Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
On tap at Vultures Lane. Pours cloudy bright yellow with a white head. Lemon peel, blackberry, black tea, honey, floral, grapefruit. Quite full bodied and soft. Nice bitterness. A new high in a fantastic series.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Hot Curl from McLeod's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Vultures Lane. Pours deep purple red. Lime, salt, floral, bread, strawberry. Nice carbonation. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle, #1575 of 2000. Pours bright gold with a big white head. Sharp passionfruit, funk, hay, honey, white wine, lemon, more passionfruit, dry. Medium body. Long finish. Nice.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Tropical Cyclone Double IPA from McLeod's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared on Level 42. 2018 kick off session. 05/01/2018. Thanks to Colin for this one. A mostly clear golden yellow coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is pale grains, orange rind, grassy, pithy citrus, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet base grains, orange rind, grassy citrus. Palate is semi sweet, sticky hop, highish carbaontion.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
5th January 2018
Level 42 Bottleshare. Cheers to our Cloin. Light haze on this yellowish gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and fairly dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth malts, sweetish, little dry cream. Lightly spicy grapefruit. Dry orange. Little peel. Light dry finish. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Colin. Pours clear yellow-gold with a creamy, white head. The aroma holds ripening lemon, hay, pineapple, tangerine. Light to medium sweet flavour with crispy pale malts, low bitterness, grapefruit, more lemon. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Clean finish, some grass, more pithy citrus, grapefruit, pineapple. Nice one.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Tropical Cyclone Double IPA from McLeod's Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at L42. It pours lightly hazy yellow with a small white head. The aroma is fresh, bright, lemon, grapefruit, floury bread and soda bread. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter, pithy, grapefruit, lemon rind, soap, lime and soda water with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle split at L42, from an IP thanks to Explosive Doge, 05/01/18. Very light haze on a golden pour with a decent off white covering. Nose is soft citric flesh, orange pith, straw, mango, light pine dusting. Taste comprises fleshy citrics, grassy bite, pine needle, spice, mango pulp, orange peel, toasted breads. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close peppered with hop bitterness. Ok DIPA if a touch dry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Growler from Liquorland Newmarket. Pours murky bright yellow. Orange juice, grapefruit, lemon peel, pineapple juice, a touch of resin, a nice syrupy sweetness and a pronounced bitterness too. Lovely.