5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5
cask at cloisters ... golden amber ... nice white head ... soft sweet fruits ... light rhubarb nose ... sweet fruits ... that menthol toothpaste linger ... not great ...
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2012
at 04:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Caley Sample Room, 260912
Dark rich amber, hazy, thin white head
Aroma - sweet orangey caramel malts, citrus hops, soft resins
Taste - big citrus hops, big hop flavour, more hop flavour than bitterness, soft background of sweet orangey light caramel malts
Palate - soft carb, thin body, hoppy quite bitter palate (not as bitter as I thought it would be at 125 IBUs), flavour seems to fall a bit in the middle towards the finish. Finish as main flavour with some lingering grapefruit hops
Overall - It’s surprising I didn’t find it all that bitter. I think it would be better at a slightly higher abv to support the hops, there just seems something a bit missing in there. It’s still rather good though
Dark rich amber, hazy, thin white head
Aroma - sweet orangey caramel malts, citrus hops, soft resins
Taste - big citrus hops, big hop flavour, more hop flavour than bitterness, soft background of sweet orangey light caramel malts
Palate - soft carb, thin body, hoppy quite bitter palate (not as bitter as I thought it would be at 125 IBUs), flavour seems to fall a bit in the middle towards the finish. Finish as main flavour with some lingering grapefruit hops
Overall - It’s surprising I didn’t find it all that bitter. I think it would be better at a slightly higher abv to support the hops, there just seems something a bit missing in there. It’s still rather good though
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Sep 2012
at 08:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle (4.7%) from LCBO. Hazy orange body with a medium white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of grass, steel, strawberry and grapefruit. Flavour of bitter hops and lemon with a long, bitter finish. Thin to medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Light fizz. A crisp, hoppy beer. I first tried this on keg in Edinburgh in September 2012 - it was 4.1% ABV and 125 IBU (also rated 3.7).
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2012
at 13:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at cloisters ... copper ... thin white head ... big zezty citrus hop nose ... bitter zezty fruits ... light orange ... soft fruits ... light toffee ...long light bitter oily hop linger.3.5 cask at tap ... light hazy copper ... nice tight creamy off white head ... big citrus fruit hop nose ... big big orange ... juicy oily hop ... long bitter grapefruit hop finish nice 3.6
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2012
at 00:11