Thornbridge Hall Jaipur

Tasting Summary

Cricketers, Addiscombe, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Whinger		30 Aug 2010	Truly exceptional. This ran out before I could get a second one.

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		19 Aug 2010
Pedro		06 May 2010
Pedro		18 Sep 2009	superb!
Pedro		17 Sep 2009
Ian		16 Sep 2009	Lovely hoppy strong beer. Do not really notice the ABV. Just a tad lacking on condition but being really picky cos i know this beer so well
Angie		11 Sep 2009	Wonderful aroma.
Pedro		10 Aug 2009
Pedro	Not Tried	09 Aug 2009
Pedro	Not Tried	08 Aug 2009
Pedro		07 Aug 2009
Pedro		05 Aug 2009
Pedro		04 Aug 2009
Pedro		03 Aug 2009
Dosser		05 Jul 2009	Amazing
Pedro	Not Tried	01 Jul 2009
Dosser		14 Jun 2009	Beautiful, complex full of citrus aromas.
Pedro		14 Jun 2009
Pedro		13 Jun 2009

The White Rabbit, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		03 Aug 2010

Kent Beer Festival 2010, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		22 Jul 2010	Stupidly deliciously easy drinking IPA.

Argyll Arms, Soho, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		18 May 2010	Too cold but the tropical fruit was very good. OK condition only.
Andrew		31 Mar 2010	Well this was top stuff. None of that Jif-lemon smell it seems to have at every beer festival I've seen it at. It had deep grapefruit flavours tempered really well with a heavy malty syrup and the heat of alcohol. Really well balanced; really good stuff.

Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian	Not Tried	18 May 2010
Ian		16 May 2010	A little bit more syrupy and a little less hoppy than I remember. I ended up mixing this with the Dark Star Hophead, which ended up a very good blend.
James T		13 Apr 2010	As usual, ever reliable pint of Jaipur. I do love this stuff! Not the best form I've had it, ever so slightly dusty taste.

Sheffield Tap, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
JeffnJo		21 Mar 2010

Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair	Not Tried	06 Feb 2010
Blair		17 Jul 2008	Once again, I know this beer is good but it is definitely not my cup of tea. I won't try it again.

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2010, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		05 Feb 2010	First beer of the festival. Very good hoppy finish, but just not quite up to scratch with the flavour in the mouth.

Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Whinger		21 Jan 2010	Delicious, and hoppy. I could easily drink too much of this stuff.
Andrew	Not Tried	20 Jan 2010
Ian		20 Jan 2010	Now I'm guessing that this is from the new plant in Bakewell rather than the old plant up at the Hall. As the beer opened up on pints 3 and 4 the tell tale drinkability of Thornbridge came through. 4 pints in 2 hours and I was very happy and satisfied and blissfully coccooned in hops and alcohol
Blair		18 Aug 2009
Mick	Not Tried	15 Jul 2009
Blair		18 Jun 2009	This beer is such a grower, every pint I have I love it even more.
Ian		10 Jun 2009	First couple of pints out of the barrel were good, but didn't burst as it can. However, the 3.5 pints I took home were stunning. Fresh flowery hop, great structure and no real hint of 5.9% ABV. Really stunning.
Andrew	Not Tried	10 Jun 2009
Blair		21 May 2009	Fantastic, light and intensely hoppy yet easy to drink.
Mick		16 May 2009	What can I say, one of my favourites and in perfect condition here, very hoppy but so smooth.
Blair		14 May 2009	Third time I've tried this and it seems 3 really is a chamr. I finally see what everyone else sees in this beer. Beautifully light and hoppy.
Mick		09 May 2009	WOW! nothing else to add, superb, hop heaven.
Ian		22 Sep 2007	It may of only been a 4 on the Saturday night, but the bottle I took home and drank on the Sunday was an easy 5/5. The grapefruit is just stunning.
Andrew	Not Tried	22 Sep 2007

Devonshire Cat, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
James T		21 Nov 2009

University Arms, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

The Bull, Horton Kirby, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		29 Sep 2009	Fresh, clean and the colour of a summer's day. Turbo grapefruit back in undisputable evidence. Now coming from the state-of-the-art new brewery and it's very nearly back to perfection.
Dubbel	Not Tried	25 Sep 2009
Dubbel		01 May 2009	Magnificent, as ever. Demanded some take out. One of many in the cellar too.
Dubbel		21 Mar 2009	When pushed to give an answer, I would have to say that this is my favourite beer. Consistently supreme and oh so right with the curried goat.
Dubbel		05 Feb 2009	Most surprisingly, probably the only one of the Thornbridge brews sampled not to be on tip top form. The slightest haze ever so slightly dulled down that trademark grapefruit smack, although it could well have been the result of having it straight after the Kipling.
Dubbel		07 Nov 2008	4th or 5th cask on sale in the last six weeks. The regulars can't get enough of it! Sold incredibly well for such a strong beer. Would never get bored of the whiffy hop aroma, punchy grapefruit and rasping dry finish. A Desert Island Ale.

Marble Arch, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Grove, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		16 Jul 2009	Perfect. Great hops, great drinkability

Rutland Hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		15 Jul 2009	Served without a sparkler. Simply fantastic. Great grapefruit hop aroma. Perfect in mouth. Glorious long hoppy finish.

1st K&ES Railway Beer Festival 2009, Tenterden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		26 Jun 2009	It's funny, the more you like a beer, the more you have of it and then the more critical you become of it. Just a little syrupy on the alcohol I guess, but otherwise big hoppy biting and just lovely grapefruit.

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2009, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		10 Apr 2009	Just lacking a wee bit maybe

Artillery Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		27 Feb 2009	This beer is starting to grow on me, the sheer aggression of the hops takes me by surprise each time.

White Cliffs Beer Festival 2009, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		06 Feb 2009	Andrew said "it tastes of jif." He's wrong. Simply 5/5. Wonderful assertive hop. I had it twice.

The Rake, Borough, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		17 Jan 2009	One of my favourite beers and just so drinkable it's unbelievable for a 5.9% beer.

Black Horse, Walcote, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dubbel		24 Dec 2008	Outstanding again, fresh and punchy with that trademark epic hop finish. Hard to find a better IPA in 2008.

Kent Beer Festival 2008, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Brian		18 Jul 2008	Started off the day with a pint. Oh yes! Ian told it wasn't as good as it can be, but this was the first time that I'd tasted it and it was amazing. One percent less good than the Dark Star APA. Stinging grapefruit, bright golden, bit of prickle if not fizz, the alcohol is disguised but hints of it right at the end.
Ian		18 Jul 2008	Good aroma of grapefruit, but when you've had it at the brewery tap, you get picky. Slight haze, should be fuller in mouth. Still good, but only a 4/5 as needs a touch more drinkability.

Ramsgate Summer Festival 2008, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		05 Jul 2008	Not my cup of tea, but others were raving about it. Extremely hoppy with a bitter finish.

Coach & Horses, Dronfield, Derbyshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		11 Jun 2008	The best pint of Jaipur I've ever had. Grapefruit sherbert is outstanding. Even the non beer drinkers with me liked it.

White Horse, Parson's Green, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		17 May 2008	One of my favourite beers in the world, but tasted oxidised here as though it had been on for a few days.

Battersea Beer Festival 2008, Battersea, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		07 Feb 2008	I love this beer. Great grapefruity hop.

Newcastle Arms, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

Who	Score	When	Notes
Barry		09 Aug 2007

Fat Cat, Norwich, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		27 Jul 2007	Good, but colud be hoppier and a bit too cold. Mind you, I still had a pint and a half of it.

Ealing Beer Festival 2007 - Beer on Broadway, Ealing, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		16 May 2007	Grapefruit is piercing. Full in body. Hoppy grapefruit is stunning.

Planet Thanet Beer Festival 2007, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		06 Apr 2007	Fruity grapefruit and hop were stunning.

Great British Beer Festival 2006, Earls Court, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		04 Aug 2006	Yellow/gold. No head. Very hoppy aroma. Juicy in mouth. Excellent hop finish. One of my favourite UK beers.

Nottingham Beer Festival 2005, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		20 Oct 2005	Just about my beer of the festival. Intense hop aroma. Pale gold with lasting white head. Citric hop is lovely. Grapefruit. Terrific in mouth and finish is excellent. Some sweetish malt in mouth to balance. Then gorgeous hop finish. Alcohol makes it a tad too sweet. Not that good on day 2