The Celt Brewing Experience Seven Flowers
Style: Double IPA
Alcohol Content: 5.4%
From: Caerphilly, Wales
This is the first collaboration beer that I have reviewed. They seem to be very in-vogue at the moment so I'm certainly jumping on the bandwagon. This one is a true transatlantic collaboration bringing together three breweries from either side of the pond. Representing Wales we have the Celt Brewing experience and from the states we have Ale Syndicate and the Atlas brewing respectively. Both these fine breweries hail from from Chicago. Go Cubs! So before you post any jokes about the Cubs never winning the World Series, let's get on and review this beer.
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Colour: Pours a light copper brown with a slight reddish hue. A small layer of foam is present for you to play around with during the duration of the drink. This beer is also bottle conditioned and I accidentally poured some of the yeast into my glass. Pour it slowly people!
Aroma: Notes of freshly cut grass and newly fallen pine needles dominate the nose. This is swiftly followed by hints of sweet mango wrapped in toffee. Odd I know, but that's what you get when you hop a beer with seven hop flowers (hence the name). This little gem uses a blend of Citra, Simcoe, Hallertauer, Tomahawk, Cascade, Warrior and the old English faithful, Goldings hops.
Body: Quite dense for an IPA. The mouth feel is rather creamy and is actually more reminiscent of a stout. A beautiful drink to linger over on a cold winters night.
Taste: Just like the nose, you can pick up notes of grass and pine. After a big mouthful, you will receive a slight caramel and biscuit aftertaste in your mouth. This beer is amazingly fresh and the rather high ABV is extremely well hidden. The finish is dry, crisp and mildly bitter leaving you wanting more. Simply beautiful.
Aroma: Notes of freshly cut grass and newly fallen pine needles dominate the nose. This is swiftly followed by hints of sweet mango wrapped in toffee. Odd I know, but that's what you get when you hop a beer with seven hop flowers (hence the name). This little gem uses a blend of Citra, Simcoe, Hallertauer, Tomahawk, Cascade, Warrior and the old English faithful, Goldings hops.
Body: Quite dense for an IPA. The mouth feel is rather creamy and is actually more reminiscent of a stout. A beautiful drink to linger over on a cold winters night.
Taste: Just like the nose, you can pick up notes of grass and pine. After a big mouthful, you will receive a slight caramel and biscuit aftertaste in your mouth. This beer is amazingly fresh and the rather high ABV is extremely well hidden. The finish is dry, crisp and mildly bitter leaving you wanting more. Simply beautiful.
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1 comments:
Uumm.....looks and sounds great.
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