Wanderer Session India Pale Ale - North Peak Brewing Company

Jason

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

12oz brown bottle with a freshness date.

Color: hazed amber

Aroma: Dried mint, orange peel, toasted bread, nutty yeast and faint taffy.

Taste & Mouthfeel: Smooth drinking, aggressive bitterness and raw. Grainy and bready. Orange peel, tobacco and some mint. Yeasty, tamed alcohol and lingering hop bitterness.

Overall: Very tasty, but why call it an IPA ... just name the beer, who cares about styles when you are not going to be within the guidelines. Regardless, I could knock these back all day long ... I'd love to see a version that is 3% abv.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2011 00:49:58 | More by Jason

HardyA

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

04-16-2013 01:48:54 | More by HardyA

BlissJunkie

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

01-14-2013 18:48:09 | More by BlissJunkie

Lukass

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

01-05-2013 13:43:15 | More by Lukass

zonker17

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

01-02-2013 03:44:07 | More by zonker17

TimRoss41

Michigan

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-16-2012 20:35:08 | More by TimRoss41

t0rin0

California

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

12-01-2012 14:29:11 | More by t0rin0

rolandboy

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

11-26-2012 04:22:11 | More by rolandboy

Zaphog

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

09-03-2012 16:36:23 | More by Zaphog

redleg64

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

09-03-2012 03:13:13 | More by redleg64

jacobdensford

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -28.6%

08-27-2012 00:14:16 | More by jacobdensford

Bitter_Echo

Michigan

4.6/5  rDev +19.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a dark, clear, orange tannic yellow, with low and fine head. Smells on the pine side of things: balsam, faint laquer-ish, organic chemistry class like piney and resinous. Not much in the way of fruit and citrus bitter but a little grapefruit rind. Like I said, on the pinier side. Taste is terrific, well balanced, smooth, not too sweet not too malty. Nice, distinct bitterness in good balance with each other and complex. Alcohol is low, carbonation is fine and moderate to scrubbing powerful. Bitter notes linger but clear from the palate...tastes of more alcohol than 4+ percent would indicate. I think bitter like an IPA, but not exhausting, and fits well with my idea of a session ale. Curiously, like the pine version of another citrusy All Day IPA brewed several hours south in GR. I like this one too. Another six in my future. Nice.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 00:25:11 | More by Bitter_Echo

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I'm always happy to see a new low abv beer.

It's unusual to me though that this is only 4.2%, because I feel like I can taste booze tones all up in this thing. Regardless of that, the hop tones are pretty full and sharp. A nice drinker, but a bit too spicy, for me.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2012 08:19:51 | More by RblWthACoz

IlPostino

Michigan

3/5  rDev -22.1%

08-21-2012 00:00:17 | More by IlPostino

brealbg

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

07-30-2012 13:54:19 | More by brealbg

WesM63

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

07-13-2012 04:39:55 | More by WesM63

LordKnarf

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

07-12-2012 20:30:25 | More by LordKnarf

SnatchyMcPants

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

07-07-2012 20:52:49 | More by SnatchyMcPants

cestlavie

Yukon (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

06-25-2012 01:41:18 | More by cestlavie

bigkingken

Virginia

3.48/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours golden with a healthy head on top that slowly dissipates to a decent size. Slightly hazy in appearance. Lots of aroma coming out of the top. Citrus notes highlighted with orange and grapefruit, and a subtle backdrop of pine. Medium everything in the taste department. A good amount of bitterness offset by a good amount of malt – nothing too strong going on. Well balanced. Grapefruit dominates a slightly acidic and bitter overall profile. Leaves a bit of bitterness behind, but nothing uncomfortable. Hits its mark. Looking for an all-day drinking IPA that won’t kill the palette or make anyone too drunk, this is it. But as an IPA, it lacks character.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2012 14:54:14 | More by bigkingken

tophers

Michigan

4.45/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

Pours hazy copper with a thick, long lasting head. Smell is predominately citrus grapefruit with a touch of spiciness. Some session IPA's tend to taste more like a pale ale. This one is not one of those. There is ample malt background to support the strong citrus hop flavors. This is a tad bit over-carbonated in my opinion though. This beer definitely doesn't taste like a 4.2% ABV. This is a great session IPA.

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2012 21:29:20 | More by tophers

blp

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

04-14-2012 12:45:07 | More by blp

Calculat0r

Japan

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

04-11-2012 15:36:07 | More by Calculat0r

oldvines

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%

04-02-2012 00:54:23 | More by oldvines

seanhug

Ohio

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-03-2012 00:58:30 | More by seanhug