Benzai (24515) reviewed California Gold from Crooked Spider 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle @ home. Clear amber color, fizzy off-white head that diminishes almost instantly. Smell and taste malts, caramellized fruit, lightly sweetish. Nothing wrong with it really but not very interesting either. Decent beer though.
Maakun (16597) reviewed English IPA from Crooked Spider 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home. Murky brown with small white head. Belgian style yeast up front with cloves and banana, sweet berries, lots of tea, orange, sweet malts and caramel. Medium sweet taste. Medium bodied with very light carbonation. Does this brewer just put random styles on the label? It’s more like a Belgian ale. Not that bad though, but I think for over 3 euro it’s way overpriced.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed English IPA from Crooked Spider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle from ABC Beers, Den Haag. Poured a murky dark brown with little life. The aroma is sweet toffee caramel. The flavour is moderate sweet with a watery sickly sweet medicinal palate with zero hops and no bitterness at all. Medium bodied with no carbonation. If the English served this beer calling it an "English IPA" it might be enough to start another civil war!
Deanso (15673) reviewed English IPA from Crooked Spider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
33cl bottle from ABCbeers shared with JMGreenUK. Very thin head. Hazy amber pour. Low carbonation. No hops. It’s malty sweet. Needs lots more hops.
Benzai (24515) reviewed American Amber from Crooked Spider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle @ The Hague Tasting. Clear amber color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly fruity, overripe fruits, a slight hint of something weird. Average body and carbonation. Meh.
Deanso (15673) ticked American Amber from Crooked Spider 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle from the brewer. Thin white head. hazy amber pour. A nice beer
Maakun (16597) reviewed California Gold from Crooked Spider 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Clear Amber with small off white head that disappears completely after a minute. Very dominant caramel, light herbal notes but not in a fresh and nice way, more a bit musty or even cooked. Some red apple and a bit of roasted peanuts. Mainly sweet with light bitter finish. Medium bodied and light carbonation.
Deanso (15673) reviewed California Gold from Crooked Spider 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @THT Jan 2015 courtesy of ABCBeers. Not sure what style this was meant to be. The label promises an American pale ale but we didn’t get much hoppiness. No head. No carbonation. Hazy amber pour. Needs more hops and carbonation Good first effort though
Kermis (23416) reviewed California Gold from Crooked Spider 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at Dean’s off for his annual haircut tasting thanks to Deanso. Pours hazy amber with a ring off white head. Aroma of citrus, fruity hops, tropical fruit, leafy, light caramel malt. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Light medium bodied soft carbonation.