Tempest The Pale Armadillo
Cask and bottle, 330ml.
A tropical hop fuelled West Coast wanderer, the Armadillo transcends the ages, expect waves of zesty citrus rolling over local barley, giving a nod to the session ales of yesteryear, hop amplified for flavour, this is beer for the present day.
Malt: Golden Promise, Munich, Cara
Hops: North American
Flavour: Soft Fruits, Biscuit Malt, Citrus, Tropical
A tropical hop fuelled West Coast wanderer, the Armadillo transcends the ages, expect waves of zesty citrus rolling over local barley, giving a nod to the session ales of yesteryear, hop amplified for flavour, this is beer for the present day.
Malt: Golden Promise, Munich, Cara
Hops: North American
Flavour: Soft Fruits, Biscuit Malt, Citrus, Tropical
3.4
179 reviews
Tweedbank, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Community reviews
10/20 decent hoppy taste but never going to be amazing at 3.8% - good for what it is
Medium gold and soft foam, sweet juicy pineapple and pine on the nose. Flavour is more juicy pineapple with pine hints. Good oiliness. Such a low abv but delivering huge flavour, good stuff.
Refreshing
Tasting at Zil Verne. Golden color with medium white head. Strong citrus hoppy aroma. Taste, solid malty base followed by nice citrus hoppy bitterness. Good.
Pours a flat golden with no head. Floral hop aroma and taste.
Notes: on Aitken Cask tap at the Bow Bar, Edinburgh Jun ‘19
33cl bottle from Beers52.
Very thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness.
Bottle. Hoppy aroma, citrus fruit, light maltyness, light to medium bitter. Light body, hoppy bitter finish. Ok.
Bottle from Sainsbury’s Local, Edinburgh. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 170419
Cask, Bow bar. Cask. Pours hazy golden with a small dense head. Aroma of slight tropical, slight Thistle -
Herbal, light malty, with a touch of bread, foral touch, herbal, citrus, light and clean. Refreshing
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 6th April 2019. Copper with shallow disappearing foam and no lacing. Sweet caramel malt aroma. A malty taste in-mouth with savoury nuttiness, and a finish of the same. Smooth mouthfeel and light body.
Yummy if a bit blamd
Lovely aroma. Pale yellow thin head. Overall taste weaker than than nose but it is only 3.8%. Nice citrus aroma and explodes on tongue . Fizz . Clears quickly . Refreshing and not too cloying as some citrus efforts are. Tropical and slight mango pineapple left in mouth.extremely enjoyable.
Biscuit and very light citrus. Hazy golden color with minimal sized white head. Taste is same as aroma, biscuit and citrus, some tropical fruit but very light overall. Thin body, soft to almost flat carbonation, kind of watery. Seems more like a flowery citrusy Golden ale or English Pale ale to me. //bottle from Beer52 pack
330ml bottle a general run of a mill beer can smell and taste a citrus flavour not a bad beer
330ml Bottle. Golden Amber in colour. Light on the palette. The flavour doesn't bowl you over, but instead lingers pleasantly in the mouth. Citrus notes tease your senses while a subtle hoppy aroma leaves you wanting more. Easy drinking and nice flavoured. A great session beer.
Draught at "Xander Beer", Brescia
Orange bright color, prevalent limpid aspect with light bubbly and foamy cremy white head of medium duration. Fresh esotic, tropical, and citrusy aroma, notes of moisted cortex, citrus, riped yellow fruit. Fresh citrusy palate, pine and pale malt. Light alcoholic impression, long bitter/sweet hop final.
pale gold good lasting head. fruity pithy smell taste is citrus pith and mango. nice but tastes low abv
Dark malty. Lots of flavour. Pours fairly smoothly. Use nice hops so lots of flavour. Thin head with good aromas
Bouteille 33cl
Mousse : Fine mousse blanche
Couleur : Robe orangée sombre et brumeuse
Nez : Fruité tropical et agrumes, très frais, pin et soupçon levuré
Bouche : Attaque fraîche sur les agrumes, très légère mais fruitée. Saveur tropicale, pinède et malt biscuit bien dosé. Final amertume, herbe et finition levurée.
Avis : Très rafraîchissante cette IPA très légère offre un bouquet fruité superbe. Simple mais sans fausse note, la session qu’il faut absolument pour l’été !
Cask at GBBF 2018, Olympia, London. A golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, tropical fruit on the nose. Tastes similar, hoppy, citrus, tropical fruit. An elegant SIPA.
Bottle from the LCBO online store. Cloudy orange pour, large white head. Aroma has alot of pale malts, light peach and citrus, with alot of grasses. Good mouth feel, lively carb. Finish is bright, low bitterness, up front cereals, light fruit at the end.
Tomada ON TAP en el Kraken.
Suave fresca, color rubio claro.
facil de beber.
Ligeramente amarga y seca.
Buena y con tan solo 3.8°
Golden colour with thin head. Intense fruity, hoppy aroma. Flavour is fruity and slightly resinous
On tap at Kisipa, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out citrus hops, with floral notes and biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with bitter floral hops and biscuity malt. Citric and floral. It’s okay.
Clear darker yellow, with big off-white lacing foam. Nice hoppy aroma, some floral notes. Taste is quite good. (Edingburg 201806)
Pours yellow with a small head. Fruity aroma with caramel, mold, rotten fruits. Tastes bitter with fruit, caramel and moldy notes, wierd. Medium body
0.33 l bottle brought by Višnja 666 and Pilot Goran from Reykjavik. I think. Thanks. Shared with Marko and Striko. Murky golden, medium off-white head. Lightly to moderately hoppy, fruity, candy, very light citrus. Malty grainy background. Light sweetness, low hops. Watery, flat, light finish. Not very good.
Thanks Hrabren! Shared with him and Karlo! Misty golden body, white head. Nice dry ice tea aroma, slightly herbal and fruity. Light dry taste, fruity touches, more ice tea, ending dry, slightly too dry, even a bit salty, not too bitter. Nice light beer, nothing more, nothing less.
Bottle. Slightly cloudy golden color, white head. Slight vegetable aroma. Malty flavor with some hoppy notes, fairly sweet finish. Medium body, medium carbonation. This strikes me as mass-markety.
Like Tempest Long White Cloud’s wee sister. Session drink that I could probably drink non-stop forever and merrily remain a reasonably-well functioning adult.