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McMullen IPA 2.85 7

McMullen IPA

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Brewed by McMullen
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Hertford,, England

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
72.87/5.02.85/5.04.8%0English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask; Irregular. Previously an Autumn seasonal.
IPA is a full-bodied beer that all cask ale connoisseurs will recognise as a ‘classic’. We use specially kilned Amber Malt to give it its deep rich flavours. One of our Head Brewer’s favourites.
 chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Mar 10, 2008  
Cask (handpump), Spice of Life, Soho. Amber/copper colour with a persistent off-white head. Aroma was mainly nutty malt - a little raw and not that fresh. Better on the palate. Chewy malt predominates, with some fruity bitterness. Overall feel is a little earthy although some resinous hop character does eventually impinge. But its rather hidden by the fat malt profile. Again, I felt that the beer might not have been at its freshest. Decent enough but the malt/hop balance could do with being skewed rather more in the hop direction. As it is the feel is more Autumnal than IPA.


 jammin7jg (139), Withington, Manchester, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
May 3, 2007  
[CASK: The Salisbury Ale House, Manchester 27/10/06] A middle range strongish ale. Simply OK nothing more to it really!


 Finn (1510), Tromsø, Norway
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
Oct 21, 2006  
Cask at The Farriers Arms St Albans 28 Sep 06. Dark golden coloured. A tiny head. Sweet hoppy fruity aroma. Diluted fruity flavour. Sourish bitter aftertaste.


 Rune (2859), Tromsø, Norway
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/103/510/20
Oct 20, 2006  
Half pint on cask. Amber coloured. Low level of white foam. Malty foundation in both aroma and flavour. Dark fruits are also present in a rather weak taste. Bitter finish, but not much for an IPA (Found in good condition at the Farriers Arms, St Albans 28.09.2006).


 GarethYoung (1110), Glasgow, Scotland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 18, 2006  
[Cask at The Three Judges] Floral, perfumey hops balanced with caramel malt notes. medium body, dry finish.


 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 10, 2006  
Cask@The Nags Head, Covent Garden, London. Not bad, but its a justa bitter, not an IPA. Good balance between hop and malt. Grainy malt, with some leafy citric hop characters.


 imdownthepub (5178), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 1, 2006  
Cask conditioned at The Farriers Arms, St Albans, Herts. Brown to gold colour with white head. This much missed beer has made a comeback as a seasonal for autumn for selected McMullen pubs only. There is a thickish fruity, dry malty base with a dry fruity powdery hop to entice the flavour buds. More a British IPA than the super hop variants but quite drinkable. Finishes with an odd touch of caramel which seemed a little out of place, but a decent beer.



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