Hollyrood
Stewart Brewing in Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.58
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Heaped with American hops providing a tangy, grapefruit aroma and flavour, balanced out by Scottish malts making it exceptionally drinkable!
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Jake’s Place. It pours clear amber with medium white head. The nose is bready, grainy and lightly citric. The taste is lemon, lime, straw, sweet pale malt, dough and light bitterness with a crisp, dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A bit sweet really. So-so.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2013
at 11:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle mail ordered from Yamaichi. Fruity, citrus nose, lemon and orange, light pilsner like malts, a bit of bread. deep gold with a huge head. Simple flavor, bready malts, light minerals, dry lemon, some zest, a tiny touch of honey. A bit yeasty as well. Light and clean, tasty, nicely bitter finish. Good enough but not all that exciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2013
at 01:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home in London. Pours clear gold, lightly effervescent with a small, foamy white head. Toasty malt nose with hints of caramel and pine needles. Medium sweet flavor, very well balanced, some toast, mild leaves, mild grass, subtle caramel, touches of orange and other citrus, toasted sugar. Light to medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Crisp, clean, lightly dry to finish, some very light resins, more pine needles, light bread, toast, caramel. Really drinkable stuff. Like a good APA. Quintessential session beer right here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2012
at 13:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Alesela
Amber...clear..large frothy white head
Aroma of light citrus hops and pale malts
Taste of sweet pale malts....citrusy light spicy hops..slight sour note...clean and refreshing
Palate - moderate carb...light body... slightly over carbonated. Finish of smooth sweet malts with spicy and citrus hops.
Easy drinking, quaffable golden ale. I’d like to try this cask.
Amber...clear..large frothy white head
Aroma of light citrus hops and pale malts
Taste of sweet pale malts....citrusy light spicy hops..slight sour note...clean and refreshing
Palate - moderate carb...light body... slightly over carbonated. Finish of smooth sweet malts with spicy and citrus hops.
Easy drinking, quaffable golden ale. I’d like to try this cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2012
at 08:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of pine, herbs and grapefruit. Flavour of chalky wheat and orange pith. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Bright and easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2011
at 15:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Re-rate - more pine and grapefruit, then cut grass. Better aroma, taste and overall scores. Previous rating 21/03/11 6/3/6/4/12 = 3.1 Light amber, nice lace on the appearance. Green herbacious nose, very dry. Dry, lemon pith, taste. The palate has a fairly big malt structure and a drying finish. Drinkability and balance is better than most beers!
Tried
on 21 Mar 2011
at 11:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle picked up at a Vino Wines store in Edinburgh. Golden-amber in body appearance over a fast declining, white head. Modest aroma expression of oily hops. Weak hoppy taste with hints of grapefruits. Lighter oily palate. Ordinary with some session qualities (hotel room, 30.11.2010).
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2010
at 06:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Peckhams. Clear golden colour, foamy white head. Aroma is malty, citrus, juicy. Flavour is light malted, citrus, fruit juice, followed by biscuit. Crisp and dry. Extremely well drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2010
at 13:05