Limelight
Arbor Ales
- From:
- Arbor Ales
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 1.28%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 18, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 18, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.95/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Feb 2014. Picked up a while back from Trembling Madness in York. This is Freestyle Fridays #39 - inspired by the classic lager & lime. The label describes it as a pale ale hopped with Citra and Cascade, and includes the zest from 216 limes.
Poured into a tulip pint glass. Bottle conditioned. A hazy pale-gold hue with fine sediment and virtually no carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a patchy surface layer. Some lacing. Aroma of bright citrus hops and lime, along with hints of earthy yeast, mild grass and light malt. Sweet and fruity - very nice.
Tastes of lime and fruity aromatic hops, with a dry finish. Notes of lime, mild lemon, citrus, grass/hay, earthy yeast, light malt and faint stewed hops. Well-attenuated, followed by a subtle bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and dry, with good body for the style but a serious lack of carbonation. To the brewers' credit, the hops compensate somewhat by adding texture. Mildly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of lime, fruity citrus hops and earthy yeast.
Very nice - a quality take on a style that is usually found commercialised to death. Looks good, while the aroma and flavour come with a big whiff of lime and nice, citrusy hops balanced by delicate malt. The body is OK, although the absence of carbonation results in a diminished texture. I'm not sure what happened, as the beer doesn't seem to have deteriorated or become contaminated in any way. Perhaps the yeast simply didn't have enough sugar left to work with. At any rate, a tasty effort that goes down nicely. Well worth trying if you come across it.
Jan 19, 2014Poured into a tulip pint glass. Bottle conditioned. A hazy pale-gold hue with fine sediment and virtually no carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a patchy surface layer. Some lacing. Aroma of bright citrus hops and lime, along with hints of earthy yeast, mild grass and light malt. Sweet and fruity - very nice.
Tastes of lime and fruity aromatic hops, with a dry finish. Notes of lime, mild lemon, citrus, grass/hay, earthy yeast, light malt and faint stewed hops. Well-attenuated, followed by a subtle bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and dry, with good body for the style but a serious lack of carbonation. To the brewers' credit, the hops compensate somewhat by adding texture. Mildly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of lime, fruity citrus hops and earthy yeast.
Very nice - a quality take on a style that is usually found commercialised to death. Looks good, while the aroma and flavour come with a big whiff of lime and nice, citrusy hops balanced by delicate malt. The body is OK, although the absence of carbonation results in a diminished texture. I'm not sure what happened, as the beer doesn't seem to have deteriorated or become contaminated in any way. Perhaps the yeast simply didn't have enough sugar left to work with. At any rate, a tasty effort that goes down nicely. Well worth trying if you come across it.
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