Wilderness IPA
Allendale Brew Company Limited

440ml Can from Tesco. Pale golden pour with small creamy head. Aroma and taste both favor the caramel malts, sweet, mild. Light bitter bite comes late.

 

A 330ml can with a BB of Aug 2019. ABV is stated as 6.5%. Purchased recently from Morrisons. With 77 IBUs, this IPA is hopped with Cascade, Centennial, Zeus and Citra.

A: Poured into an IPA glass. A bright amber hue with faint haze and plentiful carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a while before reducing to a patchy surface layer. Nice lacing.

S: Aroma of fruity hops with hints of mango, tropical fruit, citrus, peel, white grape, hay, subtle leafiness, earthiness, ale yeast and pale malt. Pretty good though lacking in intensity.

T: Tastes of fruity aromatic hops with notes of mango, papaya, tropical fruit, citrus, peel, white grape, leafiness, hay, earthiness, ale yeast, pale malt and a touch of grain. Very dry, followed by a strident hop-driven bitterness upon swallowing.

M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with spritzy carbonation and good body. Somewhat astringent; hop oils stimulate the palate. Aftertaste of bitter aromatic hops, tropical fruit, citrus peel, leafiness, ale yeast and pale malt.

O: Rather nice - a balanced, hoppy brew. Looks good, while the aroma and flavour are stuffed with fruity hops, ale yeast and pale malt. Lovely body. Aroma could be a tad more defined, but otherwise this is very drinkable. Goes down a treat; well worth sampling if you have the chance.

Only 3 weeks old, so a fresh representation of this beer. Pours fairly dark with a copper tone and full head. Nose is pretty light with mostly citrus and pine...but not enough. Taste is similar but with a slight off note which reminds me of foot odor. I don't want to overstate that, since it is slight and doesn't ruin the beer, but I can't help noticing it in the finish. Overall, just an average attempt and nothing to seek out.

6.5% can
US style IPA
IBU 77

L4 Typcial IPA
S4.5 big nose - sweet vanilla. Very nice!
T4 - high volume packs lots of IPA flavour but rather frowns out other notes. Nice though.
F3.5 Typical IPA. Slightly watery.
O4 very pleasing for an English US style IPA. Often not that good. This is an exception.

330ml can.
L: Clear, glossy, amber colour with many streams of micro-bubbles and a three-finger, lumpy, white head.
S: Pine, citrus & rich toffee.
T: Resin, white wood, orange peel, sweet caramel.
F: Rich mouthfeel, moderate bitterness, coats the mouth, dry & long-lasting finish.
O: A malty, English IPA with hops that are all Americana (cascade, centennial, citra, zeus). Very well done. Rich and highly enjoyable.

Canned
Pours a fairly clear golden wheat coloured body with big lasting white foamy head
grapefruit high end cosmetic organic chain grapefruit body wash aroma
soapy citrus flavour & full body

Can. Golden orange in colour. Thin wispy head.
Sweet tangerine aroma with a bit of caramel.. Fruity.
Candy floss and fruit culminating in an a light astringent finish.
Light to medium body and carbonation.
Perhaps not an AIPA as styled. Too English despite the American hops.