Pick Axe IPA - Tommyknocker Brewery

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.01/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

Not sure how the IPA escaped me all those years on the east coast, but it's in front of me now. Get some! This stuff pours a clear bronze-copper topped by a finger of glowing off-white foam. The nose comprises grapefruit zest, light grass, and a backbone of sweet caramel. The taste brings on more of the same, but the backbone is now less sweet, the grapefruit has been turned inside-out, and there's a general sense of mentholated funk throughout. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a drying finish. Overall, a decent IPA...so long as flavor has nothing to do with it...

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 06:32:45 | More by TMoney2591

ChristopherLaughlin

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

06-14-2013 20:15:56 | More by ChristopherLaughlin

EvanWilliams

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -21.2%

06-13-2013 02:42:02 | More by EvanWilliams

Monalenard

Illinois

1.7/5  rDev -51.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

brewed with farts. looks nice, smells...assy. mouthfeel is okay, actually kinda nice but, i think it might be something to do with what tastes like toasted malts that were over done or something, it just kind of tastes like the smell of farts. its got all of the right elements but they are arranged poorly, it seems.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 08:22:54 | More by Monalenard

Trombone69

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +7.4%

06-11-2013 02:19:37 | More by Trombone69

JRod6242

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

06-06-2013 19:12:21 | More by JRod6242

amalahow

Illinois

3/5  rDev -14%

06-04-2013 18:46:50 | More by amalahow

LarryMyers

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +21.8%

06-02-2013 12:45:13 | More by LarryMyers

valkyre65

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

05-30-2013 01:39:16 | More by valkyre65

cannunzi

Florida

3/5  rDev -14%

05-29-2013 20:15:16 | More by cannunzi

ksimon

Delaware

2.75/5  rDev -21.2%

05-25-2013 02:30:55 | More by ksimon

rapayn01

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

05-17-2013 00:45:06 | More by rapayn01

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

05-16-2013 12:20:28 | More by JohnnieNepal

mcaulifww

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -6.9%

05-15-2013 19:24:58 | More by mcaulifww

ninaturner

Florida

3/5  rDev -14%

05-15-2013 00:38:25 | More by ninaturner

Artjsantos

Ohio

4/5  rDev +14.6%

05-10-2013 15:13:33 | More by Artjsantos

jrohrbacher

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +7.4%

05-10-2013 02:44:58 | More by jrohrbacher

jheezee

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

05-09-2013 21:47:35 | More by jheezee

jkrysinski

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +14.6%

05-09-2013 17:32:49 | More by jkrysinski

Drock325

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

05-08-2013 22:01:57 | More by Drock325

KevieJames

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

05-06-2013 13:36:20 | More by KevieJames

Erice78

Florida

4/5  rDev +14.6%

05-05-2013 21:06:46 | More by Erice78

DirtyDanglr66

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -6.9%

05-05-2013 17:13:43 | More by DirtyDanglr66

kangarooAdam59

Wyoming

3/5  rDev -14%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Back in PA from my DE trip to my brother's wedding:

Into a pint glass:

A: hazy orange body with a half finger white foamy head that quickly dies to a film coating the top of the body, some clingy foamy lacing a bit here and there

S: light grain malt, piney hops and a soapiness (wish I knew how old this was, but didn't see any dates on the bottle), caramel comes out after a bit of warming

T: sweet yet bitter at different times with a decent maltiness coming out to provide a nice balance, still that soapy taste comes in a bit but isn't too bothersome

M: light, very sessionable, the ABV is not felt, and seems just a tad under-carbonated

O: hmmm.... I wish I knew how old this was, something just doesn't seem right, I'd probably only seek again if I could find a fresher bottle as I'm thinkin' this was a bit old

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 18:34:49 | More by kangarooAdam59

spycow

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

04-28-2013 22:08:34 | More by spycow