XPA
Hop Federation
- From:
- Hop Federation
- New Zealand
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 0.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 09, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 26, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.79/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A 330ml bottle with a BB of Dec 2017. Given to me by my brother following a visit to NZ. Described on the label as an extra-pale ale with a fruity hop character.
A: Poured into a tulip. Bottle conditioned. An orange-amber colour with faint haze and moderate carbonation. Yields a decent head of creamy white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a surface layer. Slight lacing.
S: Aroma of pungent fruity hops with hints of citrus, orange peel, subtle tropical fruit, light pine, grassiness, sweet caramel, barley sugar and earthy yeast. Very nice.
T: Tastes of fruity hops with notes of citrus, peel, vague tropical fruit, subtle pine/weed, grassiness, sweet malt, caramel, barley sugar and earthy yeast. The malt seems to punch slightly below its weight. A robust bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with a yeasty quality and astringent hop oils. Somewhat insubstantial body that feels a tad watery. Aftertaste of bitter fruity hops, sweet malt and earthy yeast.
O: A rather nice brew. Looks good, while the aroma and flavour are replete with aroma hops, sweet malt and yeast. Sub-par body; could be a shade thicker. That said it goes down a treat. Deserves to be sampled if you have the chance.
May 17, 2017A: Poured into a tulip. Bottle conditioned. An orange-amber colour with faint haze and moderate carbonation. Yields a decent head of creamy white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a surface layer. Slight lacing.
S: Aroma of pungent fruity hops with hints of citrus, orange peel, subtle tropical fruit, light pine, grassiness, sweet caramel, barley sugar and earthy yeast. Very nice.
T: Tastes of fruity hops with notes of citrus, peel, vague tropical fruit, subtle pine/weed, grassiness, sweet malt, caramel, barley sugar and earthy yeast. The malt seems to punch slightly below its weight. A robust bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with a yeasty quality and astringent hop oils. Somewhat insubstantial body that feels a tad watery. Aftertaste of bitter fruity hops, sweet malt and earthy yeast.
O: A rather nice brew. Looks good, while the aroma and flavour are replete with aroma hops, sweet malt and yeast. Sub-par body; could be a shade thicker. That said it goes down a treat. Deserves to be sampled if you have the chance.
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