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November
2009
Viceroy
India Pale Ale receives tasty plaudits from top beer writers
Top
beer writers Roger Protz (editor of the Good Beer Guide), Adrian
Tierney-Jones (author of the Big Book of Beer) and Pete Brown (auithor
of the Cask Ale Report) have given their verdict on the National
Trust Viceroy India Pale Ale produced under licence by the Westerham
Brewery. Roger Protz selected the Viceroy India Pale Ale as his
beer of the month for November 2009 awarding the beer 4 1/2 stars.
Adrian Tierney-Jones declared the beer "Excellent". Pete
Brown described the beer "a true IPA, with an assertive aroma
of apricot and peach giving way to a full-flavoured but balanced
beer."
Roger
Protz wrote:
Westerham's
bottle-conditioned beer has a honey colour with spicy hops, wholemeal
biscuits and plum fruit on the nose. Tart and peppery hops, chewy
malt and ripe plum fruit fill the mouth while the finish is bitter
and spicy. Hops dominate but there's a fine balance of juicy malt
sweetness and tangy fruit. Malt: high. Fruit: high. Hops: high.
Beer of the Month - November 2009 - Roger Protz (Click for full
article)
Adrian
Tierney Jones wrote:
Viceroy
IPA is at the lower end of the abv spectrum at 5%, but its nose
still grabs and then caresses with the musky, aromatic air of the
hop sack (a common characteristic of Brit-IPAs perhaps). Orange-amber
in colour, it also has a wilful orange marmalade nose, which is
very reminiscent of said marmalade spread on gently toasted white
bread (fresh of course); there’s also the aforementioned hop
sack come-hither. On the palate a deep orange Cointreau strike,
hints of cherry brandy (and even almond paste), plus some mouth-warming
alcohol notes — all toiling together to make my palate as
happy as the proverbial Larry. The finish is long and dry with a
crisp graininess. The difference from the likes of Goose Island
(and Punk IPA) is there, noted and known, it being much more of
a soulful beast than its brash transatlantic (or Alba) cousins.
A sensuous beer then, though not backward in coming forward, a purring
beast that is happy for you to drink lots before it pounces. Excellent.
- Adrian Tierney-Jones (Click
for full article)
Read
the full article by Pete Brown in the Publican (Click for full article).
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