Some mineral in the nose. Flavour is full carame, munich malt, some toast. Hops are stick resin, pine, some metalic. Finish is assertive rough bitterness, but balanced with some sweet malts. Pale is fulll and slightly sticky. Another good one from the boys at Pressure Drop.

Bottle from Oddbins, London Bridge, London. A murky red/brown coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, tropical fruit aroma. Tastes similar, hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, tropical fruit, slight sweetness and an ever present bitterness in the background. A very nice IPA from the East End of London.

Bottle at home in London - picked up at Kristopher Wines. Pours lightly hazy, deep amber with a moderate, frothy tan head. Lots of ripe citrus in the nose, some pine, lightly toasted bread, grapefruit. Light to medium sweet flavor with lots of juicy, sticky hop character, a bit of orange and grapefruit, pine, mild bread, slight minerals. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly resinous to finish with restrained pine and earth, mild orange rind, juicy grapefruit, a bit of ripening melon. Pretty solid overall, well balanced, flavorful. I actually expected this beer to be a bit maltier with stronger pine resins due to the color, but I was pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness of the beer overall and the sincerity of the hops in particular. Good effort.