8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home in London - sourced from Clapton Craft, Hackney. Pours clear, pale yellow with a creamy, white head. Wow, the Nelson character in this is incredible, ditto the Motueka. The nose has tons of that classic ’pissy’ scent I associate with the Nelson hop, along with melon, tangerine, and lemon, mellow pine and pale bread. Lightly sweet with the perfect amount of pale, bready sugars to support the beautifully layered onslaught of Nelson Sauvin hops. Plenty more cat pee, ripening Meyer lemons, grapefruit, peach, nectarine. Light bodied with average carbonation. Crisp and lightly resinous on the finish, with lip-smacking hop intensity, lots of more urine, melon, citrus fruits, pale malts, very slight cleansing minerality. This one is a stunner all around. And at sub-5%, it’s all the more impressive to have such depth of character. Outstanding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2016
at 13:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Cloudy, yellow-ish, bright golden colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy and slightly herbal, hoppy aroma, notes of pineapple and coconut, a touch of mango. Taste is citrusy and tropical fruit hoppy, notes of mango and passion fruit, some pineapple, a mild touch of cococnut. Very refreshing, nice tropical composition.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2016
at 22:23
8/10
Tried
on 04 Mar 2016
at 09:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at ubrew. Translucent golden yellow coloured pour with a lasting white head. Aroma is big dank grassy Hoo, nelson, lemon, straw. Flavour is composed of base grains, grassy, big nelson. Palate is drying, highish carbonation, crisp. Very good.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2016
at 07:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Bitter Virtue, Southampton. It pours hazy golden amber with a thick white head. The nose is fresh tropical fruits, papaya, guava, tangerine, mango, white grape, light grassy/dank vibe and a hint of spring onion. The taste is crisp, bitter, grassy, dank, guava, papaya, pithy lime, light spice with a dry finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Pretty tasty stuff. I’m not sure on that touch of spring onion, but other than that it’s good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2016
at 10:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Bag O Nails, Briz. It pours clearish amber with a small white head. The nose is fresh, apricot, peach pie, marzipan and orange sponge. The taste is crisp, bitter, apricot, peach, biscuit, grassy, minerals and straw with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent gear.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2016
at 12:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Bitter Virtue, Southampton. It pours slightly hazed golden with a medium white head. The fresh, stinky nelson, juicy, orange peel, tangerine, candied peel and sherbet. The taste is crisp, pretty damn bitter, grapefruit, oily, dankness, pine, white grape, prissy hops with a firm, dry finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Expressive and flavoursome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2016
at 14:36
6/10
Tried
on 18 Feb 2016
at 16:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Gryphon, Bristol 12/2/2016. Near black with a hint of red and decent, beige, head. Sweetish dark fruits, a touch of chocolate, toasty malts and a dryish finish. A good dark beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2016
at 12:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Stockbridge Tap. Pours clear pale gold with a bubbly white head. Aromas of pine, citrus. Taste is bitter, pithy, resinous. Oily texture, bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2016
at 12:07