Elusive Whispering Trail

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		26 Mar 2026	Distinctive tasty ale
Hogan Sampling		26 Mar 2026	A mere half sufficed to end on with this pale on its third evening on from Wokingham-based Elusive Brewery in Finchampstead, Berkshire, and founded in 2016, and a collaborative "mash-up" beer created with Sean Ayling of Tom's Tap, an independent microbrewery and taproom located in Crewe, Cheshire, which opened in 2018. The beer is inspired by two classic West Coast IPAs: Elusive's own Oregon Trail and Sean Ayling’s Whispering Bob recipe. Still holding its head and lacing after being served half an hour earlier. A fruity first hit. Very much a fruited cocktail to shaken up my taste buddies that are more accepting of hoppy and malted flavoured ales. A resinous, bitter character rising among its fruity maltines. Its prevailing hoppiness assisted by its Simcoe and Amarillo, and its dry hopping achieved with Columbus LupoCORE and also Simcoe and supported by the Citra hop. A dry hoppiness battling against its fruity notes on the sailing downwards. Palatable and lasting well since Tuesday but somewhat overly fruited for me.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	25 Mar 2026
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	24 Mar 2026