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Bottled IPAs

Wed, 19/08/2009 - 21:37 — DM
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Below is a list of some bottled India Pale Ales that I have tasted;

Brewery Beer Notes ABV Marks out of 10
Samuel Smiths India Pale Ale Good earthy hop flavour, good bitterness, proper IPAi 5.0 9
Ridgeway Bad Elf Classic IPA, strong hop flavour, not too bitter, earthy pale ale 6.0 9
Great Divide Titan IPA Good example of American IPA, pine resin hops, bitter afterglow 6.8 9
Sierra Nevada India Pale Ale English style IPA, earthy, bitter 6.9 9
Caledonian Deuchars IPA Light, easy drinking pale ale, not IPA at all, flowery & floury 4.4 8
Hopdaemon Skrimshander IPA Bitter, brown beer, proper IPA 4.5 8
Boggart Hole Clough Brewery IPA A touch sour but with loads of fresh, citrussy, sharp hop flavour 4.6 8
Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA Marshmellow, gentle but strong hoppiness, some bitterness 4.7 8
Emerson's 1812 India Pale Ale Big grapefruit bitterness, like an American IPA, some sweet malt, 5.0 8
Hampshirei Pride of Romsey IPA good bitterness, some floral & spicey hoppiness, balancing sweetness, dry finish 5.0 8
Williams IPA fair malt body, good earthy bitterness, citrussy hoppiness, 5.0 8
Darwin Rolling Hitch Gentle, clean hops, smooth, hoppy, 5.2 8
Thornbridge Brewery Kipling IPA Kiwi fruit, light fruity malt, some toffee 5.2 8
Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA Earthy hops, peppery, not sweet 5.3 8
Nils Oscar India Ale Good earthy hoppiness & peppery bitterness, a little malty sweetness 5.3 8
St Austell Proper Job Golden ale with good bitterness & spiceness, some hop aroma 5.5 8
Goose Island India Pale Ale Hoppy, spicey, not bitter, all in the aftertaste 5.9 8
Caldera IPA Strong peppery bitterness, strong hoppiness, some pine resin, good malty body 6.1 8
Speakeasy Big Daddy IPA Peppery bitterness, big citrus hoppiness 6.5 8
Stone IPA malty backbone, pine resin, turkish delight, fresh hoppiness 6.9 8
Odell India Pale Ale Pine resin, full tasting, floral cascade hop flavour 7.0 8
Meantime IPA Earthy, bitter, loads of flavour 7.5 8
Stone Ruination IPA strong spicey pine resin hoppiness, lasting peppery bitterness, a sipper 7.7 8
Victory Hop Wallop Malty sweet, pine resin, turkish delight, good biting bitternesss, a little syrupy 8.5 8
Dogfish Head 90 minute Imperial IPA Spicey citrus hoppiness, lasting bitter afterglow 9.0 8
Strathavon Ales Clydesdale IPA Sweetish blonde ale 3.8 7
Little Valley Brewery Withens IPA Light floral citrus hops, Belgian yeast flavour 3.9 7
Three Rivers Manchesteri IPA A fair amount of hoppiness, a butterscotch smell & aftertaste 4.2 7
Hogs Back Brewery BSA Tannin malt, some hops and bitterness 4.6 7
Copper Dragon Challenger IPA Good bitterness, some hop aroma, moderate malt body, a little caramel 4.8 7
Bateman's IPA malty sweet, full bodied beer, some peppery bitterness 5.0 7
Williams Joker IPA good bitterness, some malty sweetness, peppery bitter aftertaste 5.0 7
Williams (for Tesco) IPA Malty, a little citrussy & floral, some sweetness, 5.0 7
Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA pale beer, some floral hop taste – cascade, not very bitter 5.3 7
St Peter's India Pale Ale Bitter, hoppy ordinary beer, 5.5 7
Harpoon IPA Typical US IPA, vanilla, a little sweetness, cascade like hoppiness 5.9 7
BrewDog Punk IPA Very pale beer with good bitterness and good, aroma hoppiness, little maltiness, quite dry 6.0 7
Little Valley Brewery Python IPA typical English IPA, biscuity sweet, good hoppiness & bitterness but not masses 6.0 7
Seasonal Ale St Lupulin Big citrus hoppiness, peppery bitterness, bitter afterglow 6.5 7
BrewDog Chaos Therory IPA good earthy hop punch with some Noble hop aroma, some malt sweetness 7.1 7
Daleside IPA Good earthy hop flavour, more of a pale ale really 4.0 6
Tui East India Pale Ale Tastes like supermarket bitter, bitter but no hoppiness, cooked 4.0 6
Leek Danesbridge IPA a little yeasty & sour, some earthy hop aroma & bitterness 4.1 6
Butcombe Brunel 200 IPA Malty, good hops flavour, very little bitterness, some sweetness 5.0 6
Greene King IPA Export Strength Much dry malt flavour, cardboardy, musty hops, 5.0 6
Ridgeway IPA Earthy hops, mellow malt, spicey 5.5 6
Innes & Gunn Limited Edition IPA Mellow, oaky, smooth, sweetish flavour, floral hops 6.4 6
Downton Chimera Indiam Pale Ale Good bitterness, corn taste like San Miguel, 7.0 6
BrewDog Hardcore IPA massive citrus-pine hoppiness, big alcohol heat, big spicey bitter aftertaste, very OTT 9.0 6
Great Divide Hurcules Double IPA overpowering pine resin hoppiness, full bodied, a little syrupy 9.1 6
Harveys India Pale Ale Not an IPA, a light ale at best, caramelly malt flavour, a little watery 3.2 5
Tunnel Trade Winds IPA a little sour & yeasty, some hoppiness but not close to an IPA 4.6 5
Kingstone Brewery Humpty Dumpty's Downfall IPA sweet toffee malt, some sour off-flavour, 5.8 5
Castle Brewery Brigand IPA malty, dryish, peppery bitterness, stale toffee flavour 6.5 5
W J King & Co Kings IPA oxidised, bareley drinkable, I chose not to 5.5 3