Optical Allusion
Verdant Brewing Company

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From:
Verdant Brewing Company
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.55 | pDev: 3.66%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 25, 2025
Added:
Dec 16, 2023
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Clear crispy Pale Ale! We love experimenting with new hop products and what a treat to collaborate with Totally Natural Solutions on this hopped-up crispy pale ale! TNS produce a wide range of amazing liquid hop extracts and we've slammed heaps of them into this little pale ale. Zippy, crisp and bitter with a huge hop presence overflowing from the glass.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark

3.42/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Copenhagen 23/3 2024. 44 cl can from Kihoskh, Sønder Boulevard, Kbh. V. Claver can with a pool of fluid distorting the motif which is simply the name of beer and brewery.

Pours almost clear golden yellow with a mid-sized white head. A bit bubbly. Settles as thin but unbroken layer of foam just covering the surface of the beer. Clinging to the sides of the glass. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is medium intense with a light sweet and fruity odor soon overpowered by a strong scent of citrus fruit. Sweet peach. Tangerinne, grapefruit and lemon.

Rather strong carbonation. Thin, oily, lively, tingling and a bit fizzy texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a slightly stronger citric bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a tart streak. Lingers for a while, Finish is quite dry.

Refreshing and fairly carbonated.
Feb 25, 2025
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Reviewed by Dethark from England

3.68/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
440ml can poured into a Tubo glass.

Look: Pours a clear light copper colour with a medium sized loose foamy head with eventually disappears.

Smell: Candied citrus

Taste: Citrus, Piney and resinous. Bitterness lingers nicely.

Feel: Thin bodied with medium carbonation. Crisp and dry.

Overall: Pleasant enough!
Jan 15, 2024