Apogee
Gipsy Hill Brewing Company
- From:
- Gipsy Hill Brewing Company
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Stout
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 5.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 30, 2025
- Added:
- Jan 11, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Apogee is a Stout. It’s dark with Chocolate, Black and Roasted Barley malt, a thick pure-white head, roasty-dry and session-able. Comfort beer.
Goes well with small steps and far orbits
Featuring Joe, ex-Gipsy Hill sales guy.
Goes well with small steps and far orbits
Featuring Joe, ex-Gipsy Hill sales guy.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.85/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned in a big old crafty can
pours a jet black body with decent enough tan head
aroma is roast and dark malts
flavour is tar soap, grape soda
fantastic body
Apr 12, 2020pours a jet black body with decent enough tan head
aroma is roast and dark malts
flavour is tar soap, grape soda
fantastic body
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.71/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Hipster can styling vs pretty trad beer style; which side will come out top in the end result?...
First off, in case it happens to others. When I popped the can a few drops spilled. This is the first ever can where there is (literally) beer sitting on top of the can before pouring; not foam but liquid. Seems the can might be a touch over-filled.
L- Black, though close to a halogen bulb it's ultra-dark ruby with a slight haze. Pours with 3mm fine-bubble pale tan head.
S- Trad smell of black beers, roasty/toasty, plus coffee notes.
T- Follows the Smell^, together with some light wafts of smoke. Zero out of place to note. All in quite a gutsy authentic taste.
F- The flavour is pungent enough it draws attention to what in comparison is a *relatively* light ABV%. But note I'm enjoying this a lot, just would be interested to try a say 7.5% iteration of it!
O- I had been concerned 'the hipsters' might have had their contemporary way' with this stout, but no fear they haven't turned it into a vulgar modern hop-fest. It's veeery drinkable, and black beers are not my go-to style. ... hehe it certainly underlines how poor household-name stouts are.
One negative, it's damned expensive! Bought from Wholefoods London W8 at £4.99/440ml can.
'Packed 25/10/19. BBE: 22/04/20' [short shelf-life!]
Jan 12, 2020First off, in case it happens to others. When I popped the can a few drops spilled. This is the first ever can where there is (literally) beer sitting on top of the can before pouring; not foam but liquid. Seems the can might be a touch over-filled.
L- Black, though close to a halogen bulb it's ultra-dark ruby with a slight haze. Pours with 3mm fine-bubble pale tan head.
S- Trad smell of black beers, roasty/toasty, plus coffee notes.
T- Follows the Smell^, together with some light wafts of smoke. Zero out of place to note. All in quite a gutsy authentic taste.
F- The flavour is pungent enough it draws attention to what in comparison is a *relatively* light ABV%. But note I'm enjoying this a lot, just would be interested to try a say 7.5% iteration of it!
O- I had been concerned 'the hipsters' might have had their contemporary way' with this stout, but no fear they haven't turned it into a vulgar modern hop-fest. It's veeery drinkable, and black beers are not my go-to style. ... hehe it certainly underlines how poor household-name stouts are.
One negative, it's damned expensive! Bought from Wholefoods London W8 at £4.99/440ml can.
'Packed 25/10/19. BBE: 22/04/20' [short shelf-life!]
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