Kirkland Signature India Pale Ale - Kirkland Signature / Costco Wholesale Corporation

chinchill

South Carolina

3.78/5  rDev +21.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Fresh 12 0z bottle, "best by" dated June 18, 2011. Served in pint glass. Brewed by "New Yorker Brewing Co., Utica, NY". Also from bottle: "brewed with generous amounts of American hops, including Cascade, Centennial and Amarillo ... using barley malt, Munich and English crystal malt" IBU = 67

Pours a clear amber color with medium bubbling and enough tan head to nearly reach the lip of the point glass. Head has good retention and leaves considerable lacing.

A - Hop aroma over faint malt backdrop. Pleasant and appealing, but not strong or bold for style.

T - Starts crisp with a substantial hop flavor. The malt component is there, but overpowered by a hoppiness. Hops also dominate the finish and aftertaste, with a lingering hop/grapefruit bitterness. Both citrus and pine in both aroma and flavor of hops.

M - medium/light body with medium carbonation.

D - good for those who like a hoppy and rather bitter beer.

At $19 a case, this is a very good buy ... except: only available in mix packs with 3 other varieties, some of which are likely to be less attractive to the hop-heads to which this beer will most appeal.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2011 18:20:00 | More by chinchill

gregmtrainer

Washington

2.08/5  rDev -33.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

this beer had a strong taste much like a rusty nail. and not the good kind with scotch and drambuie. very strong metallic taste overwhelmed the hops. maybe it was just this batch but even though the price was right I think it was my first and last case.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 22:05:26 | More by gregmtrainer

GraduatedCashew

California

3/5  rDev -3.8%

06-11-2013 00:24:35 | More by GraduatedCashew

jwgkicks

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev -11.9%

05-31-2013 05:45:13 | More by jwgkicks

lucasj82

Indiana

3/5  rDev -3.8%

05-15-2013 02:46:10 | More by lucasj82

BigGingDrinker

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -3.8%

05-13-2013 04:47:40 | More by BigGingDrinker

trocketsauced

New York

3.25/5  rDev +4.2%

05-13-2013 01:52:29 | More by trocketsauced

ChugMan

Washington

3/5  rDev -3.8%

05-12-2013 21:24:00 | More by ChugMan

Jtmitch416

Michigan

4/5  rDev +28.2%

04-14-2013 12:08:14 | More by Jtmitch416

Poserdisposer

Alberta (Canada)

3/5  rDev -3.8%

04-13-2013 06:23:50 | More by Poserdisposer

KingBiscuit

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -27.9%

04-10-2013 00:55:45 | More by KingBiscuit

Ryki

New Jersey

3.74/5  rDev +19.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 5

Not a bad Brew

A. Who cares if I want Art I will go to an Art Gallery.

S. Who cares if I want a Nice Smell I will buy Cologne.

T. Nice taste not too hoppy, not to malty. Medium Bodied. Slightly Bitter aftertaste.

M. Nice mouth feel, not too bitter not too hoppy. Nice aftertaste. Would buy this Beer again.

O. Great Everyday Beer. $18.00 for a mixed case. Same price as Miller Lite or Budweiser.

10 out of 10 for Value.

Nice Beer for a hot summers day.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 20:52:33 | More by Ryki

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +12.2%

04-06-2013 04:25:36 | More by DrunkinYogi

mattcrill

Ohio

3.1/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Appearance: Cloudy amber pour with effervescence noted. Sticky white head that retains well.

Aroma: Mild earthy hop notes up front. Low fruity esters. Clean fermentation character. A little biscuit aroma as it is agitated.

Flavor: Earthy hop bitterness up front. Followed by moderate biscuit and bread crust-like character. Balance is toward bitter but there is more than enough malt character to balance. Finish is clean and dry.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with medium-high carbonation. No astringency or alcohol heat.

Overall impression: More like an amber. A good beer, just not an IPA.

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2013 20:06:19 | More by mattcrill

beersteak

Montana

1.3/5  rDev -58.3%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

Smell: a little like a skunky near-beer. Maybe St. Pauly Girl. That's it - it smells like St. Pauly Girl after too many days in the sun.

Taste: glue from the back of a postage stamp.

So, pretty much what you'd expect from Costco brand beer. I don't care how cheap it is, you have to have standards, people.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 02:44:50 | More by beersteak

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.26/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle into a pint glass

Appearance – The beer pours a nice amber copper color with a big cream colored head. The head has a decent level of retention fading over time to leave a good level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The smell is bready and caramel sweet with a nice blend of a grapefruit citrus hop and some lighter notes of a floral smells.

Taste – The taste is upfront bready with a light caramel sweetness with a decent amount of grapefruit hop flavors. As the taste advances further there are flavors of a pine hop come to the tongue with a loss of much of the sweeter flavors. The grapefruit hop flavors get stronger as the taste advances to the end where a moderately hoppy, bitter, and dry flavor are left to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the slightly thicker and creamier side with a carbonation level that is rather average. The thickness suits the hop flavors quite well while the medium carbonation is nice for complementing the more crispness of the brew.

Overall – Not too bad, but a little too much of the a bitter grapefruit is left to linger on the tongue at the end of the taste leaving a somewhat unbalanced taste. Not bad and for ~ 75 cents for the bottle this is definitely a good deal.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2013 01:47:50 | More by Darkmagus82

Gardmark59

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -19.9%

02-11-2013 20:27:36 | More by Gardmark59

warpedrevolution

Washington

2.5/5  rDev -19.9%

02-08-2013 16:29:27 | More by warpedrevolution

buschbeer

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev +4.2%

02-03-2013 18:59:26 | More by buschbeer

Baldjosh

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev +4.2%

02-03-2013 04:11:01 | More by Baldjosh

Kubrickx

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +4.2%

01-30-2013 20:37:13 | More by Kubrickx

rusty3335

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -3.8%

01-15-2013 16:56:12 | More by rusty3335

dmorgan310

Panama

3.5/5  rDev +12.2%

01-13-2013 01:51:22 | More by dmorgan310

Seanecy

3/5  rDev -3.8%

01-13-2013 00:47:10 | More by Seanecy

KatyC

Maryland

3/5  rDev -3.8%

01-08-2013 02:56:40 | More by KatyC