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Thornbridge Jaipur
With Reuter’s writing the sensationalist headline regarding the days of the British pint being numbered, me posting about Pete Brown’s video blog, and me in the midst of reading Martyn Cornell’s “Amber Gold & Black: The History of Britain’s Great Beers”, British beers have certainly been on my mind recently. So I thought, “what better time then now to review a British made beer?” With that, I picked up a Thornbridge Jaipur, I got out my imperial pint glass, and I got to drinking.
The beer poured a huge frothy white head with excellent retention and a ton of life, so much so the head nearly cascaded over the glass’ rim. There were lots of tiny excited bubbles throughout the beer’s hazy golden hued body. Lemony hop aroma intertwined with pale malt and a touch of yeast greeted my nose. The beer had a surprising mouthfeel. I was expecting something a little watery, but the beer had a bit of heft to it that allowed the beer to make its presence known. With a smooth carbonation, the beer moved effortlessly through the mouth. Mid tongue the beer was sweet malt centric with some floral hop flavors. The lemon hops, noticed in the beer’s nose, came out at the finish, which provided a nice counterbalance to the earlier malt profile. Bitter, dry and slightly metallic were other aspects of the beer’s completion.
Certainly nothing wrong with this beer, and it fulfilled my British beer craving.
Author: Dave
Categories: Beer Reviews, India Pale Ale, Thornbridge
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