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The Twisted Hop Challenger

The Twisted Hop Challenger

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
The Twisted Hop

Christchurch, New Zealand

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143.67/5.03.57/5.05%96.1English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A well hopped and full bodied special bitter.

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 donfardz64 (114), Wellington, New Zealand
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Pours slightly cloudy orange/amber. White head fully diminishing. Hoppy aroma, slight malt. Intense hop flavours which fade allowing some malt to come in. I thought this was a pilsener when I tried it, very nice!


 kempicus (192), Wellington, New Zealand
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/516/20
Apr 21, 2008    Updated: Apr 25, 2008
Lovely fruity aroma again, the old sparkler really does kick it to the fore, nice body with caramel overtones that finishes with a nice hop kick


 Papsoe (10285), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Jan 26, 2008  
(On tap) Slightly hazy, amber golden with a small, off-white head. A somewhat fat aroma of malt and caramel - perhaps even some alcohol accents. Medium-bodied with light notes of nuts before a fairly dry and hoppy but also a little watery finish. Not really equalling the other Tvisted Hops. 32 IBU. 240108


 Stew41 (883), Caulfield, Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Oct 28, 2007  
Another very solild handpumped effort from Twisted Hop. Soft, creamy, excellent drive from the fruity hops right through the palate. Nose shows a good combination of fruit and green nettles; plenty of character here. Bitter finish with a mild licorice note; thickens progressively. The weight from the 5% ABV, relative to most English examples, is obvious.


greig (69), Hamilton, New Zealand
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 17, 2007  
On cask at the pub. A delicious fruity aroma with citrus notes entices one to sup deeply, so I did. Boy was I glad. An excellent well balanced beer, bursting with fruity/juicy malt and a nice resinous hop character. The finish is long and dry, and demanded more. Went extremely well with the ploughman’s lunch I ordered.




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