5.6/10
โ
Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A county tick is a county tick. At least this Home Bargains offering is brewed by Glen Affric and perhaps explains why this one was about 30p more than the other 98p one I also bought. From their Byfleet branch. Aroma had citrus and biscuit - what are this thin lemon biscuits called? Nds up a tad sickly. Light copper gold. Frothy thin translucent white head. Medium bitter. More quinine than citrus. As promised there is underlying biscuit. Some herbs. Light bodied. Thin if slick. Average carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Basic stuff. What I always associate with a failed UK attempt at a US style IPA. Just not enjoying this.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2021
at 23:25
6.9/10
โ
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml can: BB 3rd Dec 2021. Drank at home on 19th Mar 2021 during a random tasting session with myself. For the money this was very good. Lasting white crown on a clear golden body, almost lager like in looks. A good hop nose and flavour on a decent malty base, light citrus leanings and a pleasant bitter finish. Paid a lot more for 'less'!
Tried
from Can
on 19 Mar 2021
at 22:24
5.9/10
โ
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from Home Bargains, Salford City Shopping Centre. Hazy light golden with a light tropical fruitiness in both aroma and taste, some bitterness, a little bit average in design but certainly drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2021
at 20:52
4/10
โ
Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Large can from local Home Bargains store. Just a general fruitiness in the aroma โ not much more. Pours a hazy to cloudy lemon yellow with a strong but transient white head. In the mouth it has a creamy texture and flavour is fruits, some lime and lemon. I canโt really taste any hops at all. Pretty uninspiring to say the least.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2021
at 15:29
5/10
โ
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
440ml can (3.7% ABV) from my local Home Bargains store: BB 9th Jun 2021. Drank at home on 14th Feb 2021; Happy Valentines Day! Poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard; hazy, dull golden body, huge white head. Pretty boring nose and taste, bland fruity blend with not much going on aroma or flavour wise. If in fact there is Simcoe, Mosaic, Ekuanot and Cascade Hops in the brew they can't have used much of them.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Feb 2021
at 15:28
6/10
โ
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
44cl can from Home Bargains Medium creamy white head. Cloudy golden pour. Light bitterness. Not bitter enough for an IPA but drinkable
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2021
at 18:02
3.1/10
โ
Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Can. Home Bargains. Wow. This is shite. Looks like old piss in a bottle. Smells like boiled, sweaty vests. Taste is actually offensive. I rarely throw beer away, but I managed about 50ml of this.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2021
at 19:40
5.1/10
โ
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Can from Home Bargains, Salford City Shopping Precinct. Very mildly hazed golden coloured ale with no head. Has a slightly sweetened nose with a bitter-sweet taste. It's a somewhat older style of IPA brewing, sort of making a change from the majority of canned ales being citrus based except it's not the finest of tastes, akin to flavourless chewing-gum.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2021
at 20:05
5.4/10
โ
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from Home Bargains, Salford Shopping Precinct. Lightly hazed golden ale with somewhat bubbly head. Hoppy and malty, but not that balanced as there's more of the former available. Some citrus fruitiness helps provide a lasting bitterness. Easy strength.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2021
at 20:03
4.2/10
โ
Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
330ml can: BB 13th Jun 2021. Drank at home on 30th Jan 2021. No head, dull orange colour, smell and taste are of over ripe and rotting fruit; is it supposed to taste like a sour? This is bad, a lesser man would pour it down the drain, but I'm made of stronger stuff and I am going to finish it!
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2021
at 17:58