Cloudwater Small Pale

Brewery: Cloudwater Brew Co.
Country: England
ABV: 2.5%
Style: American Pale Ale
Other Notes: Aroma & Flavour – Juicy tangerine and zesty grapefruit, soft white peach and resinous hop notes. Body – Medium-bodied and velvety with soft carbonation. Aftertaste – Lingering juicy orange and peach with a light, peppery bitterness

Brewer Description: (from can) This beer combines our love of British beer heritage and the technical challenges of brewing lower-strength beer that’s big-bodied and full-flavoured. This is a great choice for times when you’re taking it easy, but still want a big hoppy hit from a dry-hopping rate most commonly seen in much stronger beers.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.42
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.2

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 4th March 2020, and a freshest flavour before date of 24th May 2020. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw golden yellow colour with a two finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Aromas are a bit weak, but there is sweet mandarin and citrus zest.
Taste: Biscuit malt, lightly bitter, orange, citrus zest, notes of unripe mango, and hints of pepper.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Aromas and flavours were not as strong as I hoped for, and the regular Pale Ale at 3.7% abv just seemed more crushable to me with what I felt was a lighter body and more spritzy carbonation.

Cloudwater Pale Ale

Brewery: Cloudwater Brew Co.
Country: England
ABV: 3.7%
Style: American Pale Ale
Other Notes: Aroma & Flavour – Mango, pineapple and tangerine, with a light, lasting malt character. Body – Light to medium body with spritzy carbonation. Aftertaste – Soft and juicy orange, low bitterness

Brewer Description: (from can) Our Pale Ale is a beer for everyday moments, whether it’s a conversation with friends or quiet relaxation after work, and aims to provide balance between bold flavour and easy drinkability. It’s full of rounded tropical fruit flavours with a soft, juicy finish and low bitterness.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.75
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 2nd March 2020, and a freshest flavour before date of 22nd May 2020. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy darkish orange colour with a two finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly but left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweet mandarin, orange, with notes of mango, pineapple and grass.
Taste: Orange, biscuit, malty, with notes of tropical fruit, and a lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate spritzy carbonation.
Overall: Light and refreshing for a hot day. Maltiness is a bit strong and the fruit kind of gets lost in this.

Omnipollo Bianca Cherry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose

Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7%
Style: Gose – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)

Brewer Description: (from can) Cherry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.33
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 28th November 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A dark murky red with tints of purple and a two finger pinkish purple head that had excellent retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, vanilla, milkshake, maple, lightly tart, with notes of cherry.
Taste: Sweet, tart, cherry, cherry hard candies, maple, pancake, and vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: The tart cherry balances out the maple sweetness and the cherry hard candy flavours gives off a slight cough medicinal flavour that I like.

Omnipollo Bianca Double Peanut Butter Jelly Lassi Gose

Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7%
Style: Gose – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)

Brewer Description: (from can) Double Peanut Butter Jelly Lassi Gose

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.18
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 21st November 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A deep dark purple colour with a one finger purple head that had excellent retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Lightly sweet and tart, blackcurrant, grape jelly, jammy, with notes of peanut butter and peanuts.
Taste: Sweet, tart, buttery, grape jelly, blackcurrant, jammy, and peanut butter.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable flavours as peanut butter and jelly does work. The base is sweet, but not too sweet as the tartness and peanut butter notes balance it out. But is this still a Gose?

Omnipollo Bianca Blackberry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose

Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7%
Style: Gose – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)

Brewer Description: (from can) Blackberry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.19
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 7th November 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A deep dark purple colour with a one and a half finger purple head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, lightly tart, blackberry, maple, vanilla and booze.
Taste: Sweet, lightly tart and sour, blackberry, maple, pancake, and vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Sweet but the light tartness mostly balanced that out. The booze in the aroma was not ideal, but I didn’t get it in the taste so that’s good.