Beavertown Gamma Ray
Believe it or not, we had never brewed a pale ale when we started. But once our experimental Alpha Series was launched around 6 months in, we went about constructing the Pale of our dreams. We tweaked malts and hops continuously and eventually came to release a brew known as Gamma Ray.
This name came from our Creative Director Nick Dwyer, Who at that time was working on the floor at Duke’s Brew and Que. Nick brought illustrations in every week. It was undeniable, the guy was a force and his imagery resonated deep. We all loved spacemen and lasers – again, simple. So we named the
experimental brew Gamma Ray and Nick drew the design - drawing heavily from “mars attacks” and warren ellis graphic novels. Our baby was born. From its release Gamma was perfection for us and joined the Beaver core range.
The concept was to create a juicy tropical beer. A brew you can sit on and drink all day, rammed with juicy malts and huge tropical aromas of mango and grapefruit. Massive additions of whole leaf American hops are added in ever increasing numbers at the end of the boil giving huge hop flavour. The beer is then dry hopped for days, driving the punchy aromas so you can smell it from miles away!
This name came from our Creative Director Nick Dwyer, Who at that time was working on the floor at Duke’s Brew and Que. Nick brought illustrations in every week. It was undeniable, the guy was a force and his imagery resonated deep. We all loved spacemen and lasers – again, simple. So we named the
experimental brew Gamma Ray and Nick drew the design - drawing heavily from “mars attacks” and warren ellis graphic novels. Our baby was born. From its release Gamma was perfection for us and joined the Beaver core range.
The concept was to create a juicy tropical beer. A brew you can sit on and drink all day, rammed with juicy malts and huge tropical aromas of mango and grapefruit. Massive additions of whole leaf American hops are added in ever increasing numbers at the end of the boil giving huge hop flavour. The beer is then dry hopped for days, driving the punchy aromas so you can smell it from miles away!
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889 reviews
Tottenham Hale, England
Community reviews
Draught at The Railway Tavern
Golden with a medium head.
Fruity and sweetish.
Low to medium bitterness.
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter bitter finish. Oily palate.
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Biscuit and light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit flavor with backing malt. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine linger with backing malt.
Cask in zurich. Pours dark yellow straw, with good head that disappear fast. Nose is sweet cereal and clean hops, hints of rose petals and apricots, very clean. Tast starts cereal with good body, bit of sweet cereal, with balance happy finish. Good beer
Bière bue au temple brew housse à Londres, robe blonde assez translucide, très fin collet de mousse, nez très agréable, en bouche c'est une tuerie, l'amertume est top 👍
Bière bue à la pression au temple brew house a Londres. Nez original, légèrement miellé, bouche amère et assez sèche, rétro sur le miel et le Coing, fruits jaunes, une ipa réussie.
Can. Hoppy, fruity, lemon, grapefruit, medium body and carbonation, medium bitter finish.
Aspetto giallo chiaro leggermente velata, versa poca schiuma. Aroma con note agrumate ed erbace. In bocca emergono note di agrumi, erbe e spezie. Corpo medio e ben bilanciata.
Großartiges Pale Ale! Für mich der Inbegriff des Frucht-Bitterkeits-Kontrastes...
Citrus and full tasting hoppy pale ale
Can. Hoppy aroma and taste, light malty notes, citrua fruit, medium bitter. Medium body, hoppy bitter finish. Easy to drink. Ok.
Buying this can, at Amstein, St-Légier. Opening and enjoying it at home, Epalinges, after a trip from Paris. Sharing it with my wife and Mariela. The body is brown, orange, clear with a regular carbonation, white foam. A really tasty ipa, refeshing with subtle and powerful resinous note, fresh, aromatic with some pineapple notes and fruity, dry malt, recommended.
Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.
Mango, pine, bit too bitter and dry.
At Cuil Cuil, Glasgow.
Pours gold with white head. Strong pine and malts, grapefruit, toffee/candy, grassy hops. Bitter hop finish. Very smooth mouthfeel, feels full-bodied. Very well-rounded flavour profile
Clear pale golden color with medium white head. Aroma: grapefruit, pine, hard candy. Taste: hard candy, resin, grapefruit. Light bodied, moderate carbonation, moderate bitterness. Light and easily drinkable.
Perfection in a glass
Nez: Agrumes, résineux
Bouche: Pamplemousse, mandarine, résineux
Une "APA" limpide de couleur jaune paille avec une mousse crémeuse blanche et une faible carbonatation.
Au nez, les agrumes dominent avec des notes résineuses.
En bouche, l'attaque est sur des notes de pamplemousse. Dans le final, sec et amer, des notes de mandarine et résineuses arrivent pour rester longuement.
Avis: Une bière "old school" bien sympa.
好香好味！
Oxford Pho
Can somewhere in Troubadour glass, pours orangy / yellow with a bunch of sweet hops, resin, grape, grapefruit, candy... Balanced bitterness and quite slick. Good IPA, cool artwork.
White weak head. Light amber colour. Aroma is hoppy with fruity (tangerine and citrus) and light caramel notes. Flavor is hoppy too with fruity (tangerine, zest and passion fruit), ending in a moderately bitter, slightly caramelly finish. Light to medium bodied.
Optisch goldgelb mit einer zarten, glänzenden Trübung und passender feiner Perlage. Die weiße, mittel- bis feinporige Schaumkrone gibt sich flaumig-stabil und ganz gut haltbar.
Im Duft fruchtig bis kräuterartig, süßlich-herb und erinnert an sehr reife Ananas, Pomelo und Grapefruit. Dazu ein Hauch Gras und Petersiliengrün.
Der Antrunk kommt weich spritzig, süßlich und malzig bis karamellig. Das macht schon mal ordentlich Lust auf dieses Bier!
Am Gaumen ebenso süßlich, karamellig, aber auch schön fruchtig mit Noten von reifem Steinobst (Aprikose bis Pflaume), welches schon ein wenig an ein Dörrobstaroma anklopft, und leichter Exotik (Kiwi, Ananas). Die Herbe kommt bislang gar nicht stark zum Vorschein und dieses APA wirkt in seiner aromatischen Breite absolut harmonisch und charaktervoll. Dadurch ergibt sich ein unheimlich gutes und fast schon weiches Mundgefühl und eine sehr gute Süffigkeit.
Der Abgang gibt erst die schönen Fruchtaromen ab, danach die Karamellnote, die leicht röstig ausklingt und dann in eine röstige Herbe übergeht und letztendlich in einer kräftigeren grasigen bis kräuterartigen Herbe ausklingt.
Ich bin fast schon begeistert!
Golden pour, light froth with some retention. Aroma; hoppy and pine aromas. Taste; sweet barley, hoppy and citrus fruit rounded off with a pleasing bitterness on the palette.
Tap. Golden, almost clear, white foam. Aroma: floral, fruits, citrus, marmalade, light sweetness. Taste: light taste, British malt, a little orange peel marmalade, fruity, light bitterness, a little watery, drinkable.
Golden color, large beige head. Aromas of malt, citrus, resin and spruce. Taste of citrus, malt, resin, spruce and slight sponge cake.
Smak.
4 pack from local Tesco. Another good looking brew, slightly hazy gold with a fine white head...nice lacework. Nice fruity nose. Medium bodied, nice malty notes with lots of fresh hops not too far behind. Good stuff!
Very nice… not too hoppy…refreshing
Draught @ SKAAL Sønderborg. Pours hazy amber with airy but stable white head. Clear aroma of hops and citrus, with estery notes and touches of malt and fruit. Bitter, hoppy flavour with notes of fruit and citrus and touches of malt and yeast. Bitter and grassy aftertaste with estery touches. Well-balanced and easy to drink. A nice one, if a little watery.
Faint fruit aroma. High bitterness some balancing bready malt.