Crystal Clear
Archers Brewing & Wholesale Limited
- From:
- Archers Brewing & Wholesale Limited
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.89 | pDev: 4.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 12, 2008
- Added:
- May 26, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
2.76/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.76/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Tasted by a pint at the John Russell Fox, a JDW pub in Andover, served by a non-sparkler pour.
A: light golden in colour, the fluffy white head settles to a thin foam and rests on top of mild carbonation.
S: upfront is a sharp aroma of crystal sugar, nectar, honey, with a touch of stinky hay, while the sticky malt-candy comes a bit OTT. Off-balance and too sweet. I wonder if the ale is "semi-tired" from a not-so-fresh cask, so that only the sweet edge of the aroma sustains?
T: biscuity malts and crystal sugar upfront are followed by a sour-sweet, pear-ish & citric fruitiness, as well as grassy hints of Czech hops... slightly thin in the aftertaste and very little bitterness manages to sustain. Little by little, the flavour also vanishes...
M&D: mildly fizzy at first, giving a good sign of freshness, but sip by sip the texture turns increasingly flat and static in the end... given this disappointing texture on top of the overly sweet and sour taste, this ale fails to be a pleasant one.
* Tasting Date: 26/05/06
Tasted by half-pint at the Penderel's Oak, a JDW pub nr. Holborn tube station, Central London during Wetherspoon's beer festival 11-21/05/06.
3.5 A: pours a pale amber hue, coming with little beer head and a low carbonated body. Served slightly warmer than ideal temp.
4 S: what an aroma... water-melon on skins(!), plus flowery sweet hops and sweet green pears... quite fragrant and different, although it smacks of more artificial fragrance than the natural stuffs; quite hoppy overall, while a faintly caramely+honeyish maltiness crouches deeply underneath. Attractive! (the festival leaflet mentions that Nugget and WGV hops are used--it might be the work of these unusual hops?)
3 T: medium-ripe fruity palate (pears+melons) and semi-sweet nutty maltiness upfront, backed by a spicy hoppy aftertaste with a rather short finish. Not bad, but way too thin and simplistic as opposed to the pleasant nose...
2.5 M&3 D: thin-ish bodied, pretty smooth on the mouthfeel due to lack of fizziness--overall it's a bit stale and not on form, though I'm surprised to find that the aroma could still be this pronounced. Must be much better and more complex when served fresher; I look forward to trying it again.
Sep 12, 2008A: light golden in colour, the fluffy white head settles to a thin foam and rests on top of mild carbonation.
S: upfront is a sharp aroma of crystal sugar, nectar, honey, with a touch of stinky hay, while the sticky malt-candy comes a bit OTT. Off-balance and too sweet. I wonder if the ale is "semi-tired" from a not-so-fresh cask, so that only the sweet edge of the aroma sustains?
T: biscuity malts and crystal sugar upfront are followed by a sour-sweet, pear-ish & citric fruitiness, as well as grassy hints of Czech hops... slightly thin in the aftertaste and very little bitterness manages to sustain. Little by little, the flavour also vanishes...
M&D: mildly fizzy at first, giving a good sign of freshness, but sip by sip the texture turns increasingly flat and static in the end... given this disappointing texture on top of the overly sweet and sour taste, this ale fails to be a pleasant one.
* Tasting Date: 26/05/06
Tasted by half-pint at the Penderel's Oak, a JDW pub nr. Holborn tube station, Central London during Wetherspoon's beer festival 11-21/05/06.
3.5 A: pours a pale amber hue, coming with little beer head and a low carbonated body. Served slightly warmer than ideal temp.
4 S: what an aroma... water-melon on skins(!), plus flowery sweet hops and sweet green pears... quite fragrant and different, although it smacks of more artificial fragrance than the natural stuffs; quite hoppy overall, while a faintly caramely+honeyish maltiness crouches deeply underneath. Attractive! (the festival leaflet mentions that Nugget and WGV hops are used--it might be the work of these unusual hops?)
3 T: medium-ripe fruity palate (pears+melons) and semi-sweet nutty maltiness upfront, backed by a spicy hoppy aftertaste with a rather short finish. Not bad, but way too thin and simplistic as opposed to the pleasant nose...
2.5 M&3 D: thin-ish bodied, pretty smooth on the mouthfeel due to lack of fizziness--overall it's a bit stale and not on form, though I'm surprised to find that the aroma could still be this pronounced. Must be much better and more complex when served fresher; I look forward to trying it again.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.03/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Cask conditioned at The Lord Rosebery, Scarborough. ABV was 5.0%. Golden colour, like the name says crystal clear. Low creamy head. Very moderate aroma, nothing stands out. Very dry and "dusty" mouthfeel, a slight acidity in the moderate flavour. Not impressive.
Jun 24, 2007
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