Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) JPA

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.

Sadler's Brewhouse & Barbecue, Southampton, Hampshire

Spooner's Bar, Porthmadog, Gwynedd

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ray		08 Oct 2015	Fresh cask, limited hopping.
Ray		19 Jun 2015	Is my taste astray for an old favourite? Seemed to be hop deficient.
Ray		10 Oct 2013	Served appley and green.
Ray		10 Oct 2013	Another day in the cask and the Citra hops shone through.
Ray		06 May 2013	Not quite ready but still sold out in a session.
Ray		06 May 2013	Top quality modern pale ale.
Stu	Not Tried	25 Jun 2012
Ray		26 May 2012	Bit young - could do with a few more days conditioning but will have sold out by then!
Ray	Not Tried	19 May 2012
Ray		13 May 2012	Back on form. Good grapefruit bite and solid malt support. Drying, bitter finish.
Ray		06 May 2012	Lacking any citrus bite.
Ray		28 Apr 2012	A little young - will improve.
Ray		28 Apr 2012	That grapefruit zing was missing.
Ray		21 Apr 2012	as usual.
Ray		15 Apr 2012	Good but a little tart.
Ray		08 Apr 2012	Back on form.
Ray		01 Apr 2012	Gone is the citrus fruitiness replaced by a dry bitterness.
Ray		02 Mar 2012
Ray		26 Feb 2012	Hoppy, fruity ale but, as usual, an aroma of armpits.
Ray		19 Feb 2012	Good juicy fruit, some bite from the hops. Dry bitter finish.
Ray		29 Jan 2012	New cask and selling really quickly.
Ray		22 Jan 2012	Two casks of this juicy, hoppy beer demolished in three days and this is the off season.
Ray		12 Oct 2011	Pale straw IPA. Fresh citrus aromas with sharp citrus (Grapefruit) flavours. Long dry finish. Could almost be Hophead.
Ray	Not Tried	16 Jul 2011
Ray		15 Jul 2011	New cask. Fresh, hoppy with a hint of honey.
Ray		13 Jul 2011	Pale straw, hoppy ale. After initial sweetness some vanilla and grapefruit. Well balanced with smooth finish.

The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes	Not Tried	16 Aug 2014
Tobes		12 Jul 2014

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		17 Jul 2014	Underrated single hop (citra) ale. Very pale, very focused and lots of hop bite. 5*?

The Congress Inn, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Nick Willis		14 Apr 2014

The Evening Star, Brighton, East Sussex