ales

Indiana Pale Ale

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Allgates

If I'd bought this at a beer festival, it would have reinforced all those prejudices that people have about us and the beer we drink.  Tastes like mushy peas.  And not in a good way.&nbsp

rating: 
2

IPA

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Sierra Nevada

For an American IPAi, this is very much in the English style.   Earthy hops with loads of bitterness balanced by some malt body.

rating: 
4

Titan IPA

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Great Divide

This is an American blow-your-head-off with hops style IPAi.   Loads of pine resin hoppiness with a bitter afterglow.   Big, brash and in-your-face beer.

rating: 
4

Bad Elf

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Ridgeway

IPAi in the English style with a good earthy hoppiness but not too much bitterness in this pale beer.

rating: 
4

Liberty

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Anchor

This beer is a display case for the liberty hop.   A wonderfully citrussy hop flavour in a pale beer with just a little bitterness.   A prime example of what an American beer ca

rating: 
4

Ivanhoe

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Ridgeway

This pale ale is bordering on IPAi territory.   It has a good amount of hoppiness and bitterness with a maltiness like hazlenut shells.   It has a little floral hop character alm

rating: 
4

IPA

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Samuel Smiths

This is a good example of an English IPAi.   It has an earthy, spicy hop flavour with a good amount of hop flavour but balanced by the malt taste.

rating: 
4

Blue

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Ridgeway

This reminds me of a stronger version of Coniston Bluebird.   It is a mellow pale ale with maybe a little elderflower and subtle hopping.

rating: 
4

Sunburst

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Dark Star

A golden summer beer.   Light and refreshing with citrussy hops and a mellow malt flavour.

rating: 
4

Celtic Blonde

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Mild, Porter & Stout
Brewery: 

Carn Brea

A very pale beer with a delicate light taste.   A little honey and petals is detectable.

rating: 
4

Black Pearl

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Mild, Porter & Stout
Brewery: 

Milestone

A full bodied, dry stout with good roasty & burnt flavours.

rating: 
4

Bright

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Otter

A very pale beer, very dry with good bitterness.   Very much like a lager brewed in the ale style.

rating: 
4

Bluebird

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Conniston

Champion Beer of Britain 1998.   This pale ale has an excellent light hop character with soft malt taste.

rating: 
4

WPA

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Wentworth

Very pale, citrussy, light, bitter, golden beer.

rating: 
4

Bumble Bee

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Freeminer Brewery

This is brewed for Co-Op by Freeminer.   A golden ale with just a little taste of honey.   It is fairly dry with a little bitterness.

rating: 
4