Ilkley Jubilee
Ilkley Brewery Co.
- From:
- Ilkley Brewery Co.
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.2 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 02, 2012
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.2/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A 500ml bottle with a BB of May 2013. Purchased from Booths. This pale ale was brewed to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee - the label states that ingredients from across the Commonwealth were used, including NZ and Australian hops.
Poured into a tulip pint glass. A crystal clear pale-gold colour with medium carbonation. Forms a frothy head of white foam that disappears after a minute or two. Aroma of light malt with subtle fruity hop notes. Faint citrus and white grapes. A fair whiff of buttery diacetyl is discernible, which spoils the character.
Tastes of light malt with a crisp, dry bitterness. Notes of mild aromatic hops: white grape, melon and citrus, followed by stewed hops. Diacetyl makes an appearance in the background and colours the flavour. A dry bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is light, dry and tingly, but rather thin and insubstantial. Somewhat astringent, with an aftertaste of bitter stewed hops.
A mediocre effort - I would have expected a brewery to pull out all the stops for a celebratory ale. The diacetyl is the greatest flaw; it detracts from the ale's aroma/flavour. A bit more conditioning would have improved thing immensely. The aromatic hops are also rather weak, as if the brewer decided to economise on ingredients. The bitterness comes across well, perhaps because all the other flavours are so insubstantial. Body could definitely be fuller. All said, it's rather weak sauce - perhaps it's just as well that this won't be made again. No need to seek it out.
Sep 02, 2012Poured into a tulip pint glass. A crystal clear pale-gold colour with medium carbonation. Forms a frothy head of white foam that disappears after a minute or two. Aroma of light malt with subtle fruity hop notes. Faint citrus and white grapes. A fair whiff of buttery diacetyl is discernible, which spoils the character.
Tastes of light malt with a crisp, dry bitterness. Notes of mild aromatic hops: white grape, melon and citrus, followed by stewed hops. Diacetyl makes an appearance in the background and colours the flavour. A dry bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is light, dry and tingly, but rather thin and insubstantial. Somewhat astringent, with an aftertaste of bitter stewed hops.
A mediocre effort - I would have expected a brewery to pull out all the stops for a celebratory ale. The diacetyl is the greatest flaw; it detracts from the ale's aroma/flavour. A bit more conditioning would have improved thing immensely. The aromatic hops are also rather weak, as if the brewer decided to economise on ingredients. The bitterness comes across well, perhaps because all the other flavours are so insubstantial. Body could definitely be fuller. All said, it's rather weak sauce - perhaps it's just as well that this won't be made again. No need to seek it out.
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