Pogo
The Wild Beer Co.
- From:
- The Wild Beer Co.
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,268 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #34,305 - Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 11.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 11, 2024
- Added:
- May 04, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Pale Ale + Orange + Guava
Fruit and beer are a constant in our brewing repertoire. This beer combines a boldly hopped pale ale, brimming with Tropical fruit character from southern hemisphere hops. These flavours and aromas are then augmented by adding 3 of Brett’s favourite fruits: Passion-fruit, Orange and Guava.
Refreshingly light bodied and perfect for enjoying in the sunshine that is just around the corner.
Fruit and beer are a constant in our brewing repertoire. This beer combines a boldly hopped pale ale, brimming with Tropical fruit character from southern hemisphere hops. These flavours and aromas are then augmented by adding 3 of Brett’s favourite fruits: Passion-fruit, Orange and Guava.
Refreshingly light bodied and perfect for enjoying in the sunshine that is just around the corner.
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Reviewed by Spike from England
2.65/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.65/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
440ml can.
L: Light haze, golden yellow colour with a short-lived head and spotty lacing.
S: Sweet and vaguely fruity.
T: Almost citrusy, very dry and a metallic aftertaste.
F: Medium body, moderate carbonation, thin and bitter finish.
O: Close to its best before date. Not great. Didn’t finish.
Dec 11, 2024L: Light haze, golden yellow colour with a short-lived head and spotty lacing.
S: Sweet and vaguely fruity.
T: Almost citrusy, very dry and a metallic aftertaste.
F: Medium body, moderate carbonation, thin and bitter finish.
O: Close to its best before date. Not great. Didn’t finish.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.4/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
March 2019: 330 ml can, from Joker Vatlandsvåg. ABV is 4.1%. Nearly clear golden colour, small white head. Aroma of guava, oranges and passionfruit. Flavour also of said fruits, but not too sweet - actually quite refreshing. Moderate hops.
Feb 07, 2023
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.36/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330ml Can from Sainsburys (£1.80):
Hazy amber to golden, a 2cm foamy head & good retention, with a still body too. There is some orange, citrus & guava. I got some faint passion fruit & light summer fruits too. The taste is fresh with more citrus, a fruity bitterness & some light tropical touches too. It's lively & strongly carbonated with a light medium nose & a sharp, slightly dry finish.
Apr 25, 2020Hazy amber to golden, a 2cm foamy head & good retention, with a still body too. There is some orange, citrus & guava. I got some faint passion fruit & light summer fruits too. The taste is fresh with more citrus, a fruity bitterness & some light tropical touches too. It's lively & strongly carbonated with a light medium nose & a sharp, slightly dry finish.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.76/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
330 ml can with a May 2020 BB date stamp. Served in Manchester.
Pours with a clear golden-amber body topped with a decent white head.
Fruity aroma with passion fruit, guava and other tropical fruits.
The flavor follows and has a nicely harmonious mix of fruits, grains, and faint spicy hops.
Sep 11, 2019Pours with a clear golden-amber body topped with a decent white head.
Fruity aroma with passion fruit, guava and other tropical fruits.
The flavor follows and has a nicely harmonious mix of fruits, grains, and faint spicy hops.
Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany
3.63/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours an almost clear, pale golden, straw coloration with a medium, fizzy head. Smell is dominated by tropical/citrus fruit notes of guava and orange, with just a hint of passion fruit and tangerine. Taste follows the nose, being dominated by foremost tropical and lighter citrus notes of guava, passion fruit, orange and tangerine, with the guava being most prevalent and just a hint of biscuity malt and multivitamin tablet as well. Finishes with a very light bitterness and some tropical notes lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.
A decent Pale Ale for the ABV, with some nice tropical fruit notes, although it also feels somewhat thin and watery, with a certain, slightly artifical multivitamin note.
Jun 15, 2019A decent Pale Ale for the ABV, with some nice tropical fruit notes, although it also feels somewhat thin and watery, with a certain, slightly artifical multivitamin note.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.7/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned in a crafty craft can and delivered straight to my door by Waitrose delivery, oh yeah
Pours an amber body with big thick foaming white head
Aroma is hardcore Guava
flavour is lilt beer
Nov 07, 2018Pours an amber body with big thick foaming white head
Aroma is hardcore Guava
flavour is lilt beer
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.76/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A 330ml can with a BB of Dec 2017. ABV is stated as 4.1%. Purchased a little while back from the Brewdog webshop. Described on the label as a fruited pale ale; contains orange, guava and passionfruit.
A: Poured into a tulip. Can-conditioned. A hazy golden-amber colour with good carbonation and some chunky floating sediment. Produces a large head of frothy white foam that lasts for a minute or so before collapsing and dissipating.
S: Aroma of intense fruitiness with hints of orange, clementine, citrus zest, subtle guava, vague tropical fruit, a touch of melon, mild caramel malt and earthy yeast. Seriously fruity with good balance.
T: Tastes bright and fruity with notes of orange, citrus zest, light peel, mild guava, subtle passionfruit, a hint of melon, caramel malt, earthy yeast and faint hay. Seems quite sweet, though this is possibly the fruit character. A restrained, hoppy bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with light carbonation and decent body for the strength. Aftertaste of fruit zest, tropical hints, aroma hops, earthy yeast and mild caramel malt.
O: Nice - the fruit and aroma hops are well balanced. Lacklustre looks, however the aroma is fantastic and the flavour is great as well. Plenty of fruity notes on offer. Body is OK; perhaps a tad textureless. A well-judged creation; hard to tell where the fruit ends and the hops begin. Goes down easily enough - a tasty, refreshing brew. Worth trying.
Oct 31, 2017A: Poured into a tulip. Can-conditioned. A hazy golden-amber colour with good carbonation and some chunky floating sediment. Produces a large head of frothy white foam that lasts for a minute or so before collapsing and dissipating.
S: Aroma of intense fruitiness with hints of orange, clementine, citrus zest, subtle guava, vague tropical fruit, a touch of melon, mild caramel malt and earthy yeast. Seriously fruity with good balance.
T: Tastes bright and fruity with notes of orange, citrus zest, light peel, mild guava, subtle passionfruit, a hint of melon, caramel malt, earthy yeast and faint hay. Seems quite sweet, though this is possibly the fruit character. A restrained, hoppy bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with light carbonation and decent body for the strength. Aftertaste of fruit zest, tropical hints, aroma hops, earthy yeast and mild caramel malt.
O: Nice - the fruit and aroma hops are well balanced. Lacklustre looks, however the aroma is fantastic and the flavour is great as well. Plenty of fruity notes on offer. Body is OK; perhaps a tad textureless. A well-judged creation; hard to tell where the fruit ends and the hops begin. Goes down easily enough - a tasty, refreshing brew. Worth trying.
Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
3.93/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
So I was a bit apprehensive about reviewing another Wild Beer after I put Breakfast of Champignons into the “too weird for its own good” box. That was one crazy mother funker of a brew [I said “funker” calm down ppl!]. However I had a test can of this (i.e. drinking without reviewing it) and it was goo-OOO-od. So it’s take 2 for Wild Beer, perhaps I misjudged them? [well Breakfast of Champignons was weird - so no, I didn’t misjudge anything]. Anyhow, Pogo is one of those fruit-infused beers, which IMO is always a gamble that doesn’t necessarily pay off, but if you want a TLDR; This brew has passionfruit, orange & guava and is almost as good as BrewDog Elvis (lawsuit) Juice... just a bit lighter at 4% ABV though.
Poured from a 330ml can into a nonic pint.
A: Hazed goldy-orangey body with a half centimetre bone-white cappuccino foam head that wafts lazily on top like a passing cloud of goodness. Looks properly like a beer hey? Beers sometimes do look like beers. This pleases me. 8/10.
S: Aroma is more like a literal glass of passionfruit/guava juice than a beer. Like, seriously: juice. I kid you not. It makes me get all philosophical about the nature of beer - when is a beer no longer a beer? Is it the alcohol that maketh the beer? Or is it fermentation? And perhaps the most important question of all in this arena: why am I asking what beer is instead of drinking said beer? Haven’t the foggiest. 7/10.
T: Tasting very juice-like, with: passionfruit/guava/orange, and the added presence of malt, which brings in a caramel angle to this intriguing glass of juice. Balance is well done this time by Wild Beer, there’s a touch of sourness mingling with sweet and a light citric bitterness in the finish. Overall this is an easy brew to drink, almost to its own detriment - would love to see a 5% ABV version of this - that extra 1% would kick the flavour up a notch from mild mannered and unassuming to assertive and confident. 8/10.
M: Mouthfeel is rather well done thanks to the addition of Lactose: mid to light, almost medium bodied, with a soft but dense carbonation. Impressive body. 9/10.
D: Easy-drinking, juicy, tasty, if these are adjectives that you identify with when drinking beer, well, this is your brew! Personally I like this beer, however... [there’s always a caveat!]: it’s borderline too much like an alcoholic glass of juice - I can see that turning off people: Aussie “blokes” might call it “a girls drink” whilst ironically chugging down a flavourless Lager in the same sentence. 8/10.
Food match: Couldn’t get fruit salad out of my head... sorry.
Jul 17, 2017Poured from a 330ml can into a nonic pint.
A: Hazed goldy-orangey body with a half centimetre bone-white cappuccino foam head that wafts lazily on top like a passing cloud of goodness. Looks properly like a beer hey? Beers sometimes do look like beers. This pleases me. 8/10.
S: Aroma is more like a literal glass of passionfruit/guava juice than a beer. Like, seriously: juice. I kid you not. It makes me get all philosophical about the nature of beer - when is a beer no longer a beer? Is it the alcohol that maketh the beer? Or is it fermentation? And perhaps the most important question of all in this arena: why am I asking what beer is instead of drinking said beer? Haven’t the foggiest. 7/10.
T: Tasting very juice-like, with: passionfruit/guava/orange, and the added presence of malt, which brings in a caramel angle to this intriguing glass of juice. Balance is well done this time by Wild Beer, there’s a touch of sourness mingling with sweet and a light citric bitterness in the finish. Overall this is an easy brew to drink, almost to its own detriment - would love to see a 5% ABV version of this - that extra 1% would kick the flavour up a notch from mild mannered and unassuming to assertive and confident. 8/10.
M: Mouthfeel is rather well done thanks to the addition of Lactose: mid to light, almost medium bodied, with a soft but dense carbonation. Impressive body. 9/10.
D: Easy-drinking, juicy, tasty, if these are adjectives that you identify with when drinking beer, well, this is your brew! Personally I like this beer, however... [there’s always a caveat!]: it’s borderline too much like an alcoholic glass of juice - I can see that turning off people: Aussie “blokes” might call it “a girls drink” whilst ironically chugging down a flavourless Lager in the same sentence. 8/10.
Food match: Couldn’t get fruit salad out of my head... sorry.
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