Chelsea Hop Angel IPA - Chelsea Brewing Company

BurnsTau

Alabama

4.4/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I had this on cask at Blind Tiger.

Great medium copper pour, no head or carbonation. Smell is mostly hoppy. Tastes was great. Mostly hoppy bitterness up front, but theres a great toasty malt flavor coming through as well. Lots of good toasty flavors throughout. Medium body with no carbonation. This was a great cask beer.

Serving type: cask

05-29-2007 06:18:09 | More by BurnsTau

Gww1864

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

06-16-2013 01:29:00 | More by Gww1864

derekdenim

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

04-21-2013 20:15:53 | More by derekdenim

wertschy

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

03-02-2013 02:15:44 | More by wertschy

redfox405

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +22.3%

02-17-2013 00:19:08 | More by redfox405

ahbaggins

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -18.5%

02-01-2013 22:48:44 | More by ahbaggins

GeoffreyM

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

02-01-2013 05:26:10 | More by GeoffreyM

DavidBart

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

01-23-2013 22:09:49 | More by DavidBart

nmann08

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

01-13-2013 00:57:32 | More by nmann08

GFD400

New York

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

12-01-2012 22:19:16 | More by GFD400

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

10-08-2012 03:21:39 | More by WDJersey

ejh06752

New York

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

09-25-2012 04:45:13 | More by ejh06752

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

09-10-2012 03:16:36 | More by t0rin0

jurbanik

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

07-31-2012 22:13:44 | More by jurbanik

tobelerone

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -32.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

I don’t mean to be unnecessarily cruel but this was the second Chelsea beer I tried and my impressions of the brewery are unfavorably to put it mildly. Maybe it’s not fair to have this beer an hour after drinking a Hill Farmstead IPA but that’s immaterial. This is a poorly made example of the style and that’s simply how I feel.

The appearance of the beer is fine; it’s a lightly hazed, gold bodied brew with a small cap of slowly settling foam and decent lace. Aroma is decidedly lacking however; I sniffed and sniffed but got little except some mildly sweet malt and a trace of floral and citrus hops. Had to really strain to get much at all. The flavor confirms the nose; there’s more malt here, with some bready and caramel notes, and the faintest citrus and floral hop flavors underneath. But it’s quite bland and uninteresting.

The body is medium and the carbonation feels a little low. It’s somewhat smooth and creamy but lacks crispness and a clean feel.

“Hop Angel?” Sorry but color me unconvinced. This isn’t gonna cut it guys.

Serving type: on-tap

07-24-2012 17:04:50 | More by tobelerone

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

07-12-2012 21:23:39 | More by rolltide8425

mdfb79

New York

3.95/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

From 07/05/12 notes. Had on cask at The Pony Bar in New York on the UES; served in a pint glass.

a - Pours a clear orange amber color with one inch of bright white head and low carbonation evident.

s - Smells of citrus hops, caramel malts, toasted malts, grains, and bready malts. Hops are there but it isn't super hoppy. Still very nice.

t - Tastes of citrus hops, resin, fruity malts, caramel malts, toasted malts, bready malts, grains. More hops than the nose and a step up for me, though still quite malty.

m - Medium body and no carbonation. Bosy is very smooth; very nice mouthfeel on cask.

o - Overall a very nice beer. Not the hoppiest IPA as a lot of malts come through, but it still tastes very nice and was easy to drink. Would have it again.

Serving type: cask

07-06-2012 14:04:44 | More by mdfb79

jenray

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -32.1%

06-07-2012 14:29:25 | More by jenray

jneiswender

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -18.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Had this beer at NYC Beer Company. Served in a pint glass cool.

Pours a light brown and clear body with an off white head.

Smells floral and light. Taste is refreshing, pine, cereal, light lemon notes. Light body.

Very sessionable and a nice beer. I would drink this beer again.

Serving type: on-tap

03-18-2012 03:34:49 | More by jneiswender

DoubleSimcoe

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

02-26-2012 03:28:46 | More by DoubleSimcoe

smakawhat

Maryland

3.6/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured on tap at Greenwich Village Bistro into a shaker pint. From notes.

A coppery/brown type body, somewhat hazy in appearance, but next to no head given off the pour to determine color or retention. Very minimial lacing while drinking.

Bouquet is a hop front, some pine and mild citrus, pretty solid, but one dimensional. Definitely feels IPA without question coming.

Taste matches the nose but seems rather ordinary. Bland hop and pine bitter, not much malt character. Slightly wet, but not matching the aggresive nose.

Overall the brew seems to start off pretty good but is strangely forgetabale and unremarkable for the style. I wouldn't have this again, but it's pretty easy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

02-14-2012 20:35:35 | More by smakawhat

rJulianz

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

02-10-2012 00:26:22 | More by rJulianz

tyjaman

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

02-02-2012 22:09:59 | More by tyjaman

weaselchew

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +35.9%

11-29-2011 21:08:29 | More by weaselchew

BeerMe42

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +8.7%

11-15-2011 22:26:36 | More by BeerMe42