Armada Ale (Cask)
(Batch of Armada Ale)
Harvey's in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.27
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Armada Ale was one of the first new 'Golden Ales' that emerged in the 1980s. It has a pronounced yet balanced hop character, derived from Fuggle and Golding hops. Originally commissioned by the National Maritime Museum, it quickly established itself as a piece of living history. Robust, refreshing and still a port of call in any beer-drinker's voyage of discovery.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Pours an amber colour with a small white head. Fruity floral aroma. Fruity flavor with some hoppiness. Long fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2006
at 05:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Pilot, Maidstone, Kent. I thought this was excellent as I wasn’t expecting it to be as nice as it was. A light amber colour with some good fruit flavours and some flowery floral hops Bottle 275ml from brewery shop. Filtered and pasteurised. I like the Armada on cask so I was interested to see how it stood up in bottle form. Copper colour with thin beige head. Normally yeasty and tangerine citrus, but this is toffeeish. Soft sit up and beg hop on finish. Nowhere near as good as on cask 535312.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jun 2005
at 10:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled cask conditioned at Dansk Ølfestival.
Bronze colour. Flowery hoppy nose. Sweet, soft and rounded. Spicy and soapy. Medium bitterness.
Bronze colour. Flowery hoppy nose. Sweet, soft and rounded. Spicy and soapy. Medium bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2004
at 05:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask. Creamy head. Citrusy fruit flavour. Nicely bitter with a good roughness. Quite flavourful. 8 3 8 3 18
Cask, 4.5%. Weak fruity aroma. Slightly sweet flavour, nutty and slightly spiced with cookie spices. 7 3 7 3 16
Cask, 4.5%. Weak fruity aroma. Slightly sweet flavour, nutty and slightly spiced with cookie spices. 7 3 7 3 16
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2004
at 12:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Cask Conditioned
Clean orange color; frothy head. Nice hop aroma, grassy. Hoppy pale ale, quite fruity and delicate, easy to drink. Good, aromatic, long palate.
Clean orange color; frothy head. Nice hop aroma, grassy. Hoppy pale ale, quite fruity and delicate, easy to drink. Good, aromatic, long palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2003
at 01:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask conditioned: An orange beer with no head. It has a slight aroma of fruit. The flavor is a pretty dry hoppy aroma - with a very well rounded sweetness. Really a great beer with a fantastic hoppy flavor.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2003
at 09:21