Spiral Jetty - Epic Brewing Co.

spitInTheOcean

Michigan

3.65/5  rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

soft amber/ gold color. clear. thin head. fair retention.

hop aroma biggest. soft, subtle biscuit malt aroma. citrus, but other fruits as well, like banana(?).

a little sweet, that gives way immediately but gradually to hop bitterness that build to a quite bitter finish. citrus hop flavors dominate, such as grapefruit and orange. some subtle malt flavor there in the beginning. very big hop flavor.

medium mouthfeel. soft carbonation.

very solid american ipa. the hops are kind of a one note tune, being primarily of the citrus variety, but the way that they are spread out over the palate(aroma, flavoring, bitterness) is very well executed.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2012 03:37:01 | More by spitInTheOcean

BColton1

Rhode Island

3.25/5  rDev -3.8%

06-18-2013 23:16:25 | More by BColton1

dmorgan310

Panama

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

06-15-2013 03:35:00 | More by dmorgan310

KohlbeckM

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +10.9%

06-14-2013 01:37:50 | More by KohlbeckM

BMart

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -11.2%

06-07-2013 19:24:33 | More by BMart

TimHitchings

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

06-04-2013 23:28:17 | More by TimHitchings

robertmitchum

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +10.9%

06-04-2013 01:33:19 | More by robertmitchum

JeffreyJDavis

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -11.2%

06-03-2013 15:40:47 | More by JeffreyJDavis

MallyOMight

Michigan

3/5  rDev -11.2%

05-27-2013 20:07:03 | More by MallyOMight

SerialHiker

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +10.9%

05-26-2013 23:52:44 | More by SerialHiker

jsmith6051

California

3/5  rDev -11.2%

05-24-2013 01:19:02 | More by jsmith6051

rainfairy

California

4.5/5  rDev +33.1%

05-14-2013 08:07:29 | More by rainfairy

Laklimell

Washington

4/5  rDev +18.3%

05-14-2013 05:31:08 | More by Laklimell

dbattey

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

05-11-2013 21:06:48 | More by dbattey

sparx1100

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -11.2%

05-11-2013 17:10:10 | More by sparx1100

lsummers

California

3.75/5  rDev +10.9%

05-10-2013 01:48:58 | More by lsummers

oldvines

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

03-30-2013 00:24:10 | More by oldvines

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.91/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

a hopelessly underrated ipa. this is a fantastic bottle of brew. pours really cloudy, bright orange in color, rusty looking, with a luxurious snow white head with fine retention. the nose is bitter and woody, not as resinous as the other epic india pales, but still quite dank on the hop front. some English malt in the mix of body and sweetness is the first flavor to reach the taste buds, but its short lived, as the hops assault comes on quickly. the hops are pine family mostly, sappy and west coast style, but they aren't out of balance here. yes this is a bitter beer, very very bitter, but the malt rounds it out nicely, and the yeast used adds a unique character. this beer is bakery fresh, and stays on the tongue a long time after its swallowed. powerful enough to handle spicy food, big enough to enhance a steak, and drinkable enough to have a few bombers. this is quite the versatile ipa. fully carbonated, its pretty fizzy, but the full body almost needs it. I was very impressed by this because its something a little different. epic really seems to have the ipa genre dialed, and all three of the versions ive had have been outstanding. I still reckon the hopulent is the pick, but the spiral jetty here deserves some more recognition, it is extraordinarily well made.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 17:43:26 | More by StonedTrippin

tdm168

North Carolina

3.46/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - bright orange with a thin, short lived white head

S - piny; incredibly faint nose

T - bready, citrusy, piny

M - well carbonated, thin, light to medium bodied, dry

When I first opened this beer, it was incredibly dry. There was a ton of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. The dryness practically stripped the flavor clean of my palate. Once the beer settled, it came across as less dry, but as it turned out there wasn't much flavor to hide. The flavor was simple and refreshing, but ultimately incredibly underwhelming. This was a rather forgettable IPA, one that I won't be buying again.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 00:35:56 | More by tdm168

ralphw56

Nevada

3.25/5  rDev -3.8%

03-07-2013 05:46:24 | More by ralphw56

sixerofelixir

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

02-28-2013 01:13:32 | More by sixerofelixir

bifrost17

Washington

3.5/5  rDev +3.6%

02-27-2013 16:54:22 | More by bifrost17

muskiesman

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -11.2%

02-26-2013 05:05:13 | More by muskiesman

MattBreight

4/5  rDev +18.3%

02-23-2013 14:39:59 | More by MattBreight

CEDAMA

California

3/5  rDev -11.2%

01-21-2013 02:26:43 | More by CEDAMA