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Ignition is a Lewisham brewery that trains and employs people with learning disabilities who brew great beer. As well as creating opportunities for emerging creatives.
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5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle split at L6, thanks to LKS, 07/02/19. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is citric tinged straw, lemon rind, melon, toasted malts. Taste comprises lemonade, citric sherbets, grass, airy malts, toasted grains. Medium bodied, light prickly carbonation, semi drying close with modest hop bitterness. Low end for the style ... a very basic number.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2019 at 17:50

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London. Pours unclear foldnwith a fluffy white head. Pretty simple, some pale grains, lemon peel. Light bodied with average carbonation. Dry pale malt finish, more lemon rind, pithy grapefruit. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2019 at 21:55

6/10
Tried on 07 Feb 2019 at 21:17

6/10
Tried from Draft on 12 Jan 2019 at 21:43

6/10
Tried from Draft on 12 Jan 2019 at 21:28

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from the sister-in-law. Aroma mixes coffee, berries and creosote, but not particularly string. on pouring it looks thin and cola down but once in the glass it takes on a more dark appearance. Thin creamy beige head. Light-medium bitter with asour edge Berries and liquorice. Some hints if sweetness in the finish. Light bodies. On the thin side but does have some slickness. Low key fizzy carbonation. Abrupt finish, a touch astringent. Not the worst porter I've had, not the best. It's not bland. Just underpowered, not quite a well oiled machine.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2018 at 16:36

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 8
Christmas present from my sister-in-law who's a local. Pine, citrus and resin aroma. Cloudy (or murky) pale gold. Bubbly washing up liquid translucent white head. A load of yeast floating around. Light-medium bitter with some citrus sourness. Light bodied. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Abrupt finish. Not too shoddy. A tad basic but it does have a hoppy quality that a lot of Session IPAs lack.
Tried on 26 Dec 2018 at 21:09

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up at London Beer Lab. Pours mostly clear honey-orange-gold with a frothy, off-white head. Overall, it's a bit amateurish, with overarching bready malts, some phenolic off notes, ripening citrus, mild minerality, orange peel. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. More sweet pale malts in the finish, some moist hay, grass, more citrus peel. Quite basic.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2018 at 20:49

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Catford Bridge Tavern. It pours darkest brown with a thick beige head. The aroma is milk chocolate, horlicks, maltesers, toasty malt, toasted nut and snickers. The taste is rich roasted malt, some bitterness, milk chocolate, dark fruits, plum, date, prune, salted caramel and cola with a toasty finish. Medium body and high, foamy carbonation. Decent porter.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2017 at 08:45

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from the Catford Beer Festival, Catford Bridge Tavern, Catford. Black pour with a beige head. Aromas of cocoa, cola, chocolate, a little coffee. Same doo-dah in the flavour. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2017 at 14:11