Firstly it was a special delivery from the UK from a very god friend, Neil, and secondly it was a gosh good beer.
So here we go again - Brewed by Thornbridge in the style that is India Pale Ale (IPA) and they are in Bakewell, England (which I think has a Tart named after it too). It's been 369 beers between drinks.
It's a beer of 5.9% ABV, and comes in a 500ml bottle, making it 177 calories a serving, and 2.33 standard drink units in NZ. This s 55 on the IBU scale, so middling to bitter is expected.
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Selfie[/caption]A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish.
The immediate impression of this wonderful multi award winning India Pale Ale is soft and smooth but this builds around the mouth to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey.
Voted best keg ale in the World at the 2010 Brewing Industry International Awards.
Can't help but thinking that the world has sped up a bit since 2010 and that that particular crown would be even harder to achieve now.
