HPA
Wye Valley Brewery in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.28
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HPA is an easy-going real ale that brings people together. Our brewers have let locally grown Target and Celeia hops hang out with Maris Otter pale malt to give this understated brew its pale straw colour, citrus hop aroma and a balanced bitter finish.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Frothy white head on a hazy pale lemon coloured body. Lemon, herbal & zesty aroma. Medium bodied, effervescent & clean on the back. Herbal, lemon, chalky & peach tastes with a zesty citrussy finish. Lovely refreshing pint.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2022
at 16:46
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
From cask at The Bull, Woolwich, London, while doing the Green Chain Walk Part 4B, 16.07.22. Very pale and clear straw colour. Aroma and taste of sweet pale malt, biscuits and some flowery hops. Low bitterness
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2022
at 20:40
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at The Cross Inn, Eardisland Herefordshire. Pours very pale yellow with a lasting white head. Aroma: pale grains, lemon citrus, light grassy. Taste: light sweet & bitter, fresh, pale grains, dried fruits, light citrus, hay lemongrass hints. Light to medium body with tight carbonation. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2021
at 12:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Straw blond colour with quick fading head. It's very mildly flavoured. Grainy and has a very light citrus note. Not bad, just plain.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2021
at 19:33
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Morrisons Supermarket.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Gloucester Services Farm Shop
on 30 May 2021
at 17:12
6/10
Bottle from Asda. Pours a clear light golden colour with a thin throthy white head. Aromas of citrus fruits and hops. Taste has more citrus fruits, a touch of floral, grass and a herbal note. Thin body, smooth oily mouthfeel and a hoppy bitterness on the finish. Quite fresh. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2021
at 18:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Dragnet101, as part of euroswap 3/2020, many thanks. Pale golden color with thick white head. Aroma of oranges, floral notes. Taste, light malty body with moderate fruity hoppy bitterness,light zest. Medium long fruity hoppy taste. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2020
at 19:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Ludlow Food Centre. Appearance - pale yellow, off-white head. Nose - floral. gorse, custard. Taste - citrus and caramel. Palate - light bodied, a little sweet in the middle, but decent fresh finish. Overall - a solid citizen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2020
at 06:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nice, easy drinking pale ale, pours a deep straw with a frothy white head, and an aroma of lightly roasted biscuit malt and a hint of citrus. The mouthfeel is pretty smooth with a hint of graininess, and the flavour matches the aroma, perhaps with a little more grapefruit character to the fore, finishing with a nice balance of bitterness and sweetish malt, and all in a decent, zesty refreshing pale bitter.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2020
at 14:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle BBE in 11 months. Pale straw appearance and a little cloudy with slight white head. Aroma of flora, citrus, light malts. Moderate carbonation and light body. Flavour of grains, citrus, quite sweet but not overdone. A very understated ale but has enough about it that I enjoyed it more and more as I finished the bottle. A wise move to have a lowish 4% ABV, this would make an excellent session ale as its very drinkable assuming it is similarly good on cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2020
at 22:52