BB date 20/12/2017 but still tastes great!
IPA made with Mosaic that delivers big on sharp citrus and tropical fruits.
Look: Pours hazy gold with a soft white head.
Aroma: Lime, mango and papaya.
Taste: The sweetness of tangerine and pineapple, with the bitterness of grapefruit and pine.
Verdict: An easy drinking, fruit salad of an IPA with a nice long bitter finish. Truly refreshing.
BBE 10/10/2017 but still tasting legendary!
2017 brew of Jaipur X to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Thornbridge; quite simply the best yet.
Look: Clear golden orange with a thick white head.
Aroma: Lemon, peach and orange blossom.
Taste: Orange, mango, pine and orange blossom with a lovely warmth the alcohol.
Verdict: The best Jaipur X to come out of Thornbridge? We think so. Get it while its fresh.
BB date May 2018
A hazy, juicy Double IPA with a big citrus aroma.
Hops – Citra, Mosaic & Simcoe
Juicy tropical notes the bold and juicy Citra hops – then doubled. This DIPA has an earthy backbone punctuated with spice and a sweet rich maltiness.
Look: Pours a golden, hazy light brown with a small white head with a nice level of carbonation slow-dancing up the glass
Aroma: Pineapple, passionfruit and caramel with those sharp bold Citra hops
Taste: Adding to the citrus you get mango, lime, pine and gooseberry with a slight sweetness and a little more malt than you’d usually expect with these juicy flavours.
Verdict: Refreshing and dangerously drinkable for such a strong malty, sugary beer. This is a big beer with a juicy charcter. To quote Simon Martin Real Ale Craft Beer YouTube: “Boom”.
Food Pairing: This beer works well with the tangs of South East Asia. Try it with a Thai red curry for a spicy, herby flavour festival.
Eight Arch marked their 100th brew with this hazy and light citrus DIPA, with loads of American hops and crisp bitterness and a surprisingly full body.
Look: It pours a slightly hazy golden brown.
Aroma: Lots of pine and citrus the American hops.
Taste: You get the sharpness of grapefruit with the bitterness of pine needles and a impressively full mouthfeel.
Food Pairing: This is a really great beer for drinking with curry. Try it with the sharp, lemony-sour notes of a Dansak and you won’t go too far wrong.
Verdict: You know the alcohol is there, but it doesn’t dominate the beautiful citrus flavours which end with a nice clean, yet bitter finish.
Double the rye and hugely hoppy – in this case with American hops such as Citra and Cascade – this dry-hopped IPA is somehow full, bitter and incredibly creamy.
Look: Clear and golden-orange with minimal carbonation.
Aroma: Huge rye notes (duh) plus citrusy hops including grapefruit and orange zest and some sourness. Surprisingly complex layers including an incredibly creamy finish.
Taste: Grapefruit-driven for sweet and sourness with a medium bitter finish.
Verdict: Amazingly creamy and satisfying with loads of layers to explore. All those in favour say “Rye”… “Rye!”
BB date: 26/12/2017 but still tastes great!
Centennial, Motueka and Galaxy hops bundle together to make a big-hitting hoppy aromas, a fruity and boozy taste and a finishing floral flourish.
Look: Hazy orange amber, good pale cream colour head and moderate carbonation.
Aroma: Hops left, right and centre with some pine, zesty lemon and orange and candied fruits.
Taste: The taste is much creamier than the accented aroma might suggest, with smooth malts and a creamy mouthfeel. Still plenty of fruit and spice going on with floral notes to end.
Verdict: Packed full of hops, floral fruit and has bags of character. Bold, sweet and colourful – just like a gumball, really…
A beer featuring big tropical fruits, and resinous hops. This beer has the perfect combination of bitterness and sweetness. A balanced double IPA that will have you dragging your knuckles if you don’t pay it enough respect!
Shattered Dream is the imperial version of our favourite breakfast stout – Broken Dream. Even more unctuous than the original, we’ve amped up the flavours to deliver sweet biscuit, dark chocolate and deep roasted coffee notes. This special edition contains cacao nibs, salt and speciality malts for a salted caramel undertone.
This is a juicy, hazy double IPA made with oats for a soft, chewy mouthfeel and bucketloads of Citra and Mosaic hops.
Look: Golden amber with a slight haze.
Aroma: Delicate aroma of oranges and passionfruit.
Taste: Lots of orange zest and biscuit with a lovely thick mouthfeel the oats and a dry and slightly spicy finish.
Verdict: Superbly juicy, bursting with oranges and passionfruit and the characteristic mouthfeel that you only get oats in the grist. Top stuff.