Beerbods number 4, and this is bottle is obviously heavily hopped with Citra hops! Oakham Ales don't disappoint with their bizarre label designs, as we are greeted with a perverse, and somewhat sinister human/hop hybrid.
Pours a very clear straw colour - not much carbonation evident and only produces a thin white head.
Nose hits you with a medley of tropical and citrus fruits. No real maltiness to it, but you wouldn't expect it to!
The malt does come through on first taste though. Only a light malt sweetness mind, that is usurped by a punch bowl of passion fruit, oranges, grapefruit and some gooseberry; perhaps a little lemon grass in there too! A heavy, resinous hop bitterness punches you in the tongue towards the end and takes away a lot of that fruitiness away which is a shame. It's a tad too harsh for my liking, but still tasty.
Light bodied, mildly astringent and slightly prickly carbonation. It's definitely a beer that would benefit from being in the fridge longer, and being enjoyed in the summer. Overall, it's pretty decent, but it's let down by that harsh bitterness
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