6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle from Waitrose, Wokingham. A amber pour with a fast fading cream head; subdued tropical fruit aroma; rounded tropical fruit taste with an assertive grapefruit bitterness; giving a lingering finish with some drying resinous hops. A solid beer, but nothing makes this standout from all the other big hoppy American-style IPAs that are now available in the UK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2016
at 17:29
8/10
Good. Big, flavourful hops.
Tried
on 28 May 2016
at 00:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Nags Head, Reading. A slightly hazy amber pour with a thin white head; aroma of lime zest; tropical fruit taste, smooth and syrupy without being sweet; then a clean grapefruit finish. The best version so far.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2016
at 03:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home, from Waitrose Tourist Town, 13/05/16. Hazed orange amber with a decent egg shell white head. Nose is caramel, orange peel, cantaloupe melon, faint mango, toasted bread. Taste comprises orange sherbets, straw, light caramel, toasted malt, hint of papaya. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with moderate hop bitterness. Decent enough but no ’wow’ factor IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2016
at 17:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Nags Head, Reading. A slightly hazy amber pour with a loose cream head; grapefruit aroma; syrupy in the mouth with a big resinous hoppy taste and an orange marmalade body; then some dry lingering grapefruit to finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2016
at 12:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Hart & Spool, Borehamwood. Amber-orange with next to no head. Has a very stated pale ale character with plenty of fruitiness in its taste, but even more in its aroma. Fairly strong tasting but frighteningly easy to sip.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2016
at 05:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Waitrose and drunk at home. Clear amber colour lasting cream coloured head. Big west coast ipa style hop aroma, big pink grapefruit and some pine resin. Some toffee. Good hoppy finish. Some bitterness. Rather good I thought.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2016
at 12:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Nags Head, Reading. A hazy amber pour with a loose white head; sweet citrusy aroma; almost soupy texture with a gentle fresh orangey bitterness; and a dry finish with lingering orange. Rather filling and satisfying.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2016
at 10:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the W&E brewery tap room, 30/04/16. Golden amber with a lasting egg shell white head. Nose is coffee grinds, caramel malt, toffee, syrup and figs. Taste comprises caramel goo, sweet malt, candyfloss, light roast, espresso notes, dolce leche. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, good balance of sweetness and roast in the close. Solid white stout.... fulfils the caramel and coffee very well. I couldn’t drink too much of this one as it is a little on the sweet side but well executed.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 May 2016
at 03:34
8/10
Tried
on 28 Apr 2016
at 13:41