7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours hazy gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Dank resin and tropical fruit aromas. Sweet yeast and caramel upfront turning to hot resin and mango in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2015
at 20:25
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours hazy golden with a thick off-white head. The nose is soft,sweet, juicy, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, apricot, sweet persimmon, freshly cut grass and wood. The taste is smooth, rich, soft fruits, bitter-sweet, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, straw, light sherbet, straw and toast with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Smooth, crushable and super-easy going. Brilliant balance. A joy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2014
at 10:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours cloudy golden with a medium white head. The nose is soft, bitter-sweet, juicy, peach, apricot, passion fruit, grapefruit, dank grassy action and sherbet. The taste is smooth, soft, fresh, bitter-sweet, toasty, straw, passion fruit, peach, dank, earth, apricot and candied peel with a smooth, fruity finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Unbelievably drinkable. Pretty much drinks itself. Trillium proving once again they are kings of hoppy pale stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2014
at 10:37
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle shared at the 5K/10K tasting, big thanks to Leighton, 30/12/14. Hazed orange golden with a big old off white/egg shell white covering that stays for the show - a looker! Nose is pine, juicy citric drippings, apricot, skunky hop notes, orange pith, grapefruit. Taste comprises pine, grapefruit, light spice, citric tinged straw, melon, apricot, fresh and earthy hops. Medium bodied, fine carbonation - pitch perfect. Top draw hop juice, world class, IPA #888 on RB and I don’t recall any better!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2014
at 07:58
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared in London - picked up last week from the brewery. Pours cloudy gold with a frothy white head. Stunning nose, lots of dank hop, some pithy grapefruit, pale wood. Medium sweet flavor, buckets of juicy grapefruit, mellow rindy bitterness, rich pith. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with some resin, pithy grapefruit, jars of orange juice, lemon rind. Well balanced, thick and juicy. Gah, outrageous. Superlative beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 17:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours hazy pale gold into a tulip. White head with little retention recedes to mottle surface. Dusty leaves and over-ripe banana aromas. Soft with bitter hay, earth, clove and banana upfront turning dry in the hot, lasting vegetal finish.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2014
at 16:52
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the brewery last week. Pours hazy gold with a frothy white head. Beautiful aroma, lots of pissy hops, grapefruit, pine needles. Medium sweet flavor with rich dank hop character, pale bread, mango, pine needles, grapefruit. Medium bodied with fine, caressing carbonation. Lightly resinous on the finish, a bit dry and pithy, more pee and grapefruit. Balanced, fresh, juicy, dank. Eminently drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 16:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, big thanks to Leighton. It pours hazy pale orange with a thick white head. The nose is sweet, juicy, tangerine, dried mango, passion fruit, straw, grass and light spice. The taste is bitter-sweet, juicy, passion fruit, mango, straw, pepper, earth, toasty grass, spice, light alcohol and soap with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Hop juice. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 13:29
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the brewery last week. Pours hazy gold with a large, frothy white head. Big dank hop nose with ample pine, grapefruit, piss. Light to medium sweet flavor with understated pale malts, lots and lots of fresh, vibrant and juicy hops, pithy grapefruit, mandarin orange. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Lightly resinous on the finish with soft grassy bitterness, more joyful citrusy hops, grapefruit, lemon rind, pine needles. Outstanding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 13:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the ever gracious LKS. It pours deep brown/near balck with a small tan head. The nose is toasty, earthy roast, coffee dark chocolate and a touch of sweet vanilla. The taste is bitter, rich roast, earth, coffee, light vanilla, soem warming alcohol, burnt sugar and dark chocolate with good length on the finish.Medium-full body and moderate carbonation. Pretty tasty stuff and Trillium’s best stout that I have had so for.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 05:12