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Tesco Finest India Pale Ale


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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)

Alloa, Central, Scotland

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123.17/5.03.12/5.05%46.9 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Bottle, Filtered;
Crafted by Williams Bros. of Alloa using soft Scottish water and the finest Scots ale malted barley. Generously hopped with First Gold, Styrian Goldings and Cascade hops for a distinctive bitter finish.

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 maeib (3816), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20

May 4, 2008  
Bottled. A golden orange coloured beer with a generous off-white head. Lovely aroma; typical of Williams. Good hops. Nice orange citrus fruits notes. Welcoming. The taste is hoppy too. Less citrus than expected, and even some nettle and hay. A slight cardboardy aftertaste, but it’s still nice.

 cgarvieuk (2149), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Bottle at home ... golden orange ... spicy hop aroma ... fruity and easy drinking light hop little dtying and resiny in linger


 hughie (2054), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
May 11, 2008  
Gold with a white head. Spicy hop aroma. Fruity taste, sweet and refreshing, followed by a mid bitter finish. A good decision to get Williams to brew for the ’Finest’ range.


 tarjei (941), Bryne, Norway
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Mar 27, 2008  
50 cl bottle, small tasting with my neighbour Kjetil and his friend Trygve. Bougth in Wales by Kjetil. Amber color, moderate and disappering white head. Aroma is hops and malt, but not much of it. Flavor is the same,. A strange metallic taste, watery and almost harsh. Industrial IPA, and I´m close to say that I didn´t like it.


 evilsoc (138), Wales
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 11, 2008  
Poured a pretty orange/amber. Hoppy aroma but I couldnt believe it was made with cascade and styrians hops after reading the bottle. Biscuit quality to the malt and a nice combination of leafy hops that was nice and dry but washed away fairly quickly. Nice overall flavour though. I’ll buy again.




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