(512) IPA - (512) Brewing Company

MurphyMacManus

Texas

4.38/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Growler into pint glass

A: Medium amber. Half-inch white head with some stick. Impressive, considering I opened the growler yesterday. Head fades to a thick layer of lace.

S: Citrus and pine dominate. There's pale malt in there too, but the first impression is all West Coast hop.

T/M: Slightly sweet and malty up front, with a citric and resiny bitterness in the middle. Finish is a slight lingering bitterness backed by toasty malt. Slight medicinal alcohol as it warms. Feel is substantial -- bordering on DIPA territory. For all the West Coast hop in the aroma, this actually turns out to be a more balanced, East Coast-type interpretation of the style.

D: I think Dogfish Head has the trademark on "session IPA" with their 60-minute, and it's deserved. But the (512) IPA could also be a contender for that label. Only potential problem is the ABV.

Serving type: growler

02-20-2011 06:50:01 | More by MurphyMacManus

Isotope

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-23-2013 02:08:00 | More by Isotope

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -21.5%

05-23-2013 01:53:12 | More by mikeincharleston

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-22-2013 02:43:41 | More by SmellsofMahagony

pauldevay

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +14.7%

05-21-2013 18:40:45 | More by pauldevay

Hopine

Georgia

4.24/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Very nice IPA. This is absolutely the best Texas beer i've had. The bartender says that 512 is in a class by themselves in TX. This IPA has a Northern CA feel and smell to it. If you like what comes from the northern coastal area you'll like this one. To the eye it looks like a typical IPA/Amber, but the nose and taste are first class. Slightly bitter but that's why it's not a BIC brew.

Serving type: on-tap

05-19-2013 21:48:28 | More by Hopine

mcdsports

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -15.5%

05-18-2013 03:14:47 | More by mcdsports

inlimbo77

Delaware

3.95/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

64oz, Filled 5/5/13, Consumed 5/16/13
The Bruery tulip

A: Standard glowing orange color. Slight hop haze. Good carbonation still. Cap of slightly off white head. Sticky lacing sheeting.

S: Nice sweetness on the nose of apricot and maybe some peach. There is some pine hints. Some malts.

T: Up front, you get some pine like bitterness. Sweet apricot. Slight bitterness. Sweet malts. Dry close. Clean.

M: Medium bodied.

Serving type: growler

05-17-2013 15:52:04 | More by inlimbo77

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

5/5  rDev +20.8%

05-16-2013 20:28:28 | More by ElizabethEleanor

HouvilleSwamp

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

05-14-2013 23:34:25 | More by HouvilleSwamp

Ford

Texas

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-12-2013 03:12:30 | More by Ford

tastymug

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

05-06-2013 22:17:32 | More by tastymug

J_Dub

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +14.7%

04-23-2013 14:34:38 | More by J_Dub

campuschief

Pennsylvania

1.6/5  rDev -61.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Smells like wet dog...and tastes like it as well. It's on tap at the Flying Saucer in Houston. Perhaps the lines were dirty or mot cleaned after the previous keg but this beer was undrinkable. I'll try again somewhere else. There's really not much more I can say about this beer.

Serving type: on-tap

04-23-2013 03:22:08 | More by campuschief

gshackles

New York

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

04-19-2013 00:57:07 | More by gshackles

wstitzel

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +14.7%

04-18-2013 00:58:35 | More by wstitzel

Nightwish1094

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +14.7%

04-11-2013 05:30:45 | More by Nightwish1094

ThirdEyePA

Texas

4/5  rDev -3.4%

04-06-2013 03:17:25 | More by ThirdEyePA

ironchefmiyagi13

New York

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

03-21-2013 05:32:20 | More by ironchefmiyagi13

chaseabeer

Oklahoma

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

03-19-2013 05:22:03 | More by chaseabeer

DoubleSimcoe

New York

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

03-11-2013 04:32:19 | More by DoubleSimcoe

JeffSuttonTX

Texas

4/5  rDev -3.4%

03-10-2013 20:12:11 | More by JeffSuttonTX

gtermi

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

03-03-2013 03:39:23 | More by gtermi

ilikebeer03

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

02-24-2013 06:41:14 | More by ilikebeer03

bundy462

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

02-19-2013 05:16:50 | More by bundy462