Nectar IPA
Humboldt Brewing Co.

Nectar IPANectar IPA
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From:
Humboldt Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 10.85%
Reviews:
347
Ratings:
878
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 20, 2019
Added:
Oct 03, 2002
Wants:
  21
Gots:
  97
60 IBU
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Ratings by freed:
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Reviewed by freed from Oregon

3.38/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle with an attractive label. Pours a bit dark for an IPA, just about perfect for an amber though. Not much head, but it's consistent through the beer.

Smell is lacking. Almost non-existent for an IPA. Could really benefit from some fresh hop aroma. In fact, fresh hop aroma and taste are both missing. The nice rusty malt flavor is very reminicent of a British style IPA, as is the mellow hopping. There's a bitter back end, but its unbalanced without the aromatic hops. Not quite my pint of IPA.
Aug 08, 2003
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Reviewed by penguinsgoboom from California

4.06/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a slightly darker shade of marigold. Nice lacing

S: Immediately starts with the fruity, citrusy sweetness. Honey, banana, mint, a little bit of herbal grass.

T: Starts with a bitterness and the sharpness of rind. It's tempered by a bready maltiness that never let the hops run away with the drink.

O: A much maltier beer than expected. A more balanced IPA.
Aug 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.77 by gefinley from California

Oct 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.15 by Chilmer from Iowa

May 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by BennyProfane from California

May 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.78 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

Feb 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by TheIPAHunter from California

Jan 30, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a semi-murky burnt orange color with a cap of a little white foamy head. Light touch of messy lace.
The aroma had some grassy chilled hops, light citrusy hop effects, some pine, and ended with a little bit of earthiness.
The flavor was moderately sweet with a touch of bitterness to round out the edges. Light aftertaste pulling in a bit more malt, but nice and clean.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied, perhaps a touch under with a good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt on par. Semi-bitter citrusy to earthy finish.
Overall, it's a pretty good AIPA that I could come back to.
Oct 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by mltobin from Connecticut

Oct 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.05 by BeerAndFilm from Oregon

Aug 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by MattinIdaho from Idaho

Mar 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by tfsimpkins from Florida

Feb 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by duvel1979 from District of Columbia

Feb 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by Mojo from Alabama

Jan 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by 80x2HopHead from Vermont

Jan 20, 2017
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Reviewed by erk0607 from Colorado

3.85/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hazy brownish gold body with foam that subsides relatively quickly. Smell - flowery, cherry, grassy, citrusy hops, with no pine or bitterness. Taste: Soft hops balanced with nice malt body. Slight citrus but more grassy like a fresh spring day. Feel: Good - medium light body and very drinkable. Overall: A good non-hopbomb IPA. Wouldn't seek it out, but would not turn one down.
Jan 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by scottspencer from Indiana

Oct 10, 2016
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Rated by Georgedisrespectful from Alabama

4.75/5  rDev +25.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
It's very good.
Oct 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by Lingenbrau from Oregon

Sep 16, 2016
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Reviewed by jeffdr123 from Florida

3.71/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Exactly what it says it is. A sweet IPA. Pours Honey brown with a half inch head that leaves lots of lacing. Not much of a scent. But a nice light sweet honey taste with enough hops for it not to taste silly. Not a go-to, but a nice change of pace.
Sep 11, 2016
Nectar IPA from Humboldt Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 878 ratings