Bosko
Pressure Drop Brewing
- From:
- Pressure Drop Brewing
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 7.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 19, 2020
- Added:
- Feb 12, 2014
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Hops: Mosaic, Amarillo.
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Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.18/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a fairly clear orange with low, soft head.
Smell is fruity and citrusy with notes of grapefruit, pine and hints of melon and earthiness.
Taste is fruity and crisp with a soft but solid bitterness. Notes of citrus and pine with hints of melon and florals. Very well balanced and modern.
Mouthfeel is medium, sticky and well carbonated.
Overall, a terrific, modern west coast IPA. England has a lot of very intriguing breweries.
Jun 19, 2020Smell is fruity and citrusy with notes of grapefruit, pine and hints of melon and earthiness.
Taste is fruity and crisp with a soft but solid bitterness. Notes of citrus and pine with hints of melon and florals. Very well balanced and modern.
Mouthfeel is medium, sticky and well carbonated.
Overall, a terrific, modern west coast IPA. England has a lot of very intriguing breweries.
Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany
3.87/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours an almost clear, deep golden amber coloration with a medium, frothy head. Smells of grainy, slightly caramelly malt and strong notes of herbal/earthy hops, with some citrus coming through as well. Taste is a good balance of slightly grainy, bready and caramelly malt and quite bitter, herbal and somewhat earthy hops, with some citrus and tropical notes of grapefruit, tangerine and pineapple, as well as some pine coming through as well. Finishes with a medium/strong bitterness and some bready malt and herbal hops lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.
This feels a lot like an old school East Coast, rather than West Coast IPA, with its quite malty, sweet'ish body and strong bitter, herbal/earthy, just somewhat piney hops and lighter citrus notes. Quite a nice balanced between the sweet malts and bitter hops here though, impressively showcasing the more bitter, herbal, piney side of Mosaic that is not often seen.
Dec 04, 2019This feels a lot like an old school East Coast, rather than West Coast IPA, with its quite malty, sweet'ish body and strong bitter, herbal/earthy, just somewhat piney hops and lighter citrus notes. Quite a nice balanced between the sweet malts and bitter hops here though, impressively showcasing the more bitter, herbal, piney side of Mosaic that is not often seen.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.8/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A 330ml bottle with a BB of Feb 2018 (bottled Aug 2017). ABV is stated as 6.5%. Purchased a little while back from the Brewdog webshop. Described on the label as a retro American IPA and hopped with Amarillo and Mosaic.
A: Poured into an IPA glass. Bottle conditioned. A deep amber hue with faint haze and intense carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a minute or two before subsiding to a patchy surface layer. Slight lacing.
S: Aroma of fruity hops with hints of tropical fruit, mild citrus, zest, a touch of melon, berries, faint hay, caramel malt and earthy yeast. Rather nice.
T: Tastes of fruity aroma hops with notes of citrus, zest, tropical fruit, mild melon, subtle hay, caramel malt, faint barley sugar and earthy yeast. Slightly sweet, with a robust, hop-driven bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with lively carbonation and good body. Hop oils stimulate the palate. Aftertaste of bitter fruity hops, citrus, caramel malt and earthy yeast.
O: Nice - a well-crafted American IPA with good hop presence. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are laden with fruity hops, earthy yeast and caramel malt. Lovely body. Goes down all too easily; worth sampling if you come across it.
Nov 02, 2017A: Poured into an IPA glass. Bottle conditioned. A deep amber hue with faint haze and intense carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a minute or two before subsiding to a patchy surface layer. Slight lacing.
S: Aroma of fruity hops with hints of tropical fruit, mild citrus, zest, a touch of melon, berries, faint hay, caramel malt and earthy yeast. Rather nice.
T: Tastes of fruity aroma hops with notes of citrus, zest, tropical fruit, mild melon, subtle hay, caramel malt, faint barley sugar and earthy yeast. Slightly sweet, with a robust, hop-driven bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with lively carbonation and good body. Hop oils stimulate the palate. Aftertaste of bitter fruity hops, citrus, caramel malt and earthy yeast.
O: Nice - a well-crafted American IPA with good hop presence. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are laden with fruity hops, earthy yeast and caramel malt. Lovely body. Goes down all too easily; worth sampling if you come across it.
Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
3.43/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Modern art label and cool name.
Amber color with a thick thin head with short retention.
Aroma with notes of caramel malts, pine, moth balls and white fruits.
Flavor with notes of slightly toasted and caramel malts, pine-moth balls, ginger, spearmint and lychees. Dry and bitter aftertaste.
Bordering full body with appropriate carbonation.
It does feel a bit retro, in a time that US was looking for his space. Personally, I'm glad American IPAs have evolved. Still intense and hoppy and interesting vision of the Atlantic crossing to the new world. Moth balls side of its piney hops did not please me.
Nov 01, 2017Amber color with a thick thin head with short retention.
Aroma with notes of caramel malts, pine, moth balls and white fruits.
Flavor with notes of slightly toasted and caramel malts, pine-moth balls, ginger, spearmint and lychees. Dry and bitter aftertaste.
Bordering full body with appropriate carbonation.
It does feel a bit retro, in a time that US was looking for his space. Personally, I'm glad American IPAs have evolved. Still intense and hoppy and interesting vision of the Atlantic crossing to the new world. Moth balls side of its piney hops did not please me.
Reviewed by Maryobeerian from Illinois
3.67/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Opened a bottled transported by suitcase from London via Icelandic Air. Seems to have held up well. Poured with ample foam, on the creamy side, burnt caramel color, opaque. Nose is sweet and bready, a bit of orange and mango but not at all citrusy. Mouthfeel a bit disappointing, indecisive really, insipid fizz interferes with a smoother, rounded feel. Taste mostly follows nose, with a solid malt backbone, sticky sweet finish. Pleasant enough but not what I would call an American IPA but more of a West Coast IPA or some of the "English" style IPAs made with English malts. Either way, happy to have a pint of it next time I'm in London.
Feb 25, 2017
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.94/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled and possibly bottle conditioned
Purchasedas part of my Christmas beer hamper
Pours a handsome looking beer
really good stuff, full on flavour
Dec 25, 2014Purchasedas part of my Christmas beer hamper
Pours a handsome looking beer
really good stuff, full on flavour
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