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IPA
Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
- From:
- Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
- Nebraska, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 13.93%
- Reviews:
- 83
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 02, 2019
- Added:
- May 23, 2010
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 39
India Pale Ale is about balance. The right balance of malt, hop flavor, bitterness, and aroma to create an unforgettable ale. Lucky Bucket's Original American IPA begins with a nice malt bill that lets the brew stand up to the mountain of hops added later. After the boil, the hot wort (the beer before it's really beer) is fired through a hop back, a unique four-barrel stainless steel tank filled with a gratuitous amount of raw flower Amarillo, Centennial, and Cascade hops, extracting the aromatic oils and flavor of the hops. Followed with additional dry hopping in the fermenter, the end result is a big, well-balanced West Coast-style IPA with terrific hop flavor and aroma. Lucky Bucket IPA weighs in at 65 IBUs and 6.3% ABV.
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Ratings by scoobybrew:
Reviewed by scoobybrew from Indiana
3.83/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A - slightly hazy (from bottle conditioning) orange color with a thick off-white head that is very well retained
S - strong, but balanced sweet caramel malt with spicy and citrus-like hop accents
T - strong assertive citrus hop flavor from start to finish (centennials?) with supportive malt sweetness that is fairly simple in nature; slight fruity yeast esters
M - medium-full body with moderately high carbonation
O - Overall, this is a decent IPA from an unexpected location. The malt and hop are somewhat one-dimensional, but are in balance with what is expected of the style. I don't know if I'd go out of my way for it, but I wouldn't turn it down and if I was out Omaha way would definitely enjoy sucking down this local brew.
May 04, 2011S - strong, but balanced sweet caramel malt with spicy and citrus-like hop accents
T - strong assertive citrus hop flavor from start to finish (centennials?) with supportive malt sweetness that is fairly simple in nature; slight fruity yeast esters
M - medium-full body with moderately high carbonation
O - Overall, this is a decent IPA from an unexpected location. The malt and hop are somewhat one-dimensional, but are in balance with what is expected of the style. I don't know if I'd go out of my way for it, but I wouldn't turn it down and if I was out Omaha way would definitely enjoy sucking down this local brew.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bright orange color.
Frothy white head & lacing.
Very fruit-forward, citrus-y nose which has me excited.
Medium mouthfeel, perfect for the genre.
A nice fruit bouquet in the flavor, not too bitter but very hop forward.
Um, great job Lucky Bucket. Between this and Certified Evil, I'm starting to love you.
Apr 22, 2019Frothy white head & lacing.
Very fruit-forward, citrus-y nose which has me excited.
Medium mouthfeel, perfect for the genre.
A nice fruit bouquet in the flavor, not too bitter but very hop forward.
Um, great job Lucky Bucket. Between this and Certified Evil, I'm starting to love you.
Reviewed by TonyLema1 from South Carolina
3.77/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L:deep amber color, with a lacing head
S: malty with some pine
T: well balanced, nice malt backbone, resinous hops
F: big mouthfeel, medium body
O: solid IPA, not the citrus/trop that I normally go for, but I'm glad I tried it
Mar 13, 2016S: malty with some pine
T: well balanced, nice malt backbone, resinous hops
F: big mouthfeel, medium body
O: solid IPA, not the citrus/trop that I normally go for, but I'm glad I tried it
Reviewed by matcris from Arizona
3.18/5 rDev -13.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -13.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
LOOKS: Amber/red in color. Poured aggressively into a Nonic Pint glass. One finger of light tan head that dissipates slowly, leaves mild lacing down the glass. Lots of small bubbles streaming up.
AROMA: Floral, caramel, citrus, bready, a little pine. Tiny bit astringent/ ammonia like.
TASTE: Kind of one note. Bitterness and grapefruit/citrus peel. Bitterness is not overwhelming, but lingers. Just nothing that really pops as far as flavors go.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium body, dry back end. Carbonation was full and noticeable in a good way.
OVERALL: An alright IPA, but with so many great options out there, this might get lost in the mix.
Dec 21, 2015AROMA: Floral, caramel, citrus, bready, a little pine. Tiny bit astringent/ ammonia like.
TASTE: Kind of one note. Bitterness and grapefruit/citrus peel. Bitterness is not overwhelming, but lingers. Just nothing that really pops as far as flavors go.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium body, dry back end. Carbonation was full and noticeable in a good way.
OVERALL: An alright IPA, but with so many great options out there, this might get lost in the mix.
Reviewed by ThisWangsChung from Maryland
3.24/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Huge thanks to my friend for bringing this back from Omaha! The smell is textbook old-school IPA - I get plenty of doughy, biscuity malt alongside notes of grapefruit and pine (the latter is more assertive). There isn't much else to this beer's aroma, sadly. Flavor-wise, it starts with a powerful piny quality (not necessarily a bitter one, though), before quickly giving way to a malty middle. I pick up lots of biscuit, caramel, toast, and toffee here. The finish is also a little bready, though remaining light and surprisingly crisp. I'm surprised how easily this goes down in spite of the fuller, creamy texture. This doesn't set the world on fire by any means - as a food beer, though, it works quite well. On its own, it's nice, just not great.
3.24/5: Pleasing yet hardly show-stopping
Dec 06, 20153.24/5: Pleasing yet hardly show-stopping
IPA from Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
265 ratings
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