Newbold IPA - Philadelphia Brewing Company

DarkerTheBetter

Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a pale copper amber with a very smooth creamy film atop.

Smells quite a bit like marijuana with a sticky sweet woody sap beneath paired with a dry metallic edge. There are also a bit of burnt pine hops.

Tastes of astringent metal. = ( There is also a bright, woody pine hop with a touch of rye and also a bit of paper, but in a good way.

Feels glassy smooth with a faint, sluggish carbonation.

Nice and easy.

Serving type: cask

08-12-2009 18:51:27 | More by DarkerTheBetter

moreyswig

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -5.8%

06-07-2013 19:07:30 | More by moreyswig

bef126

Texas

3/5  rDev -13%

06-03-2013 22:19:14 | More by bef126

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -5.8%

05-20-2013 14:39:47 | More by InspectorBob

Gww1864

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-13-2013 16:23:12 | More by Gww1864

NiceTaps

New Jersey

3.76/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

On cask in a pint glass.

A- In a dark bar, moved around in the light, it looked true amber to me. A big white head left nice lacing. Lively carbonation from vigorous work by the barrtender.

S- Subtle citrus and pine hops with a slight malt aroma in the backround.

T- Grapefruit citrus and a little bit of pine. The malt comes through now, biscuity.

M- Abundant carbonation and tingly feel. Hoppy enoungh but not bitter. In fact quite dry, probably from the toasted wheat. Some oily resin, too.

O- I found this a pleasant drinkable brew. Maybe it's not well regarded but I like it.

Serving type: cask

04-10-2013 00:10:56 | More by NiceTaps

brheuer

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +1.4%

03-24-2013 20:40:45 | More by brheuer

Omnium

Pennsylvania

3.86/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bottle > Pint Glass
A - Pours a murky copper color, a little head, thin thin lacing
S - Sweet malt, a little earthy hops, citrus, grapefruit.
T - This actually does has a decently bold flavor, not stretching the boundary a lot, but good, you pick up the sweet malt by a dark bitterness of hops along with some nice citrus flavor.
M - Medium light feel, the sweetness kind of clings a little bit.
O - This is a pretty good IPA, sort of english styled with the big malt background, but has some nice hop flavor to get your palate goin.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 02:22:25 | More by Omnium

Pensfan0782

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +23.2%

03-05-2013 00:17:30 | More by Pensfan0782

ColdWaffles

Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Reviewed from notes of stuff I've had over the past month or so.

Poured from a 12 oz into a standard pint.

Appearance: Red/amber color with a weak milk colored head. Pretty standard, but the weak head is sad.

Smell: Smells like a hybrid of pine and tangerine with some floral notes. NOT at all how I remember this beer smelling. Very interesting.

Taste: Wow. This used to totally kind of blow. This isn't bad. Wonder if it is me or if they've refined this. The "bold" part fits now. Pine-y hops and what seems like tangerine meld with some non-descript malts. This "tangerine" taste is surprisingly good. Used to think this was the "ugly child" in the PBC line.

Mouthfeel: Slightly syrupy, nothing to write home about. Medium to light body with moderate to light carbonation.

This beer is ALMOST there. This could be very good. It's good now, it could be even better. Glad this stepped up its game.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 23:26:45 | More by ColdWaffles

vicsju1991

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -20.3%

01-26-2013 02:27:56 | More by vicsju1991

AdamP

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -5.8%

01-01-2013 04:19:30 | More by AdamP

J8M

3.5/5  rDev +1.4%

12-17-2012 15:54:56 | More by J8M

ssimpson89

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +1.4%

12-07-2012 01:28:21 | More by ssimpson89

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +8.7%

11-25-2012 12:16:00 | More by ejimhof

B00ZER

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +15.9%

11-25-2012 03:48:00 | More by B00ZER

Dank26

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +1.4%

11-09-2012 10:53:07 | More by Dank26

GiantMidget

Pennsylvania

3.34/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Bought at Wegman's in Collegeville.
I actually had this once before at a Wegman's in King of Prussia.
What amazes me is that experience was different than this one in a big way.

I remembered thoroughly enjoying it back then, probably September 2012.
That night I drank straight out of the bottle.
Tonight I poured into a Nonic.

It's a very dark pour, orange/brown and hazy. 1-2 finger hear, minimal lacing.
The malt scent coming forth with a strong caramel scent AND flavor.
Almost too sweet.
Mouthfeel has a bite to it. Maybe a bit too much carbonation.

Slightly nutty but more caramel than anything else.
Did I mention caramel?

There is a hop presence that lingers throughout but not overly memorable.

Overall not a terrible effort but my guess is maybe this bottle was older than the last one I had, which may be leading to the aged malt taking over the hops?
Who knows.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 00:02:38 | More by GiantMidget

jpd7374

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -13%

09-30-2012 13:47:36 | More by jpd7374

tmars13

2.5/5  rDev -27.5%

08-21-2012 03:49:55 | More by tmars13

Sovietfox

New Jersey

1/5  rDev -71%

08-10-2012 16:37:28 | More by Sovietfox

salvy31

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -13%

08-04-2012 01:04:21 | More by salvy31

downey542

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +1.4%

07-31-2012 11:12:34 | More by downey542

jtw21

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +8.7%

07-22-2012 16:41:22 | More by jtw21

kingslotty

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +1.4%

07-05-2012 01:58:49 | More by kingslotty