ACME California IPA - North Coast Brewing Co.

sideshowrob

Maryland

3.2/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Acme - Good name for a generic, unoffensive IPA.

Beer poured cleanly into a standard DFH pint glass. Brew was almost the exact color of coors, not an encouraging sign. Brew appeared to have been filtered within an inch of its life - absolutely clean and sickly yellow.

Hops aroma was present, and it imparted a slight citrusy note when sniffed. Very subdubed. Taste was more of the same - An IPA by the books only. Nothing at all to make it easy or hard to drink from the mouthfeel or drinkability side of the house, nothing really to encourage you to do so either.

I had higher expectations from this beer, I assumed that North Coast bought Acme to serve as a niche brewery for speciality beers, guess I got it backward, NC is the beer-geek brewery, Acme is the mass-market brand.

Still though, Very nice bottle design! My IPA has a bikini-clad lass on it!

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2004 12:22:10 | More by sideshowrob

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

Snodman

West Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -31.7%

05-01-2013 12:50:30 | More by Snodman

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-28-2013 21:59:39 | More by spycow

tswater

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-28-2013 06:29:19 | More by tswater

LSx

California

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-27-2013 16:17:46 | More by LSx

jspaner

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-26-2013 00:59:09 | More by jspaner

admccabe

Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

A- relatively small head, fancy looking bottle with a lady on it.
S- I can't honestly say, nose is kinda dead right now.
T- somewhat muted hoppiness, dry taste
M- crisp with some bitterness at end remaining
O- of all the IPA's I've had, this one just doesn't stand out much, tasty but not unusually so.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 01:52:27 | More by admccabe

juicebox

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +9.3%

04-23-2013 01:36:01 | More by juicebox

4Socialanxiety

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +9.3%

04-17-2013 15:22:38 | More by 4Socialanxiety

Ajlvt

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +9.3%

04-14-2013 22:22:56 | More by Ajlvt

Burkbom23

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

04-14-2013 19:48:18 | More by Burkbom23

addison1203

Mississippi

4.5/5  rDev +23%

04-14-2013 02:19:46 | More by addison1203

gethy

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

04-12-2013 18:18:47 | More by gethy

Eric908

South Dakota

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

04-12-2013 01:32:24 | More by Eric908

navin

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

04-11-2013 04:02:44 | More by navin