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According to the can, lupulin is the golden part of the hop that gives beer its bitterness, aroma and flavour. Then Lupu Lion is the hippest cat in the pride, a juicy golden pale ale, heavily hopped for roaring citrus notes with a totally paw-some resinous pine finish.
I may be a Tigers (Hull City) fan but have always had a soft spot for lions (but not Millwall) with Parsley the Lion my first role model in life. We also love a bad pun so will this beer be a roaring success?
- Name : Lupu Lion
- Brewery: Brew York, York
- Hops : CTZ (T90 and Cryo), Cascade (T90 and Cryo), Mosaic (T90 and Cryo) and Citra (Cryo)
- Grain : Barley
- Aroma : Citrus, hoppy with a touch of wet cut grass
- Appearance : Golden, cloudy with a white head
- Body : Full bodied, medium carbonated with poor head retention
- Taste : Fruit to the fore, juicy with an initial sweetness and then a slightly bitter finish and dry lingering aftertaste.
- Dietary restrictions : Vegan and gluten-free. Unpasteurised and unfiltered
A fine American Pale Ale. There’s plenty of hops used but they come together to produce a nice juicy fruity taste with a pleasant mouthfeel and without excessive bitterness. The flavour profile is more complex than session IPAs but at 5% it is quite sessionable.
Our overall rating: 3.8/ 5.0
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