Leighton (34941) reviewed Black IPA - Simcoe from London Beer Lab 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the Lab. Pours dark brown with a frothy beige head. The nose has a gold bit of roasted malts, burnt pine, cocoa. Light sweet flavor with some grapefruit, orange rind, burnt toast, ash, minerals. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. More ashy roast on the finish, baking cocoa, earthy bitterness, some alcohol, some oily pine. Solid.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Black IPA - Simcoe from London Beer Lab 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours black with a thick tan head. The nose is rich roast, rocky road, burnt taffee, light spice, liquorice and some stewed orange. The taste is bitter, decent roast, soapy citrus, liquorice, soft, umami, piney fresh and some burnt grass with a dry, roasts finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Pretty tame cda, but pretty drinkable.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Double IPA - Citra & Mosaic from London Beer Lab 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Leighton’s place. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. Hazed golden /. Orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is big spicy citrus lemon, sticky, little caramel, sticky citrus fruit, juicy. Flavour is composed semi sweet, sticky hop resin, little earthy, spicy orange peel,. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation, nice and sticky resin. Nice juicy mango in the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared in London - sourced from the Lab. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy white head. Dry and pithy citrus fruits in the nose, dried pale bread, grapefruit, minerals. Medium sweet flavor with lots of pithy citrus, minerality, pale bread, some alcohol, pale bread. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish, with rindy citrus, peach, dry pale bread, further minerality. Solid.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Double IPA - Citra & Mosaic from London Beer Lab 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours lightly hazy orange-amber with a small white head. The nose is sweet, juicy, oily, nectarine, peach, kumquat, tangerine, orange muffin, pissy, orange chewits and brioche. The taste is punchy bitter, orange rind, mango, passion fruit, grapefruit, alcohol boost, peppery, waxy edge and minerals with a dry, boosty finish. Medium body+ and average carbonation. Good stuff.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Tip Top - Citra from London Beer Lab 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the Lab. Pours mostly clear, vibrant gold with a frothy white head. The nose has some juicy citrus fruits, tangerine, orange. Light to medium sweet flavor with pale bread, more tangerine, mellow bitterness, some pine needles, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Well balanced finish, more pale bread, nice citrus fruit character. Solid overall.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Tip Top - Citra from London Beer Lab 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours hazy amber with a small white head. The nose is soft, sweet, juicy orange citrus, tangerine, pissy hops, light green grass and brioche. The taste is smooth, light bitterness, juicy orange, tangerine, doughy, mild pine and minerals with a short, dry finish. Light-medium body and average carbonation. Simple, easy going pale.
Leighton (34941) reviewed WTF Mango & Simcoe from London Beer Lab 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keg at the Beer Hive - Love being. Pours murky, bright gold with a bubbly white head. Some vibrant and fleshy mango in the aroma. Light to medium sweet flavor with somewhat doughy, bready pale malts, citrus fruits, mango, tangerine. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Moderate sweetness on the finish, with some further mango undertones, pale bread, minerals. Nice idea but the execution isn’t entirely there.
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Spelt Saison from London Beer Lab 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle that Jim got at London Beer Lab & shared- cheers! Amber with a lasting cream head. Smooth Belgian banana yeast and malt loaf are balanced by a peppery spiciness. Excellent saison, got better the more I drank.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Sour Wheat from London Beer Lab 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at Masion du LKS. It pours hazy pale gold with a small white head. The nose is soft, light funk, straw, hay, lemon, wheaten bread and grain. The taste is smooth, grainy, mild soapy sourness, lemon rind, preserved lime, wheat and hay with a short dry finish. A bit wishy-washy. A basic sour.