Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Bottle Baron. Black body with a thin beige head. Faint lacing. Aroma of Twiglets, burnt toast, nuts and campfire. Flavour of earth, blueberry and coffee. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Smoky and interesting. Huge flavour for the ABV.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Bottle Baron. Murky golden body with a medium white head that holds well. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of brioche bun, mango and tangerine. Flavour of orange pith with a hint of stainless steel on the finish. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Tangy and fruity. This is my first beer from Lola Polly; I really enjoyed it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Hoptimism. Black pour with a tan head. Tons of dark roast coffee in the nose, raw coffee beans, dark chocolate, smoke. Flavours of very smooth dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, smoke. Very good.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Cascade Zeus Pale Ale from Polly's Brew Co. 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Beer Central, Sheffield. Fully hazy, medium amber colour. Thick, frothy, lasting, clingy, off white head. Nose has spicy, slightly jammy, floral hop. A bit leafy, and a bit earthy. Background of sweet, biscuit malts. Comes across a little stewed, overall. Taste has an initial, jammy sweetness, turning spicy, leafy, piny bitter. Medium body. Foamy carbonation. Robust bitterness to finish. Decent, although I’m left wondering if this another of those beers that might be a victim of a slightly dodgy canning line. Could definitely be brighter and cleaner,
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
440ml can @ Station. Pours a misty gold, fluffy white head. Citric fruit aromatics. Crisp on the palate, with a soft zesty character, light pine with grapefruit bitterness and teasing stone-fruit hints. Pleasant APA, clearly inspired by Cloudwater, just not quite justifying the price backet. Perhaps a stronger IPA will hit the spot.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
18th January 2018
Can. Very hazy dark gold beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and mild dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Hops bring good pine and slightly tangy and ripe citrus fruits. A little citrus peel. More pine. Mild hop spice. Pine turns slightly minty and cooling. Light finish. Nicely integrated IPA, but it's not setting off any fireworks.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
23rd January 2018
Can. Hazy gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light and finely crisp. Light malts, a little thin, very light creamy sweetness. Piney hop intro. Some fairly tangy and bitterish citrus, mostly orange and orange peel but touches of tangerine and soft mango. Finishes light and leaves a tangy bitter linger. Good stuff but could do with less tang.