Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the Haymarket. Appearance - golden to amber with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - grapefruit pith and pine. Taste - lashings of grapefruit and green apple skin nicely supported by sweet malt. Palate - medium bodied with a big creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2014
at 06:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask @ Old Wellington, Manchester. Golden with a small head. It is crisp with an underlying dry pale ale character. Has some fruitiness.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2014
at 16:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Haymarket. Clear pale golden pour, thin white head. Good citrus hop aromas, grapefruit and so on. More good bitterness on the taste too. A little on the thin side if anything, but very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2013
at 08:05
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Mid-yellow with a good head on it. It has a hoppy base but a fair bitterness is dominant in its aftertaste.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2013
at 07:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ W J Kavanagh’s, Dublin [141113]
Pale blonde, clear, thin white head
Aroma of citrus hops, light grapefruit, some old lemon, soft sweet fruity malts
Taste - Soft tropical fruits, sweet fruity malts, dab of pithy grapefruit
Palate - Medium body, quite sticky. Finish as main flavour, fairly sweet
Overall - Good tasting blonde ale, quaffable.
Pale blonde, clear, thin white head
Aroma of citrus hops, light grapefruit, some old lemon, soft sweet fruity malts
Taste - Soft tropical fruits, sweet fruity malts, dab of pithy grapefruit
Palate - Medium body, quite sticky. Finish as main flavour, fairly sweet
Overall - Good tasting blonde ale, quaffable.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Nov 2013
at 10:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nose is citrus, slight pine. Taste is lime, mandarin leading to a little cereal and a resin finish. Mouthfeel is suitable. It’s a decent American IPA, to be filed with the other 756,432 which are available.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2013
at 13:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Drinkmonger. Slightly hazy golden body with a thin white head. Very light carbonation. Nice lacing. Aroma of what I’m pretty certain is the Citra hop - lemon, grapefruit, peach and soap. Flavour is similar to the aroma - this is a real hop bomb. Apricot and lemon with a light caramel backbone. Thin to medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. This is the first Kirkstall Brewery beer I’ve tasted, and on this evidence it won’t be the last. It reminds me of Highland’s Island Hopping or a turbo-charged version of Fyne Ales’ Jarl - it’s packed full of fruity hop flavours. If I’m being picky, though, it’s a bit light on the mouthfeel. A less filtered version of this would be absolutely immense.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2013
at 15:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[10/2/13] Draught at Euston Tap in London. Deep cloudy red with a pinkish head. Lovely sweet raspberry aroma with light tart hints. Sweet raspberry flavor with light sugary touches and a finish with light tartness. Medium-bodied. Very pleasant.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2013
at 12:32
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle from either Beermoth or Trafalgar Wines. Try as I might I just can’t remember. Bucketloads of piney, mandarin hops which, after a rather bland, hugely disappointing local bitter, just about turned things around this evening. Kirkstall Brewery I have my eye on you.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2013
at 11:31