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Flagship IPA
Carolina Brewery
- From:
- Carolina Brewery
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- English IPA
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 11.68%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 20, 2016
- Added:
- Jun 24, 2008
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 5
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Rated by rewible from Pennsylvania
3.93/5 rDev +12%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +12%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had a lot of great beers and quite a few bad. This is better than current rating. Nice and hoppy. Medium plus body. Flavorful and solid.
Aug 20, 2016Reviewed by vabeerguy from Virginia
3.09/5 rDev -12%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.09/5 rDev -12%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Poured from a can into a Belgian glass. Orange in color. The smell does not give you much of a hint of the hop bitterness to come. The description on the can says it all "A Classic Hoppy IPA." The taste starts out bitter and ends the same way. Super hoppy/bitter beers are not my thing so I probably would not buy this again. However, if you enjoy this type of taste and style then you should give this a try.
Dec 11, 2015Reviewed by Mojo from Alabama
3.96/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce can -> New Belgium Glass
A - Very nice. Pours up with an off-white two finger head, excellent retention, and leave quite a bit of sticky elaborate lacing behind.
S - the usual: citrus, pine, bread, grass
T - Brings a lot of citrus up front with a very bitter hop finish, a little unbalanced, but very drinkable.
M - medium thick with a bit of an aftertaste
O - not the world's best EIPA, but I certainly wouldn't turn down one of these.
Jul 31, 2013A - Very nice. Pours up with an off-white two finger head, excellent retention, and leave quite a bit of sticky elaborate lacing behind.
S - the usual: citrus, pine, bread, grass
T - Brings a lot of citrus up front with a very bitter hop finish, a little unbalanced, but very drinkable.
M - medium thick with a bit of an aftertaste
O - not the world's best EIPA, but I certainly wouldn't turn down one of these.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.34/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Apparently, my local, in-person trader, tone77 was recently down in North Carolina and brought a load of CANs back in support of The CANQuest (TM). I had to await my picture's approval as I do not like to Crack open a beer without a picture in place. All is well and away we go!
From the CAN: "A classic, hoppy IPA"; "First in flavor"; "Freshly-brewed all natural beer"; "Intensely hopped ales were originally brewed in the 18th century to survive the long sea journey from England to India, where the temperatures were too warm to brew. This beer's unique floral aroma results from a generous dry hopping of Cascade hops."; "Visit our website for information about our brewing process, seasonal offerings, tours, merchandise and more."
My Crack and inverted Glug created a massive two fingers of dense, tawny head with good retention on a hot, humid evening. Color was a hazy deep amber. Nose had a pleasant grassiness along with a biscuity maltiness. Mouthfeel was medium and the taste was hoppy, but not overly so as befits the EIPA style. This was very mellow after an AIPA and a nice change of pace. Lots of sticky lacing began to form as I drank from the glass. Finish was semi-dry with the malt not really adding a lot of sweetness to the equation. It was a decent beer and appropriate for the style, but I just felt like I needed more hops.
May 23, 2013From the CAN: "A classic, hoppy IPA"; "First in flavor"; "Freshly-brewed all natural beer"; "Intensely hopped ales were originally brewed in the 18th century to survive the long sea journey from England to India, where the temperatures were too warm to brew. This beer's unique floral aroma results from a generous dry hopping of Cascade hops."; "Visit our website for information about our brewing process, seasonal offerings, tours, merchandise and more."
My Crack and inverted Glug created a massive two fingers of dense, tawny head with good retention on a hot, humid evening. Color was a hazy deep amber. Nose had a pleasant grassiness along with a biscuity maltiness. Mouthfeel was medium and the taste was hoppy, but not overly so as befits the EIPA style. This was very mellow after an AIPA and a nice change of pace. Lots of sticky lacing began to form as I drank from the glass. Finish was semi-dry with the malt not really adding a lot of sweetness to the equation. It was a decent beer and appropriate for the style, but I just felt like I needed more hops.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.07/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.07/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a cloudy caramel color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is mild, some hops, not a lot going on. Taste is hoppy, bitter, unbalanced, Not really my thing. Kind of lacking in flavor. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall not a terrible beer, just less flavor and drinkability than most IPA's.
Mar 26, 2013
Flagship IPA from Carolina Brewery
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
29 ratings
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