7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
35 cl can Light amber color, thick creamy white head. Strong smell of american hops and tropical fruits. Bready malts, toasts, citrus, floral and fruity tones (tropical fruits, apricot), piney resiny hops, earth, mineral, melted snow. Taste is balanced, on the bitter end, a bit salty. Medium body, low carbonation, long bitter finish. Solid pale ale.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Aug 2016
at 06:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Le Petit in Shimokita. Light fruit aromas with some lemon. Easy drinking with a soft, slightly minerally mouthfeel. Refreshing on a hot day and pretty good in the can.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2016
at 08:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Deguchiya. Light orange and grapefruit on the nose. Fairly well-balanced with some caramel malt notes and fruity citrus. Slightly pithy finish that lingers but still has some fruit. Old School American IPA but good stuff. --- Beer merged from original tick of Bossa Nova IPA on 12 Jul 2016 at 19:12 - Score: 7. Original review text: Had been looking for this one for a while. Nice solid old a HHope IPA. Well-balanced. Caramel and grapefruit. Nice
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2016
at 08:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Tasting at Matt’s, can
Golden color, poor head. Strange aroma, biscuity malts, yuzu, corn, sweat. Smooth, moderately sweet, nice biscuity malts, strong bitterness, some lemon peel, but final with chicory bitterness.
It seems a bit off, but probably has been good earlier.
Golden color, poor head. Strange aroma, biscuity malts, yuzu, corn, sweat. Smooth, moderately sweet, nice biscuity malts, strong bitterness, some lemon peel, but final with chicory bitterness.
It seems a bit off, but probably has been good earlier.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2016
at 21:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
A small can at Matt’s. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Aroma is skunky, malty, some hops. Taste is similar with some smokey notes and strong piney bitterness. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2016
at 21:49
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can, pours a clear pale golden with a medium white head. Aroma brings out floral hops, biscuity malt, and some skunky notes. Flavour brings out a floral hoppy bitterness, with a lot of skunkiness, some grass, and biscuity malt. Very skunky, but not too offensive. It's alright. I'd bet that this is much better from the source.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2016
at 21:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Has a light amber, with a touch of chill haze. Thin head. Has a hint of mushroomy, slightly earthy hop. Has a fair amount of earthy bitterness, but the hop aroma is not very expressive. Has some biscuity malt character, and if you ignore the old C hop character could be an old school EPA.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2016
at 21:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy light amber. Medium head. Footy stinky yeast nose, touch of black pepper, light body. Maybe phenols In the finish.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2016
at 12:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Pale amber, clear, with a white head. Aroma of bread crusts, pine with a medicinal touch, tenor register citrus. Quite full bodied for only 5%. Moderate carbonation. Kumquat and some nectarine, not much of a yelp from the malt side of things except for a bit of an old-school bottle ESB boiled lolly thing. Resinous and somewhat herbal finish is not quite dry but plenty bitter. A bit heavy and naggingly bitter where I’d hoped for refreshing and zesty. Indeed after a while some grapefruit emerges that was obscured. Pretty good but a tad crude.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2016
at 08:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy amber color. Nice apples and citrusy, slightly sweet maltiness. Body is a bit heavier than I would like for the style. Modestly bitter. Not bad little pale ale but doesn’t go anywhere special.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2016
at 22:06