The Bends
Salopian Brewery in Hadnall, Shropshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.95
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A strongish golden IPA made using American hops.
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7/10
Tried
on 20 Jul 2016
at 21:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Red Lion, Amblecote. Pours dark gold with a medium head. Aroma is mango and pineapple. Taste is sweet to start. Bitter citrus finish. Some straw.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2016
at 11:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Salopian. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - citrus and meadow flowers. Taste - more citrus and custard. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - good example of the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jul 2015
at 10:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at CBC Clerks - London. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. Lovely juicy citrus hops in the nose, some piss, ripe tangerine, pale bread. Light-medium sweet flavor with mellow bitterness, some pine, rind, urine, melon, grapefruit, mango. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Lightly resinous at the close, with nice darkness to the hops, supporting pale bready sugars, melon, passion fruit, lemon rind. Outstanding beer. Great balance, great hop expression.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2015
at 13:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask handpump The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent 4th December 2014. Pours mid gold with a slim white head. Typically very good Salopian beer. Very good. Nice tropical very fruity hops, some mango and pibeapple. Lovely steady buzz across the tongue, furry slightly dry end. Very nice. A7 A3 T8 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2014
at 10:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Gold colour no much head but plenty of pink grapefruit flavour. Some bitterness on the finish. Decent. 3.3. Re rate 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2014
at 10:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half pint @ Chez Sophie. Pours blonde with nice bubbly head. Lovely fruity hop aroma. Taste follows with some prominent tropical and citrus notes. Very nice indeed.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2014
at 16:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint at the 24th Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival on 6th Nov 2014. Another pint (again hand-pulled) at The Oddfellows Arms in Wellington, Shropshire on 22nd Nov 2014. Pale golden body with a full head. Usual Salopian citrus leading brew, with a bold, strong floral and grapefruit bias in both the aroma and taste. Actually I quite enjoyed it, hence the pint later in the month.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2014
at 10:06
8/10
Tried
on 06 Nov 2014
at 13:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask stillage at the Birmingham CAMRA festival 2014. Poured a clear light amber with a bubbly white head. The aroma is big citrus light floral light medicinal malt hop. The flavour is light bitter with a zesty citrus hop palate. Moderate to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2014
at 05:04