Crank Yanker IPA - Eddyline Restaurant & Brewery

tylerprince

Colorado

3.85/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Enjoyed on tap at Eddyline in BV after a failed attempt at Mt. Harvard and Columbia. As a sidenote, the food there is really very good too.

A: Pours a clear copper with minimal bubbling. One-finger off white head subsides over 2-3 mins and leaves behind a sparse lacing.

S: Sweet and bready malts hit first, followed by a smooth grapefruit citrus throughout. Nice and balanced, but a tad weak and lacking in complexity.

T: Hits the palata with a strong citrus. Bready malts follow shortly thereafter. Finishes with the citrus, but with hardly any lingering bitterness. Alcohol is exceptionally well-hidden, especially for something with an ABV this high. Not a heck of a lot of character, however.

M: Smooth and slightly syrupy, but cut with just the right amount of carbonation. No alcohol sensation.

O: Solid, well balanced IPA. Could stand for a slightly fresher malt or perhaps a little more hop character outside of the powerfully-citrus taste. For a place in bumblef&^% Colorado, very, very solid.

Serving type: on-tap

05-20-2012 22:35:05 | More by tylerprince

Jrhockney

4.69/5  rDev +23.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

I just saw this in a very well priced liquor store on special and I had to give it a try. A six pack of 16 ouncers for 9 bucks was just too much of a deal to pass up.

-Aroma: was incredibly strong and I could tell that this was very much from the citrus hop realm and probably pretty malty as well given the sweetness. Last of orange and grapefruit with a touch of pine. The aroma lasted almost the entire beer. Very impressive

-Appearance: Almost red ale like and its easy to see that there is much malt is in there. Its very well filtered and easy to see through, which is fine, though I prefer cloudier IPAs if its not Firestone. The head was decent enough for my preference, but nothing too impressive or overdone.

-Taste: This was where I was most impressed. Being a fan of hoppy, citrus, and semi-sweet IPAs, this was just was the bartender ordered. The Orange was very pronounced along with the Grapefruit and a stinging pine flavors. The flavor seemed a little too malted at times, but the sweetness seemed to be blended enough with the sourness of the citrus hops not to make it a too malty...speaking of sour, this was a nice surprise in this brew and reminded me a bit of Asher's organic IPAs. Ultimately, the taste reminded of a somewhat sour and fairly malty version of Firestone IPA.

-Mouth Feel: Surprising heavy and syrupy for an IPA, but it made it feel a bit like an imperial which is good if you like imperials, though it might be too much if you're looking for more of a standard IPA. The flavor stayed in the thickness so it worked out pretty well.

-Overall: Very impressive and I keep an eye out for more specials on this ale. 16 ounces of this very high quality IPA is more than a bargain at low prices. If you like citrus IPAs, this is an excellent choice.

Serving type: can

02-20-2013 04:46:22 | More by Jrhockney

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.71/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

a good ipa is always the place to start for a new brewery. im not sure how new these guys are, but their beers just started appearing here in Denver, so I thought I should get introduced to them through a nice pint sized can of this ipa. the pour isn't too impressive, caramel amber color with what looks to be a robust white head, but it dies in just seconds, taking on a pretty flat look. the nose is wet sticky dank hops, very bold and aggressively done, with some middle of the road caramalt grain backing. the taste is equally dank, real hoppy, not freakishly bitter though, one of those semi sweet india pale ales that doesn't quite get bitter. quite a bit of malt body on this, its a little thicker than id like it to be, especially given its short lived carbonation. it doesn't go down as easily as it should, and the alcohol is strong here. not well hidden at all. I think this has the right hop profile to be a winner, but could use some revisiting in terms of feel. ill check back at some point...

Serving type: can

02-15-2013 18:12:50 | More by StonedTrippin

Haybeerman

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

02-07-2013 22:14:07 | More by Haybeerman

Nizzle913

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

12-28-2012 22:19:19 | More by Nizzle913

LeftoverCrizack

3.65/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

The can is great and shows good locations near Buena Vista, CO to go mountain biking. The beer has an excellent hoppy flavor although I prefer my IPAs stronger. It is easy to drink a bunch without noticing as it goes down very easy and smooth. I would recommend it if you like IPA but wouldn't if you don't as it isn't especially impressive.

Serving type: can

12-23-2012 02:19:56 | More by LeftoverCrizack

CopperMtnPlowboy

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

12-01-2012 03:20:08 | More by CopperMtnPlowboy

potbeercollege

Colorado

3.48/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Straight from the can to my mouth, so lets just give it a 3 for appearance.resious pine needle bomb. A little husky grain and caramel sweetness action in the nose, but for the most part the beer’s character is dominated by sticky sappy pine needle hop oils, etc. Typical resin bomb. Meh, not my thing, but better than most of the ’nano’ canned ipas of recent. Certainly better than that rye diacytal bullshit Renegade canned. At least this is fairly clean, no low fill, and properly carbonated. Overall, crank yanker isn’t bad just boring, not my kinda hop action.

Serving type: can

11-29-2012 01:30:07 | More by potbeercollege

Prestonlegal

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

09-28-2012 20:53:24 | More by Prestonlegal

LXIXME

New Mexico

3.48/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Very small off white head quickly dies into a decent lacing above a clear honey copper colored beer.

Citrus hops blends with a light caramel, grainy to bready malt aroma.

Resembles the aroma with citrus hops and a light caramel to grain malts taste.

A light dryish aftertaste with a bit of the sourish citrus hops hanging around on this medium bodied beer.

A good tasting but to light on the hops for a quality IPA,this seems more like a pale ale, but still very drinkable.

Serving type: can

09-20-2012 21:43:01 | More by LXIXME

TrentRundell33

4.75/5  rDev +24.7%

09-06-2012 18:05:35 | More by TrentRundell33

dbstuart88

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

07-14-2012 23:49:00 | More by dbstuart88

crobinso

Colorado

3/5  rDev -21.3%

07-14-2012 11:15:17 | More by crobinso

beerrooster

Colorado

4/5  rDev +5%

07-12-2012 06:58:01 | More by beerrooster

Deadfellow

3.93/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours A One To Two Finger Head,Crisp Golden Amber Color.

Smell Is A Hoppy Pine(Cascade)With A Very Clean Malt Profile. Very Natural. Hops Become More Prevelent As Warms.

Taste Up Front Is A Mellow Malt, With A Medium Hop Flavor On The Back Of The Tounge In The Finish.A Twinge Of Alcohol As Warms.

A Medium Bodied Beer That Pairs With The Style Very Well.

Overall This Is A Very Good Strong Pale Ale, As Opposed A True IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

05-02-2012 01:14:44 | More by Deadfellow

ldawg87801

New Mexico

4/5  rDev +5%

04-27-2012 22:48:17 | More by ldawg87801

indiapaleale

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pour - dark amber color with a soft appearance and a loose rather foamy head that clings tightly to the glass. Darker than some other IPAs but certainly just as appealing.

Aroma - orange, caramel, honey, brown sugar, some light floral hop notes. Faint hints of pine and fresh cut grass. The aroma comes and goes. I'd love to get a lot more of that fresh hop smell and as this warms a bit it does come out but you may need to be patient.

Taste - oranges and lemons with some flavors that come aross as apricot and peaches. Plenty of malty, caramel flavors without any sort of hop astringency. Not a super hoppy or bitter IPA with a lot more going on with the malt side of things. Perhaps the honey that this is brewed with plays a part in all of this?

Overall - an IPA that may come across as more on the malty side than being overly bitter and super hoppy. Not a bad brew by any means but it can come across more like a strong amber ale with a solid hop profile. Some floral and citrus flavors are there and as it warms there is a bit of spiciness from the hops.

Serving type: can

01-11-2012 03:20:38 | More by indiapaleale