6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Cloudy orangey dark golden to amber colour with huge, frothy to macropore, fairly lasting, white head. Hoppy aroma has fruity notes of grapefruit, mango, orange with a tannic acid touch. Taste is minimally sweet caramel malty, bready, doughy, with fruity hoppy hints of orange, grapefruit, minimally grassy, a touch of tannic acid; lively carbonation. Very interesting association of hoppy and malty parts; soft, thick, doughy palate. ’Exceptionalish".
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2013
at 09:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml.[ Courtesy of Fin & Loz ]. Unclear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, moderate hoppy, grass, fruity, funky, tropical fruit - flowers, light UK yeast. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long long duration, hoppy, dry, citrus - orange. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130520]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2013
at 00:19
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared with dEnk. Opaque hazy orange color, medium to full sized white to off - white head. Smell and taste malts, lots of hops, fruityness, some pine and lots of bitterness. Absolutely lovely and amazing. Superb beer! Huge thanks to jmgreenuk for bringing this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2013
at 18:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the Wandsworth Common London Beer Festival July 2013 - Le Gothique. Pours cloudy, matte yellow with a creamy white head. Some dry citrus in the aroma, dry pale malts as well. Light to medium sweet flavor with light minerals, dry lemon and tangerine, fine hay bitterness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Clean finish, faintly resinous, with more dry lemon and tangerine. Lovely stuff. Super drinkable. One of the top beers of the festival in my book.
Tried
on 15 Jul 2013
at 01:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Ales by Mail
Bottled 20 MAR 2013 - Pours dark orange with a smooth head. Aroma of sweet juicy fruits, hints of grass and malts. Taste is smooth, hoppy and a bit grainy with hints of juicy fruits and malts. Finish is dry, bitter and a bit resinous with hints of grass and dried fruits. Okay pale ale with a bit untypical hop profile.
Bottled 20 MAR 2013 - Pours dark orange with a smooth head. Aroma of sweet juicy fruits, hints of grass and malts. Taste is smooth, hoppy and a bit grainy with hints of juicy fruits and malts. Finish is dry, bitter and a bit resinous with hints of grass and dried fruits. Okay pale ale with a bit untypical hop profile.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2013
at 08:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours gold with a medium head. Aroma is blackcurrant hop with some minerally sour lemon. Taste has sherbet lemon start with a sour and hoppy mango finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2013
at 14:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
2013 Bottle, from Drink Of Fulham, split at the pre stag tasting in the ’Sham, 20/06/13. Hazed orange amber with a good sized off white head that retains well. Nose is bitter hops, orange, grass, light soap. Taste comprises orange pith, sugars, touch of grapefruit, earthy hops. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dryish finish. Ok APA, decent enough, but for £3.95 a bottle they’ll need to up their game to compete with the likes of Kernel and Partizan!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2013
at 14:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Utobeer drunk at home. Hazy orange amber colour with lasting white head. Good grapefruit aroma. OK pale ale in the mouth. Yes, very drinkable, nice grapefruit and it’s very decent. Definitely floral and a little rose like. Likeable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2013
at 12:50
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Rocky Head Pale Ale (by Rocky Head):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
16/VI/13 - 33cl bottle @ home - bottled: 19/III/13 (2013-561) Thanks to Nicki and Mike for transporting the bottle!
Slightly clouded dark orange beer, big creamy off-white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the bottle. Lots of very small sediment floating around in the bottle. Aroma: very fruity, citrus, bit piny, exotic fruit cocktail. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice fruity start, pineapple, citrus, grapefruit, passion fruit, soft bitter hops. Aftertaste: little piny, nice dry hoppy ending, fruity flavours. Lovely pale ale, be it American or not.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5
16/VI/13 - 33cl bottle @ home - bottled: 19/III/13 (2013-561) Thanks to Nicki and Mike for transporting the bottle!
Slightly clouded dark orange beer, big creamy off-white head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the bottle. Lots of very small sediment floating around in the bottle. Aroma: very fruity, citrus, bit piny, exotic fruit cocktail. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice fruity start, pineapple, citrus, grapefruit, passion fruit, soft bitter hops. Aftertaste: little piny, nice dry hoppy ending, fruity flavours. Lovely pale ale, be it American or not.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2013
at 11:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Lyric, Soho. It pours lightly hazy gold with a small white head. The nose is tropical fruit, pear, apple, melon, peach earth, light tartness and mouldy wood. The taste is fresh tropical fruit, 5-alive fruit juice, orange, mango, peach, pithy grapefruit, tangy, moderate bitterness, wood, faint mustiness and dust with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. An interesting Belgian-influenced beer. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2013
at 05:51