6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap in a restaurant. Sickly pale. Lots of honey, straw, peach, little tart lemon. Quite crisp. Light body. Fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2017
at 15:39
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
330ml bottle. Pours a weird dark brown but transparent colour. Aroma is far too sweet toffee apple, but the flavour is a bit more balanced. Ultimately this is a drinkable but extremely boring pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2017
at 23:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
17th December 2016
Very hazy deep amber beer, thin cream colour head. Filthy hop nose - garlic and old socks. Palate is light, mildly dry and fairly crisp. Very modest sweetness from the thin malts. Hops follow the nose! The filth dies away a little as the beer goes from very cold to cool. A slight earthyness emerges and a touch of spicy tropical fruits. Mild floralness. Light dry finish. Starts filthy and gets interesting. Yet to have a better Rakau single hop IPA than that of Kernel though.
Very hazy deep amber beer, thin cream colour head. Filthy hop nose - garlic and old socks. Palate is light, mildly dry and fairly crisp. Very modest sweetness from the thin malts. Hops follow the nose! The filth dies away a little as the beer goes from very cold to cool. A slight earthyness emerges and a touch of spicy tropical fruits. Mild floralness. Light dry finish. Starts filthy and gets interesting. Yet to have a better Rakau single hop IPA than that of Kernel though.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2016
at 07:38
8/10
Lovely coffee flavour, a bit lighter than I'd expect, but very nice
Tried
on 18 Dec 2016
at 17:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Aroma is sweet and fruity, a little pear, a little white chocolate. Flavour is big bitter grapefruit up front leading into a strong bittersweet caramel finish. Gains a little black pepper character as it warms. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2016
at 05:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster at Bel-aire Tavern, Nelson. Big fruity nose. Brown/red beer with solid head. Fruity malt taste with excellent bitter hop finish. Good IPA.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2016
at 03:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Taster at Belaire Tavern, Nelson. Clear amber beer, small head. Peach aroma. Light body with a clean bitter finish.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2016
at 03:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pint at brewer’s cooperative. Very dark with a good smell of malts. Tastes like a mouthful of biscuits.
Tried
on 15 Jul 2016
at 04:41
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3
10th July 2016
Hazy deep amber beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is airy and mildly dry. Decent fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, trace of caramel. Loads of apples and pears - tangy. A little orange underneath. Mild orange peel. Light finish. Odd and not right.
Hazy deep amber beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is airy and mildly dry. Decent fine carbonation. Fluffy malts, trace of caramel. Loads of apples and pears - tangy. A little orange underneath. Mild orange peel. Light finish. Odd and not right.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2016
at 12:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint at Vultures’ Lane. Really quite refreshing, there’s hops but they aren’t taking centre stage.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2016
at 07:17