7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Marcus. Copper with a decent off-white head. Aromas of citrus and floral. Med. body; foamy carbonation. Quite floral; such a shot at English ale! Nice smooth bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2010
at 20:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Light amber with a small beige head. No bead. Aroma is a blast of pine and grass with some grapefruit, earth and caramel. Taste has tropical and stone fruit touches to go with biscuit and caramel, then some resin and citrus. Medium bodied. Finish is quite bitter and just continues the taste. It’s American style, but there are some English fruity/ floral things there too. I really liked the hop character here, but the malt side was not quite as good. Jolly expensive, too.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2010
at 05:42
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Staff recommendation at Churchkey. Bottle. Clear dark yellow, scant head and lacing. Aroma of grass an anise, very nice. Taste is an explosion of freshly cut grass and scallions, very nice indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2010
at 15:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 13C. Amber, light beige head. Quite a lot of remaining carbonation. Mild caramel and big hop aroma. There’s grapefruit, kumquat, pine and earth. Taste has toffee, passionfruit and rambutan sweetness under volatile citrus and pine with surprisingly moderate bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel with a little sticky/ chewy sweetness. Lingering bitter finish with some white pepper and ginger. Quite what makes this an ASA rather than an IPA I have no idea, but just the same it’s the fine platform of malt flavours that allows the considerable hop character to shine whilst remaining balanced and drinkable. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2010
at 06:40
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Light bronze. The aroma is green and woody with cascades and a little bit of caramel. Soft body. Moderate bitterness. A little bit woody. Ok, but neither the bitterness nor the brightness is enough to truly compete.
Tried
on 22 May 2010
at 21:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A golden beer with a thin lazing white head. The aroma has notes of malt as well as lighter notes of hops and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and straw, leading to a lighlty bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2010
at 10:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma hast notes of hops, grass, over ripe fruits, and citrus. The flavor is sweet with notes of over ripe fruits, grass, and hops, leading to a dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2010
at 10:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Light copper, cream head. Big dry lemon zest and grapefruit nose. Medium bodied, a little chewy. Complex fruity malts are quite sufficient to balance the hops. A touch of Moroccan preserved lemon at the end. The aroma suggests its going to be just hops, but this has a bit more about it than that. It’s very good, but the parts don’t quite fit together for mine. [3.6] [rerate] Small bottle. Gold, great off-white head. Maybe this is a tad warmer but there’s quite a lot more going on with the hop aroma - there’s a bit of pine and herbs to go with the citrus. Pretty straight ahead and very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2009
at 03:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours golden amber with a large persistent head.Aroma shows lots of fruit, grassy, and resiny hops. Grapefruit, orange blossom, nectarines. Behind this is a fair bit of sweet malt and caramel.Very hoppy taste, but with less sweet fruits. There’s still some grapefruit, grassy notes and peaches, followed by some sweet clean malt. Then a strong bitterness rolls through, growing bigger and bigger. However it is exceptionally well-balanced by the afore-mentioned malt.Good medium body with a light, but refreshing, carbonation.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2009
at 02:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden pour with a small, short-lived head.Aromas show a fair bit of NZ hops, with passionfruit, clean sweet malt, some spicy hops. Light, but pleasant.Flavours show some grassy and passionfruit-like hops, slightly grainy and bready malt, and a dry bitter finish.Light body, but the carbonation is on the high side.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2009
at 01:30