ACME California IPA - North Coast Brewing Co.

avalon07

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: When poured from a bottle to a pint glass, this beer had an amber color and fairly cloudy texture. Not a huge amount of head or lacing.

S: Had an aroma mainly of hops, but there were faint traces of malt.

T: The hops overwhelm the flavor, but that's not to say there are that many other elements. Not bad tasting, but kind of underwhelming.

M: There was a middle-of-the-road carbonation level and a smooth finish. This is a medium-bodied beer.

D: This isn't necessarily a bad beer, but it doesn't necessarily impress. There are other IPAs I would go for first (Bear Republic, for one).

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2008 15:21:41 | More by avalon07

kylehay2004

Florida

4/5  rDev +9.3%

06-19-2013 02:16:46 | More by kylehay2004

jgammoniv

Maine

4/5  rDev +9.3%

06-18-2013 12:37:36 | More by jgammoniv

jroberts8811

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

06-17-2013 19:35:57 | More by jroberts8811

elevatedgreens

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

06-14-2013 03:35:56 | More by elevatedgreens

msondel

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

06-13-2013 01:38:13 | More by msondel

Dcunicelli

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

06-07-2013 21:56:13 | More by Dcunicelli

mwz5021

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

06-06-2013 18:03:35 | More by mwz5021

ortie

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

06-06-2013 00:02:41 | More by ortie

Peter

New York

4/5  rDev +9.3%

06-05-2013 03:36:38 | More by Peter

Mojo

Alabama

3.88/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12 ounce bottle -> tulip glass

A Pours up a hazy saturated gold with a one finger off white head, poor retention, but lots of delicate lacing.
S- Pine, resin. floral, citrus
T- apples and citrus upfront followed by nice dry bitter finish with notes of rye.
M- plenty of carbonation, lingering aftertaste
O- not world class, but not bad at all

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2013 03:21:33 | More by Mojo

mikehillman

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

06-04-2013 01:38:04 | More by mikehillman

griffeyb

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

06-02-2013 14:32:29 | More by griffeyb

BRLockwood

Virginia

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-27-2013 18:49:49 | More by BRLockwood

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-25-2013 12:46:51 | More by Slatetank

sjanowiak

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-24-2013 13:44:58 | More by sjanowiak

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-23-2013 15:49:47 | More by InspectorBob

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev +9.3%

05-21-2013 18:25:53 | More by johntfox

bcuz7

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-19-2013 21:48:53 | More by bcuz7

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +23%

05-17-2013 02:03:47 | More by ElizabethEleanor

HouvilleSwamp

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

05-14-2013 23:38:00 | More by HouvilleSwamp

jjd315

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -18%

05-10-2013 13:38:23 | More by jjd315

AlCaponeJunior

Texas

3.34/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Coppery-tan with a great, lasting head that left a nice cap of light tan foam and sticky lace.

Aroma is some mild floral hops, a smidge of maltiness, a touch of fruits, a bit lacking on aroma but not bad.

Taste is more lightly floral hops with a fairly pronounced bitterness, like it had a big early bittering charge of something strong like magnum or warrior, and a lighter late addition of flavor and aroma hops.

Body is slightly watery with a lingering bitterness.

Overall I'd say it's a bit out of balance, needing more late hops additions, but it's not bad.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 20:56:05 | More by AlCaponeJunior

AlMarzo

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

05-07-2013 10:53:38 | More by AlMarzo

GratefulJack

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

05-01-2013 23:04:37 | More by GratefulJack