Lucky U IPA - Breckenridge Brewery

JamesMN

Minnesota

3.55/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Hazy orange with a soapy off-white head. Like an average American IPA looks.

Aroma: Sweet candy-like hops. Caramel malt. Smells like a good balance.

Taste: There's some good malt flavor in there but it's overpowered by a sweet hop/wet dog flavor. That makes it sound much worse than it is but it's the only way I can think to describe it. The malts and hops are very well balanced. There is some decent bitterness in there as well.

Mouthfeel: Nice and drinkable. Lighter side of medium bodied.

Final Thoughts: This one left something to be desired. It's lacking some bitterness and good hop flavor. Instead of pine or citrus you just have sweet hops with nothing particularly pleasing about them. Basically this is a good beer but a not so good IPA.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 03:26:25 | More by JamesMN

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