Adnams' Explorer - Adnams (5% ABV)

My second in Adnams in as many days, this is a blond ale which fuses English malts with US hops; hence the name, 'Explorer'.

Pours a golden orange and produces a wispy white head which drops in the blink of an eye to almost nothing. Lots of carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass.

Nose give light pale malts with biscuit and honey sweetness. The hops throw out plenty of citrus; predominantly grapefruit.

Upfront taste of clean, pale malts. Biscuity with honey sweetness and a faint fruity yeast. Develops quickly into plenty of hop flavour, first up plenty of grapefruit, then pine and finishes with good whack of bitterness and a resinous linger on the palate. Clean, crisp and refreshing.

Light bodied, smooth and well constructed. Astringency and carbonation levels all seem at the right level.

Good representation of style this and worth a try. There is nothing particularly wrong with it, but at the same time, it feels as if it hasn't really broken the mould, even though it has tried to with its US/UK fusion.