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worthington white shield 13 years 3 months ago #1

Just tried this recently as my local offie has it.It was decent but lacking compared to new hoppier american IPAs.
I had an image of a traditional IPA in my mind but this certainly isnt it.
Am I missing the point? Is this a true example of the style?

worthington white shield 13 years 3 months ago #2

It's the benchmark for this sort of British IPA. "Traditional" is a bit of a wooly term, but White Shield has certainly been around a long time.

worthington white shield 13 years 3 months ago #3

I picked up a bottle from Molloy's over the weekend to see what all the hype was about. Surely this can't be an accurate reproduction of the great original. At €3.29 a bottle I was expecting something very special indeed but was quite disappointed. I found it bitter and syrupy but not in a good way.

I share Innominat's confusion, am I missing something?

worthington white shield 13 years 3 months ago #4

"MichaelJohn":wd1km12z wrote: Surely this can't be an accurate reproduction of the great original.[/quote:wd1km12z]What great original?

worthington white shield 13 years 3 months ago #5

I just recount multiple conversations and references to it, Durden Park, Pete Brown, David Line etc. talking about it as a really great beer, one of the great classics of the IPA style.

worthington white shield 13 years 3 months ago #6

I'd say it's one of the best of that particular IPA style, but IPA is a [i:2gltc90s]very[/i:2gltc90s] broad term. White Shield has little in common with either Well's Eagle or Sierra Nevada Torpedo, for instance, though they're all IPAs.
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