Pako's IPA
Snake River Brewing Company & Brewpub

Pako's IPAPako's IPA
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From:
Snake River Brewing Company & Brewpub
 
Wyoming, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #596
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
91
Ranked #7,937
Avg:
4.06 | pDev: 9.11%
Reviews:
94
Ratings:
376
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 07, 2024
Added:
May 23, 2010
Wants:
  60
Gots:
  75
Named for Pako (say “PACO”) the dog (No wait, Pako’s not a dog!) This full flavored, fully hop-evident IPA will have the hopheads rejoicing. 6.8% ABV and 60+ IBUs with explosive hop aroma from a pungent Simcoe/columbus blend.
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Ratings by ryser2k:
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Rated by ryser2k from Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

Feb 25, 2013
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Reviewed by muchloveforhops3 from Montana

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Single 12oz can picked up at the Boise Co-op in Meridian, ID; first experience with Snake River
Poured into a Baerlic Belgian-style tulip

P deep gold/copper w/ a foamy 1f white head
N medium aroma of citrus, pine, indiscernible fruitiness, and caramely malt
T pleasant fruitiness- lemon and a touch of pineapple, w/ light bready malt supporting; moderate bitterness in the finish; nice profile; tasty
Mf med to med-full bodied w/ med-high carb
O a pleasant, balanced IPA; would have again

review date: 02.23.22
can date: tough to discern- looks like it was sometime in sept 2021, though
Mar 07, 2024
 
Rated: 4.06 by funku2 from Colorado

Jan 20, 2024
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

3.96/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours yellow with a light fog to the transparency. Head is two fingers of white foam. Aroma is citrus, pine, grass, and mild herbal hops. Bready malts add some support. Flavor profile opens with citrus, pine, and grassy hops, developing a more traditional IPA taste. Mild herbal hops add some stickiness to the back. It's mild overall, with a fair balance. Mouth feel is medium in thickness with a fuzzy, semi-soft texture. Overall, balanced, old school IPA.

Served from a 12oz can. Reviewed from notes.
Sep 22, 2023
 
Rated: 3.78 by evergreen_machine from Washington

Sep 03, 2023
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Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nice burnt orangeISH looking in color. Neat little white head that leaves great lacing. Nose is citrus and pine. Taste as well is citrus but more piney than expected. Great bitterness, wish it had more though.
Jul 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.26 by HighwayChile from Kansas

Jul 12, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Aug 12, 2022
 
Rated: 4.19 by DMarlinJ from Michigan

Sep 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Jul 18, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by KatieGregBeers from New Mexico

May 09, 2021
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Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This is pretty good and stands out at least to me at the moment cuz it seems to feature a hop build im not as familiar with yet. So far I've had pretty solid beer from this place.
Apr 29, 2021
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.08/5  rDev -24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 fl oz pull-tab can:

Floral hops and some hop oils. I don't think this showcases Simcoe or Columbus particularly well. I don't get oniony/garlicky flavour from the Simcoe. I'd say Columbus' floral character is dominant, but this hop profile isn't terribly interesting overall. It's balanced enough and drinks fine, but I hoped for a bit more depth of hop flavour and more of a balanced and diverse hop profile.

Has a nice sticky hop oil thing going on that informs its refreshing mouthfeel.

Many top tier pale ales bring more hop pungency to the table than this IPA does. It's fine and I'll enjoy working my way through the sixer, but in terms of its regional competition, it's tough to see anyone picking this over Colorado's better expressions of the style - including those that are widely distributed and cheap (e.g. Odell). In terms of Wyoming alone, I have to wonder who's buying this over Melvin.

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Nov 29, 2020
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Rated by eithne from Minnesota

4.18/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
20200629
Brewery Taproom - 16oz
Jul 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.23 by Bcgoodman1 from Georgia

Jul 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3 by VaporDome from New York

Mar 26, 2020
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.03/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Bit of a gusher can. Pours very hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, toast, biscuit dough, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, toast, biscuit dough, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, toast, biscuit dough, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft and not overly aggressive. Definitely wasn't too fresh, but awesome Columbus/Simcoe showcase. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with a nice sized dark/Munich malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering crisp resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive old school west coast style example.
Sep 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.81 by einman from Minnesota

Aug 22, 2019
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Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had at Devil's Tower Gulch Restaurant, Devils Tower, WY, poured from 12-oz. can, bottom stamped “FILLED ON 06/24/19,” into tumbler.

A light-bodied, medium malted IPA well balanced with herbal, piney and fruity hops, and a nicely bitter finish.
Aug 18, 2019
Pako's IPA from Snake River Brewing Company & Brewpub
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 376 ratings