Beer
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Master
Brewer’s Choice IPA
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Brewery
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Shepherd Neame bottled for Lidl
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ABV
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Bottle: 3.8% |
Brewer’s Notes
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Crisp and clean, with a refreshing citrussy hop bite, this
IPA is burnished gold in colour from the carefully roasted malts used in the
mash tun. Hops are added at three stages in the brewing process to give the
aroma and bitterness so typical of an India Pale Ale. This beer will really
hit the spot.
See: Golden
Smell: Hoppy, Citrussy, Fruity
Taste: Bitter, Zesty, Refreshing
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Review
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Again,
this was reviewed with a second pair of gustatory tastepipes in the form of my willing
brother. For starters, (according to him) an IPA was always of quite high
alcohol content to permit transport to “the colonies”, and so we feel
Shepherd Neame are taking some liberties with the use of the label IPA for a 3.8% strength beer. It probably wouldn't transport much further than Hartlepool. Having
said that, we are “Not offended by that in the slightest” with this moreish
clean ale. It’s a fizzer! Crisp, but not exactly dry. Leaves one salivating
as though visited by an unexpectedly divine Zinc battery electrode. “A bit of
a crisp hit to start with” followed by a tingle. Given my devout beliefs
about beer fizz, which I will not indulge further here, Master Brewer’s
Choice leaves me in want of a refinement to my theory, to wit I can only say
there should be some kind of Internationally Approved Fizz Scale, and that
there are “qualities of fizz” as I stare off enigmatically into the distance. There is treacle here. It is not floral, but
fruity, and not as rubefacient as Spitfire. You can clearly discern the
Shepherd Neame water heritage; Dioskourian twins birthed from the same well. The hops are
artistically ‘hidden’ in there, and there is no obtrusive yeast taste. The
whole fizz hit acquiesces into mellowness in moments. As my brother
rightfully said; “It feels like you’ve got your beer coat on”. I could drink it all night & day.
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Marks /10
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9.95
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North Utsire
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