6

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Bottle picked up from Hereford Beer House, cheers you two! Had this Saturday 18th October 2025 in the company of Jude, Baz, Andrew and Pauline, Annasley, Isobel, Keith and David. Pours hazy gold with a mid sized white head, aroma is an interesting mix, a little bit gluey, citrus and cardboard, tastes a little bit thin and again a bit random, I don't really think that it's a classic West Coast IPA, it's pleasant enough but it's a bit muddled, citrussy and a bit of pine but again a bit of cardboard. Ok.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear golden - golden with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet, oily, sticky, candied orange, tangerine, marmalade, orange sherbet, green, sticky, dank and weedy. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, sappy, oily, resinous, piney, pithy, zesty, grapefruit, lemon peel, blood orange, candied peel, splash of campari, bit green and weedy with light alcohol presence. Finish is sticky and sappy. Average body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Really nice west coaster.

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours hazy pineapple gold with a foamy white head. The aroma is fresh, bright, juicy, peach, nectarine, pineapple, zingy, tangy, candied peel and a touch of sherbet. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, dull bitterness, green, juicy, touch weedy, grass, pineapple, peach, nectarine, floury bread, some pic n mix and sherbet with a firmly dry finish. Average body and fairly high, foamy carbonation. Maybe a touch over carbonated but it's a tasty and balanced beverage. Nice one.

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - yellow and murky, nay full of suspended bits of pineapple. Huge fluffy head.
Nose - pineapple and orange with funky edges to it.
Taste - mainly orange this time, some pineapple, but then orange zest.
Palate - medium bodied, gloopy and then funky, tart finish.
Overall - good.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours deep reddish - brown with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet, ripe berries, bramble, cherry, splash of Dr Pepper, jammy, toasty, sticky roast, malt loaf and treacle. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, roasty malts, burnt toast, jammy, cherry, bramble, blueberry, splash of cola, toasted brown bread, some umami and liquorice allsorts with a toasty, cherry finale. Average body and moderate carbonation.. flavourful and strikes a very nice balance. Impressed with this one.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can from Westhill Service Station. This one is 6.6% with wai-iti, sabro, Citra and Idaho 7. It pours hazy golden - blonde with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, smooth, tropical fruits, juicy, pineapple chunks, green coconut, doughy floury white bread, pic n mix and jelly tots. The taste is smooth, slick, quite thick, green, weedy, dank, spring onions, fairly sweet, ripe tropical fruits, mango, tinned peach, pineapple, coconut milk and limited alcohol presence. Finish is quite short actually and mellow milk. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent, but lacks her wow factor. Aroma nice though. Happy to drink, but doesn't stand out in the hazy crowd.

7.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can thanks to McCash. Pours hazy golden with a thin white head. Aromas of pineapple and passionfruit. Taste is light sour tropical fruit. Sour finish.

7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cab from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - amber brown and cloudy. Thin white head that disappears quickly.
Nose - brown bread and toffee.
Taste - malt loaf, chewy toffee.
Palate - light to medium bodied, sweet middle and fairly dry on the finish.
Overall - fairly in style.

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can thanks to McCash. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel and pine, dried orange. Taste is grainy, bitter and resinous. On point for taste bitterness wise, but doesn't look the part.