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Pleasant hazy pale after a day on the slopes

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

(Can) Pours clear amber with small white head. Good aroma with notes of caramel, herbal hops and fruit. Medium body with bright carbonation. Good taste. Plenty of hops on a light caramel / biscuit malt base. The hops deliver some decent bitterness that steadily grows through the palate. Good IPA.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

(Can) Pours clear amber with small white head. Good aroma with notes of caramel, herbal hops and fruit. Medium body with bright carbonation. Good taste. Plenty of hops on a light caramel / biscuit malt base. The hops deliver some decent bitterness that steadily grows through the palate. Good IPA.

7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Golden amber with a 2cm white head. Aroma of grapefruit, breadcrust, some floral notes, hints of pine. Bittersweet with breadcrust, citrus and pine before a clean and fairly bitter end. A bit anonymous but fine.

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

(Can) Pours black with small tan head. Lovely aroma with toffee and chocolate and hints of alcohol. Excellent mouthfeel. Full bodied with good very fine carbonation giving a soft creamy texture with some stickiness. Great taste - rich and well balanced. There’s a dark toffee sweetness throughout. Chocolate is layered on this throughout most of the palate. Towards the end there is a rising bitterness and a bit of alcohol burn that provides a great balance. The bitterness has has burnt sugar character with hints of soy. Very enjoyable.

7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(Can) Pours very dark brown with small tan head. Nice aroma. Pine, citrus and some woody notes. Medium body with plenty of bright carbonation giving a great mouthfeel. Very tasty too. Plenty of hops. There’s some nice bright citrus notes and a good bitter finish. There’s a bit of dark chocolate / burnt toffee notes. Very good.

7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

(Can) Pours clear golden amber with good white head. Pleasant aroma with a complex hoppy aroma with a mix of fruit and herbal notes. Medium body with plenty of fine bright carbonation. Good taste too, with plenty of hops. There’s some stone fruit at the start, but after that the happiness is pleasantly but assertively bitter with a long finish. Biscuit malt lurking in the background. Very enjoyable.

6.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

(Can) Pours slightly hazy amber with good white head. Rather indistinct aroma with fruit notes and biscuit hints. Medium body with plenty of bright carbonation giving good mouthfeel. Plenty of hops in the flavour with a herbal and spicey character giving a nice bitter finish. There’s some light caramel malt apparent earlier in the palate. Very drinkable. To me it doesn’t match its description - much more hoppy bitter than fresh and fruity.

6.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Can - labelled Alpine Lager but the description is Alpine Extra Pale Lager, and from the aroma I am pretty sure this is the XPL) Pours clear gold with decent white head. Lovely aroma of of orange with stone fruit hints. Medium body with fine carbonation. The fruity orange notes are present in the start and mid palate. From then bread notes follow and then peppery spices. Subtle biscuit malt. Modest bitterness. Very drinkable.