Proper Job
St. Austell Brewery

500ml bottle at an Irish pub in Germany:..go figure. This is super hoppy likely bc I haven’t had a properly hopped beer in about two months. I’m inclined to say this is hoppier than the average English IPA but again, it’s been a while. Regardless, this is a tasty and well done beer!

 

Had this beer in cask-conditioned form at The Buckingham Arms pub in Westminster, very close to Buckingham Palace. I was with friends and did not have time to take notes, but did record these scores. It was a solid, traditional English ale and was very enjoyable on cask.

500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Also available in Norway at Vinmonopolet. Bottle conditioned, ABV is 5.5%. Clear golden colour, big white head. Pleasant aroma of fruity American hops, notes of pineapple and other tropical fruits, also some citrus. The flavour has a substantial sweetness, malty and sugary notes, partly balanced by a noticeable hoppy bitterness, which becomes piney and resinous in the finish, slightly metallic in the aftertaste.

Light gold coloured beer from a can. The head quickly dissipates. Beer smells of citrus (somewhere between orange and lemon) and sherbet. Well carbonated with little pin prick bubbles on the tongue. Astringent start, then a hint of dried fruit before sweet lemon sherbet which gradually becomes more bitter.

 

 

 

Pours a pale yellow in color with a finger of frothy white head that left some lacing on the glass and a collar around the edge.
The aroma is floral and fruity/citrusy.
The taste is malty and piney. The hops come through but no bitterness. Strong carbonation with a dry finish.
A nice IPA that is not overly hoppy or bitter.

 

 

 

 

Nice mouthfeel, citrus hops, quite light, but the hops do pack a slight punch, good session beer.

 

Pours a slightly cloudy, golden amber coloration with a medium, creamy, lasting had and some fine particulates suspended in the glass. Smells of biscuity malt and quite hoppy citrus/tropical notes of grapefruit and pineapple, as well as just a hint of pine. Taste follows the nose, with a great balance of biscuity malt and quite expressive tropical/citrus hops, with notes of pineapple, grapefruit and tangerine, as well as a good dose of pine. Finishes with a medium/strong bitterness and some tropical/citrus hops and pine lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This almost seems like a cross between and English and West Coast IPA with it's resinous and bitter character and fruity grapefruit and pineapple notes. It just doesn't have that strong of a caramel backbone and is a bit milder in general, while still finishing with a considerable bitterness though. An excellent, although perhaps slightly unusual example of the style that is rather enjoyable.

 

L: Clear golden colour, good lacing
S: Citrus, hint of vanilla, apple, wood, pineiness
T: Grapefruit zest, vanilla, mango, grass, green vegetables
F: Slightly overly bitter, smooth, mild carbonation

O: 4

 

 

Cask at Founder's Arms, London, England

A: The beer is relatively clear yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high frothy white head that left lacing on the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light aromas of floral and herbal hops are present in the nose.
T: The taste has flavors of pale malts and herbal hops.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and a bit crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a nice IPA when hand pumped from a cask. It is not overly hoppy or better and is very sessionable.

Serving type: cask

 

 

 

Hand pumped from cask

Clear, pale golden yellow in color, white foamy head. grassy hop aroma, not much malt component. taste is similar, very pale malt flavor. fairly bitter. thinner bodied.

 

On cask in Greenwich. Poured a slightly cloudy, golden orange color with a good-sized, head of white foam. It smelled of biscuity malt, toasted bread and floral notes. Sweet toasted caramel and notes of citrus. Sharp bitterness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

L. Pale chestnut and pours clear as a bell. Light rising CO2, almost straight to lacing.
S. I seem to be getting citrus hops from every beer I've tried this pm - what ever the style - and this is the same. Note to self: buy the stock of a citra hops farm if not open one.
T. Dry, and a long gentle ride to a balanced richer finish. Nice how that flavour journey morphed from one end to the other without various clumsy flavour elements slamming me along the way.
F. Citra hops or it's profile and a dry/citrus feel, that predimonates this beer, and so many others these days. The balance of this one is good, much better than most.
O. I'm not mad on citra hops, even in a soggy British summer. If it were 35C outdoors I'd be reaching for a cold one of these. One of best examples of the many of this style I've recently tried.

 

Slightly hazy golden with 1.5-finger bubbly white-head, moderate to low retention.
Smell - malty, yellow fruits, not so hoppy.
Taste - malt underlay with nice portion of hops above. No excessive hop aromatics, only dry hop bitterness.
Medium body and medium to high carbonation, dry on palate, slightly astringent.
Good, proper job.

Citrussy, well-balanced. It leaves one wanting more after each sip. Overall a beer that is definitely worth your money (at the current price of £1.75-£1.85).