Ranger - New Belgium Brewing

Mitchster

Michigan

4.23/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

$3.99 for a 22oz bottle @ Bevco. Meijer had them for $2.85 so loaded up on them. Brewed with Pale and Crystal 120 malts. Hopped with Chinook, Simcoe, and Cascade. 6.5% ABV, 70 IBU's, 187 kcal/12oz.

Pours out to a sparkingly clear bright medium gold, forming a tall bone white head that is exceptionally sticky and forms solid sheets of lace. Carbonation is moderately strong, ~2.8-3 carbs. The aroma is pungent with grapefruit, skunkweed, pine and cat pee. The mouthfeel is very crisp and clean with a dry finish. Medium bodied. The taste is a recap of the aroma, displaying those hop qualities beautifully well. The hops are very well balanced with the malts, letting the malt character shine through without being cloying or syrupy. Medium firm bitterness, but not overwhelming for an IPA. Clean finish, no off-flavors or aromas.

A really great IPA in the west-coast style. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

09-09-2012 20:59:59 | More by Mitchster

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Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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Mississippi

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

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South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

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California

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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switzer

Oregon

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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Japan

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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MattSweatshirt

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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DIPAFAN

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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WBMiller

California

3/5  rDev -21.5%

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csfcmitchell

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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vfalstad

Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

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Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -28%

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thampel09

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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Sokool

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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outsider

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

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VirginiaJeff1

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

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heyabbott

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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verge

California

4/5  rDev +4.7%

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danfix99

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -21.5%

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cfitterer

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

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