7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Slightly hazy golden amber with a big frothy white head - until I poured the rest of the can it when it became a dirty orange colour. Aroma of citrus fruits and malts. Taste of slightly sweet malts, caramel, marmalade, bitter citrus - orange, grapefruit peel, grapefruit juice, resin, mostly bitter throughout. Quite a soft, creamy body for a west coaster. Wondering if that's the twist they mention in the description? Because it tastes like a pretty classic WC DIPA to me, the body/mouthfeel is really the only thing suggesting it could be NE influenced.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2021
at 01:01
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
23rd December 2020
Can. One of those cans that didn't open properly and then pisses beer everywhere! Sigh! A mild to medium haze on this slightly deeper than average gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light, pretty dry and had a fine minerally crispness. Thin malts, too thin. Bitter feckin Calypso and Citra. Tasted like it all went in the boil. Tangy bitter citric peel with a side helping of something that tastes a little chemical like and definitely tastes unpleasant. Dry tangy bitter finish. Hard work and most of this went down the sink. These guys are almost local to me and I will buy more of their beers, but on the dipa front - MUCH WORK TO BE DONE!
Can. One of those cans that didn't open properly and then pisses beer everywhere! Sigh! A mild to medium haze on this slightly deeper than average gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light, pretty dry and had a fine minerally crispness. Thin malts, too thin. Bitter feckin Calypso and Citra. Tasted like it all went in the boil. Tangy bitter citric peel with a side helping of something that tastes a little chemical like and definitely tastes unpleasant. Dry tangy bitter finish. Hard work and most of this went down the sink. These guys are almost local to me and I will buy more of their beers, but on the dipa front - MUCH WORK TO BE DONE!
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2020
at 15:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
31/1/2020. Cask at the 13th Colchester Winter Ale Festival. Pours clear black with minimal head. Aroma of roasted malt, light liquorice, toast, chocolate, caramel and dark fruits. Moderate sweetness and moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight creamy texture, soft to flat carbonation. Easy drinking, decent brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Feb 2020
at 20:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
7/12/2019. Can from Hopsters, Ipswich. Pours hazy orange gold with an average size white head. Aroma of orange, passion fruit, grapefruit, biscuit, light pine and malt. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average slightly spritzy carbonation. Pithy finish. Quite good.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2019
at 11:57