The Wild Beer Co. POGO 4.1%

Brewery: The Wild Beer Co.

Name: POGO

ABV: 4.1%
Hops ???
IBU ???

Place of Origin: Lower Westcombe Farm, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK

Website: www.wildbeerco.com

Purchased: Booths

Pice £2.00

On the Can:

Orange coloured can with presumably Wildbeerco. Employees in black and white trying to pogo on pogo sticks. This is a glossy can

What it says on the can:

“Passionfruit, Orange and Guava jump out of this refreshing pale ale. Energetic tropical hits in a thirst quenching hoppy beer”

The Beer:

The beer is slightly cloudy golden/pale coloured ale, with a 5 finger head naturally, and maintained a decent level of head until about halfway through the pint. The texture is rather thin. 

Aroma:

Hoppyness, citrusy orange smell, almost soapy with a very faint tropical fruit aroma, not much other to say about the aroma, as it doesn’t appear to be that complex to me.

Flavour:

Surprisingly un-hoppy compared to the aroma, very fruity, you can really taste the orange, and passionfruit comes in on the middle tongue, leaving a fruity sweet aftertaste. This is almost a fruit beer, but not quite. It1 retains enough body and hoppyness to keep it a  true beer. The bitterness of the hops is counterbalanced with the sweet fruitiness of the fruit tastes making the sweetness come forward to the front, making it almost feel non-alcoholic, like a fizzy pop.

In conclusion:

I would say this is the perfect beer for someone new to drinking craft beers, as it gives a full flavoured beer, with only a mild bitterness in its aftertaste, and an overlaying sweetness, and fruitiness, that is very pleasant on the tongue.

I also feel this is a great summer beer, to suit and sunbathe with, as its not too strong, and has almost the feel of shandy.

Rating 6/10

This loses marks on the body of the drink, it may be too light (almost like a light beer) for many craft beer drinkers, and may leave them feeling less satisfied, and the nose on it, isn’t very strong, leaving not much of a clue as to what you may expect when you take you first drink. Also the after taste is very short lived. Which may be a boon to some but I prefer a longer lasting aftertaste.

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