Lucky U IPA - Breckenridge Brewery

EagleTalon

Arkansas

3.98/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours out to a good lathery white head and prominent lacing all the way down. Color was orange-amber and very cloudy. Lots of floating chunks in this one. Aroma is mostly floral and grassy hops, with a bit of citrus and pine along with it. Sweet malt, graham crackers and caramel also in the nose. Flavor is low-key for the style with the bitterness more balancing than bracing, the aforementioned aromas also translate to the tongue with some alcohol sweetness also. Mouthfeel is medium and "smooth" with some warmth and slickness from the alcohol and hops. Now some may say this is not much of a US IPA because it lacks the perceived high IBU's and grapefruit/pine assault. I say it is a very solid brew and worth having again.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2012 17:43:03 | More by EagleTalon

MN_Beerticker

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

05-22-2013 14:38:17 | More by MN_Beerticker

Buck6196

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -6.6%

05-19-2013 02:28:45 | More by Buck6196

jburd19

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

05-18-2013 14:02:28 | More by jburd19

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.56/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle: Poured a dark orangey/amber color ale with a medium size foamy head with good retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of bitter citrus notes with semi sweet malty notes is quite nice. Taste is a mix between some semi-sweet malt backbones which is fuller then expected with some citrus notes and a medium bitter finish. Body is quite full with good carbonation. Hops profile is not as explosive as I would have been expected with more residual sugar then I usually like in my IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 20:11:30 | More by Phyl21ca

ElizabethEleanor

Texas

5/5  rDev +43.7%

05-16-2013 20:36:37 | More by ElizabethEleanor

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

05-16-2013 00:42:31 | More by MinorThreat

aty11b

Texas

4/5  rDev +14.9%

05-14-2013 02:03:17 | More by aty11b

MonkeyStain

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -6.6%

05-14-2013 01:20:24 | More by MonkeyStain

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -13.8%

05-12-2013 17:27:38 | More by mikeburd1128

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +0.6%

05-12-2013 00:58:11 | More by HarmonMW

melisassy

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -13.8%

05-11-2013 22:18:15 | More by melisassy

ToddHolder

Illinois

3/5  rDev -13.8%

05-11-2013 01:27:01 | More by ToddHolder

twenty5

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -21%

05-10-2013 15:54:40 | More by twenty5

msondel

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +22.1%

05-09-2013 01:02:03 | More by msondel

jonkerbaugh

Colorado

4/5  rDev +14.9%

05-08-2013 21:30:06 | More by jonkerbaugh

hockeyfighter19

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +7.8%

05-04-2013 00:32:37 | More by hockeyfighter19

InfragilisBrew

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -6.6%

05-03-2013 20:49:55 | More by InfragilisBrew

spycow

Illinois

3/5  rDev -13.8%

04-28-2013 22:05:25 | More by spycow

sdtardio

Maryland

2.75/5  rDev -21%

04-28-2013 19:24:00 | More by sdtardio

tastymug

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -6.6%

04-27-2013 20:44:19 | More by tastymug

jrpapajcik

Illinois

4/5  rDev +14.9%

04-26-2013 18:59:47 | More by jrpapajcik

beergoot

Colorado

3.39/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

An older bottle (unknown date) that was sitting in my garage refrigerator for over a year or more.

Cloudy orange body with a few brown flecks (yeast, I'm assuming) dancing around the carbonation and topped with a thick, creamy white head; sticky rings adhering to the glass sides. Musty, malty, slightly sweet (like molasses) scent. Malt forward flavors, very caramel-like; slight esters lingering about; nice, mellow hop bitterness. Medium-bodied, smooth.

Not a bad beer, but not too exciting either. Despite its relative old age, it still had good malt presence and a decent hop bitterness, although the hop aroma was lacking a bit.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 00:59:57 | More by beergoot

bscalt

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +14.9%

04-25-2013 02:16:58 | More by bscalt

juicebox

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -6.6%

04-23-2013 01:28:59 | More by juicebox