Thornbridge Kipling South Pacific Pale Ale

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

An American Pale Ale brewed in England. Why not? We brew plenty of English style ales on this side of the Big Pond. Pours clear golden yellow with a thick, frothy, and rather persistent ivory head that sticks around for a while. Aroma has a definite malty note, with more than a hint of woody and bitter hops. Flavor features malty and white wine tones riding a base of woody hops that flash just a little bitterness. Sweetness is fruity and minimal. This is a distinctive beer. Mouthfeel features average fizz and body. Try tippling with Kipling.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Part of the 2013 LCBO Summer Release. A slightly cloudy golden pour is topped with a rather large white head. Tropical fruit rules the roost from an aroma perspective with some malt and spices also present. The tropical fruit and citrus dominate the flavour with not much of the malt seen here. Quite refreshing, but nothing outstanding.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

i REALLY DIG BOTH THE DRINABILITY AND THE fruitiness (mostly tropical) in this brew. Still malt malt forward than I'd prefer, due to it being English, or age...or most likely both. Nice quaffable solid brew, though.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

a beer disorder color of orange, with a expensive white foam, it smelled a fantastic odor, aromas of passion fruit, mango, lychee, in mouth I can find the same things with a touch of bitterness, the aroma was deep and amazing. very good feelings.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Poured a generous amount of foamy off-white. Has a pale golden appearance. Very good lacing. Aromas are very hoppy, strong citrus and fruity aroma, orangey. The flavours are abundant as well, with the hops very much present. Some more citrus type flavours, mango, orange peel, sweet malts. Very nice and smooth mouthfeel. A perfectly subdued hoppy presence makes this one a brew to have again.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

1/2 liter bottle - finally fot around to reviewing this one after sipping away at a supply I had cached all summer. Nice hazed gold color with a 3 finger frothy cap - good retention. Modest carbonation. Wonderful aroma floral, citrus, exotic fruits, cereal, some grassiness. Medium bodied, good dose of malts in the front balanced by a pleasant grape skin astringence which turns more resonous and citric in the bittering finish. This is an excellent pale ale with all the wonderful qualities of the nelson sauvin hop. I will definately buy more when it is available.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Second Thornbridge beer from the LCBO. Pours a clean golden colour with a big frothy white head that stays a while and gives out decent lace. Pine needles and sweet grapefruit aromas. The taste is quite milder though, as in the hop are more tame. Kind of a smooth mouthfeel, medium-bodied. Citrusy flavours (orange, grapefruit) with some light grain. Funny to see an English brewery make an American Pale Ale. Pretty good though.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

500ml bottle
5.2% ABV
Best Before: September 1, 2012
King/Spadina LCBO Outlet (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
May 30, 2012
The beer poured a slightly hazed medium gold colour with a 1" snow white head, and plenty of effervescence. The aromas were grtass, citrusy hops, spices, and orange peel. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was definitely on the bitter side with very little sweetness brought on by any of the malt or fruit aromas. Generous amounts of orange and grapefruit and a sharp bitter end dominate the flavour. Would be a very sessionable beer had it not been for the bitter aftertaste.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

500 ml bottle, at Olympen, Oslo. ABV 5.2%. Unfiltered and unpasteurised. Brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops. Slightly hazy golden colour, moderate white head. Nice fruity aroma of Nelson Sauvin hops, notes of white grapes. Distinct hoppy flavour with a solid bitterness, but fairly light bodied. Very good.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Sampled on 4/23/2011. This Pale Ale pours a slightly hazy orange gold color from a 500ml bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head, with decent lacing and nice retention. The aroma is citrusy, orange and fruity. A medium to light bodied pale ale. The malts are fruity and sweet, orange peel and grapey. The hops are citrusy, grapefruity and grapey. Yup it’s that Nelson Sauvin hop again, although it this beer that ‘character’ does not seem as pronounced. Lively carbonation. Good balance. Hints of orange peel and grape seed, but that could just be the hops. Clean and crisp. Some lingering bitterness at the finish. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.