Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle at De Paas in The Hague. Hazy golden pour with a medium-height white head. A good IPA, leaning towards citrus and bitter hops, but doesn’t stand out in any way. Crisp, dry and refreshing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
6th December 2015
The Pigs Ear wrap up tasting at ChrisO’s. Lightly hazy gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is crisp and semi dry. Bretty savoury over a little creamy malt sweetness. Touch of orange hop and citrus. Smooth light finish. Very bretty!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
6th December 2015
The Pigs Ear wrap up tasting at ChrisO’s. Light haze on this gold beer, residual white head. Palate is light, semi dry and has modest fine carbonation. Thin pale malts, touch of creamy sweetness. Light semi dry finish. One dimensional and a little sweet.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle split at Chriso pre Xmas tasting, 06/12/15. Clear golden topped with a decent off white covering. Nose is pale malt, straw, light caramel, bitter orange. Taste comprises light toasted malt, bread dough, tangerine, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Very average IPA, bland and little in the way of hops on offer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at ChrisO’s Pre-Christmas Tasting. It pours golden - orange with a thick white head. The nose is soft, fresh, juicy, tangerine, candied orange peel and sherbet. The taste is bitter - sweet, earthy, toasty, soapy citrus, lemon peel, orange, tangerine, waxy citrus peel and a touch of alcohol in the background. Medium body and moderate carbonation. A bit hot for the abv. Fine.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at ChrisO’s Pre-Xmas Tasting. It pours hazy light gold with a small white head. The nose is sweet, toasted malt, white bread, earth, grass, banana bread and cracker. The taste is bitter – sweet, toasty, green banana, cinnamon, cereal, creaminess and a touch of acidity with a dry, toasted finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A simple, but not unpleasant wheat beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle split at Chriso pre Xmas tasting, 06/12/15. Yellow blonde with a moderate white swirl. Nose is plastic, honey, citric peel, bready vibes, pale malt, lemon rind, faint spice. Taste comprises floral notes, honey, melon, sweet and sour notes, caramel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so ... overly sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 fl.oz bottle. Pours clear deep golden colour with a huge most good lasting white head. Aroma of mild hops, grains, mild sweet fruits. Taste of bitter hops, grains, citrus, melons, zest, okay!