Gainesville Green
Swamp Head Brewery

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From:
Swamp Head Brewery
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 12.5%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
64
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 16, 2021
Added:
Oct 05, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
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Reviewed by mickyge from Massachusetts

3.94/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours opaque golden yellow thin quickly dissipating head
Aroma of peach, melon and citrus, slight earthy ness and kind of floral
Taste is a bit bitter, citrus rind like and some juicy peach and grass
Mouthfeel is prickly up front and chunky feeling ending dry tasting with a lingering stickyness, not sweet but not overly bitter either
Overall this is a nice tasting New England DIPA not a heavy juice bomb like a lot of them. Drinks easy and tasty
Dec 16, 2021
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.74/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Thanks again to Florida Man who hooked up these Florida beers when they were dropping the Tom Petty stuff back towards the end of 2018. I am a Swamp Head fan at this point looking back.

Pours a darker golden color, clarity is not the beer's friend, but it isn't full blown haze territory either despite the style subgenre claim on the can. Wasn't the greatest at retention of white head. The color of my beer is lighter than those full blown amber pours on untappd. The lackluster appearance is quickly forgotten, as they do quite well with the aroma, dropping a medley of Mosaic, Galaxy and Citra. All the requisite orange, pineapple, blueberry and weed notes, Florida style.

Taste is nice, same smells in the taste, but throw in some melon, tangerine, lemon and grapefruit notes as well. Bitterness is such that I was expecting Simcoe here. Seems all barley, not sure about the hazy designation. Looks like they've changed the recipe up, the cheater hops worked well here.
Feb 16, 2021
 
Rated: 3.84 by 22Blue from Kansas

Dec 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.02 by Scottsbeer from Florida

Nov 25, 2019
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Reviewed by phishgator from Florida

4.34/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
I'm not sure that the beer was this hazy and light in color from years past. The nose is of some dank hops. Fresh flowers, grass, citrus fruit, and melon all come out on the nose. The head is a little lacking along with the straw color. The body and taste are crisp spot on for the DBL IPA. It is called out on the can as Hazy Double IPA. I like this years version and I hope they consider brewing it again!
Nov 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Jan 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by iftcoach from Germany

Oct 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.89 by StevenMilligan from Florida

Nov 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.54 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by Hohnbaum from Kansas

Dec 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by Lare453 from Florida

Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by RandyBoBandy from Florida

Nov 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by KensWorld from Florida

Oct 24, 2015
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Reviewed by IckyT2012 from Florida

3.9/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This is a fresh hop IPA released in September. Fresh hop brews are intended to be consumed fresh. You should disregard any reviews from January the following year.
10/2015: Far better than last year. Delicious fresh hop taste. No bitterness, just beautiful all the way down.
Oct 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.32 by mullenite from Florida

Mar 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.19 by TheWiredDJ from Ohio

Mar 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by ComeAtMeBrew from Florida

Feb 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by Viperman1316 from Indiana

Jan 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Agentveba from North Carolina

Jan 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.77 by whitenads from Michigan

Dec 19, 2014
Gainesville Green from Swamp Head Brewery
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 64 ratings