Flagstaff IPA - Lumberyard Brewing Company

bennetj17

Arizona

3.05/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pale copper, bright clarity. The white foam is almost two fingers in thickness and it holds amazingly considering I can see almost no carbonation bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass. The aroma is a bit underwhelming. Light pine-like hop character with a tangy caramel malt edge. There's not enough forcefulness from the hops.

The taste is exactly what I expected from the smell. Very one-dimensional hop flavor. The caramel malt is a bit dry and the finish has a moderate tangy bitterness. The carbonation is definitely too low on this and it hurts the overall flavor.

I was disappointed considering I really loved the draft version of this brew. This tasted completely different. Of course there is no freshness dating, so age could be a factor, but we just started getting this beer available in bottles in Tucson within the past few weeks. Unfortunately it's just another Arizona beer that doesn't make the grade.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2011 05:16:29 | More by bennetj17

beagle75

Iowa

3.08/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Draft service into a nonic at Lumberyard brewpub in Flagstaff.

A: Clear, light amber color with a partial surface residue of white bubbles. Light lacing remains on the glass.

S: Weak hop aromatics suggest herbaceous spice. Otherwise aromas are very clean, even uninteresting, with little evidence of grain detected.

T: Begins dry, with herbaceous hop aromatics and lesser toasted malt. Acidity is restrained, although bitterness builds, into the middle where hop flavors become more floral. More toasted malt accompanies green herbaceous bitterness in the finish.

M: Thin viscosity, slightly sticky on the palate, with moderate carbonation.

D/O: Fairly easy to gulp down, but only mediocre when placed amongst the field of modern IPAs. Bitterness is emphasized over more appealing dry-hopped qualities, making this recipe smell and taste dated.

Serving type: on-tap

07-03-2012 16:32:29 | More by beagle75

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.18/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Another beer obtained at pagosa. Copper color, white head, about 1" deep, not much lacing or retention. Citrus bittery aroma, caramel.

Decent hop flavor, a bit one dimensional, in that it is pretty much just a sweet, slightly dry citrus with a ton of bitterness. No way of knowing if this was fresh or not, the flavor profile makes me think it might not be under 2 months old. The caramel that was noticeable in the nose doesn't do a very good job at soaking up the bitterness.

Was pretty much another ipa in a long list of AZ ipa's that were all middle of the road.

Serving type: on-tap

12-26-2011 00:55:56 | More by Beerandraiderfan

merc7186

New York

3.4/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this beer poured from a can into a pint glass (then let it sit five minutes before drinking).

The beer pours decent with a clear straw color to it, a nice white head that lingers around for a while and great lacing on the glass. The smell is average with a definite presense of resin but it is somewhat mild (for an IPA) and doesnt offer much else. The taste is decent as you get a definite piney flavor that mellows out nicely (taste has more power than the smell did). The mouthfeel is decent as the beer is decently carbonated and leaves your mouth dry and bitter. Overall, a decent APA that definitely leaves you feeling like you drank an APA, hoppy and bitter...nice.

Serving type: can

09-29-2011 01:56:07 | More by merc7186

yemenmocha

Arizona

3.53/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a slightly hazy copper color with generous white head. Nose gives me clean pine, perhaps a citrusy-soapy component. Not too bold. Palate really offers a whopper of hop bitterness, some caramel sweet malt in the background, but just overall big bitter grapefruity in your face hops. Medium bodied. Finish is long, bitter, and grapefruity. Maybe I'm an IPA pansy as I prefer the more delicate, soft & floral versions of the American IPA style.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2011 00:32:38 | More by yemenmocha

bitterbeerguy

Minnesota

3.58/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

An extra from a trade a month back- thanks for the brew, Paul.

Pours a nice orange color with subtle hints of red. White bubbles very present, even though it is a month old. I was impressed how the bubbles showed up out of nowhere.

Aroma is a little disappointing- I was expecting a more powerful smell. Traditional IPA smells with just a hint of caramel. I have to admit, that there is a slight sour smell- my guess is this beer simply sat in the fridge a little too long.

Taste is heavy in the lemon flavors- almost no grapefruit. I am surprised how much nut character I can pick up for being an IPA. Hints of alcohol in the background. A little thin compared to the typical IPA, but not too bad.

Not my favorite IPA of the season, but I am guessing fresh from a bottle is much nicer.

Cheers!

Serving type: can

01-25-2012 02:14:17 | More by bitterbeerguy

sholland119

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A-Pour is a clear orange with a huge, rocky off white head and massive lacing.

S-Moderate citrus with a lot of rich caramel malt. Not my favorite IPA aroma.

T-Good blend of grapefruit hops and caramel and bready malt. Pleasant.

M-Medium bodied, crisp carbonation, lingering bitterness is nice.

O-A very solid IPA.

HV

Serving type: can

03-01-2012 00:33:44 | More by sholland119

mactrail

California

3.58/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Attractive dark amber in the Duvel tulip. Plenty of foam with a spritzy mothfeel. Nice aromas of resiny hops. Mellow and fruity flavors with some sweetness to start.

Fruity flavors and plenty of hops. Starts out with some distinct bitterness, and there is more in the afteraste, but it's all quite drinkable. A clean hop flavor that covers the aromatic bases with some piney woods and a touch of flowers. Warm with a reasonable amount of malt.

A pleasant and quaffable IPA that doesn't reach for the extremes, while being a big hoppy drink. From the 22 oz bottle bought at AJ's Fine Foods in Chandler.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 06:42:46 | More by mactrail

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer comes courtesy of the creator of the canquest, woodychandler. Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a cloudy dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of tropical fruits, hops. Taste is very hoppy and bitter, not a lot of balance, some fruits are present. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall if you like bold hoppy beers, you will like this one.

Serving type: can

11-08-2012 00:28:56 | More by tone77

doughanson78

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz can poured into a pint glass. Thanks to Phelps in the Tickers BIF for this one.

A: Light straw yellow color with a medium haziness. One and a half finger rocky white head with awesome retention and lacing.

S: Big citrus hops. Pineapple mainly, with some grapefruit, tangerine, mango, and orange. Very nice caramel malt backbone coming through.

T: Caramel upfront. Then citrus hop flavors, same as in the nose. There is no bitterness from the hops at all, but awesome flavors. Then the malts come back big. I want some bitterness in my IPA's.

M: Light to medium bodied. Medium carbonation. Slight creaminess. Slight dryness.

O: This started out with so much promise. Awesome aroma but failed in hoppiness. Still tasted good but no bitterness. A little thin.

Serving type: can

10-12-2011 04:17:30 | More by doughanson78

Gatch

Massachusetts

3.83/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On-tap @ Lumberyard Brewing in Flagstaff, AZ

A: Clear, clean, copper-yellow with a pillowy, white head. Good lace and retention.

S: Good balance of malt and American hops.

T: Piney, dry, American hops. Great flavor. Malt in the backbone to balance it out.

M: Good carbonation. Good hop flavors.

O: Solid IPA. Awesome brewpub in Flagstaff.

Serving type: on-tap

06-02-2012 06:20:22 | More by Gatch

arizcards

Arizona

3.88/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Picked up a bomber at BevMo in early October for $4.49. Been sitting in the big beer fridge since.

Beer poured a clear amber-orange with a smallish white head.

Nose is a nice dose of citrus hops.

Taste is hop forward, grapefruit rind dominates with some hints of mango. Malts are lightly present, there to keep those hops in check.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth on the palate.

Overall this is a nice ipa, truly representative of the style. I will not be shy to turn this one down when available!

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2012 01:28:52 | More by arizcards

Gueuzedude

Arizona

4.03/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Sampled at 1702; February 2011
The beer arrives from the tap with a clear, copper-gold color that is topped by a pale, wispy head. The nose is nice and hoppy with notes of lychee, ripe tangelo zest, concentrated bright peach, a backbone of pine and herbal notes. There is a touch of cracker like pale grain character if you really dig around in the nose.

The beer has a clean bitterness to it up front, but ti gets a bit herbal and green as it rolls across the tongue. My second sip has me noticing a bright, amply fruity note that contributes flavors of peach, lychee and a huge tropical fruit note. This beer is quite nicely hoppy and satisfying. This is a bit low on the bitterness scale for an IPA, or said more correctly, it could be much more bitter considering it is an IPA. It is nicely quaffable with a light-medium body, with just enough heft to carry the hop fruitiness. The malt is purely a supporting character here with a touch of biscuit like grain, a touch more cracker character and just enough sweetness to keep things moving.

This is a nicely impressive beer that I wasn't expecting to be so tasty and enjoyable. I really like the bright fruit character that is backed by the clean malt character; in fact I especially appreciate that the malt character is so clean and restrained (especially on the crystal malt side of things).

Serving type: on-tap

03-26-2011 22:08:50 | More by Gueuzedude

azdback

Arizona

4.05/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into my Stone Imperial glass. Bright, clear orange color with a lot of carbonation bubbles. They all rise to the top to create a soapy looking head from the side of the glass but from on top it appears very frothy. It is about two fingers and bright white in color. Lace is looking pretty sticky at first and in the end stays in great looking spots and rings.

The smell is of very fresh leafy, green hop cones. Believe it or not, it's kinda reminiscent of Abrasive (we'll see). Bright citrus and hop oils fill the nose also. As it warms I am getting a bit of sweet malt. Great!!

The taste on this one is pretty bitter. Pink grapefruit with orange pixie stick? A bit sweet on the lips. Not a whole lot more that that.

The mouth is bright, just like the rest of the beer. It is very refreshing but not watery and empty like that description suggests. As I slow down on this one it mellows a bit. Still a bit dry/chalky in the end.

I have enjoyed this for many months on tap at my work but never have I been sober enough to review it. Now that Lumberyard has bottled this I have the chance to indulge all I want at home. So I'm gonna review the first one I crack. I do think it is a little bit better on tap, but overall I highly recommend this to anyone passing through Arizona.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2011 05:26:13 | More by azdback

nickfl

Florida

4.1/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - poured with one finger if white foam on a clear, golden-amber body. The head settles at a moderate pace and leaves excellent lace.

S - hoppy notes of tropical fruit with mango and orange dominating.

T - bready malt with orange and pine hops up front. Some peppery mango in the middle and light toffee balanced by moderate bitterness in the finish.

M - medium body, moderately high carbonation, and a dry finish.

D - a better than average ipa, the aroma is beyer than the flavor, but it is drinkable and well made.

Serving type: on-tap

03-26-2012 05:06:05 | More by nickfl

Phelps

Arizona

4.2/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Made with a blend of English and American hops, this beer won bronze medals at both the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup in 2010. This one was enjoyed on tap at Robbie Fox's Public House, poured into a standard pint glass.

Pours a perfectly clear light copper with a one-finger head of very long-lasting foam the color of white chocolate that never seems to really leave. Nice horizontal layers of lace decorate the glass as I go.

Smells bright. There's absolutely tons of bright pine, dank weed, lemon, lime and orange peel. In the background there's a lot of biscuits, some honey and oodles of citrus. Absolutely fantastic; I want to bury my face in it.

The flavor follows the aroma well, which is great. The bitterness is enhanced, transporting flavors of orange peel to my tongue. Mint and even a tiny bit of basil make appearances. It's grassy, dank, fresh, and exceptional.

Medium, peppery carbonation mildly assaults tongue before hefty bitterness takes over upon the swallow. Creamy body, nice and smooth.

An unexpected treat. Lumberyard seems like a fairly new brewery, but it looks like they're poised to make quite a stir. Along with the awards this IPA's won, the Imperial Red took gold at the 2010 GABF. I don't agree with most of the decisions beer judges make, but I agree with this one.

Serving type: on-tap

12-06-2010 23:50:54 | More by Phelps

aval89

Arizona

4.2/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

a: dark golden leaning towards amber.. 1.5 finger head.. leaves nice lacing.

s: big citrus notes, pine, danky ganja, sugar coated pink grapefruit.. sweet floral hops to round it out.. some bready notes..

t: prickly hop bitterness upfront.. resiny pine needles, big grapefruit bitterness, strong citrus peel..floral hops as well! finish has some bready notes to even it out.. but this is pretty much a hop bomb!

mf: prickly carbonation with a medium body.. maybe just a tad bit too carbonated for my liking. but still has a nice creamy body.

o: nice hop bomb.. hop heads won't be disappointed.

Serving type: can

07-04-2011 08:10:03 | More by aval89

AzrialLoSt

Arizona

4.22/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Bought a pint on draft at the Raven Cafe in Prescott AZ for $3.50 during happy hour.

Appearance: A very clear, nice bright golden color with a good two finger head that dissipates quickly and leaves great spotty lacing on the glass.

Smell: Bright piney hop that is not too over powering but also not wimpy. Hints of citrus and a honey like sweetness are present as well.

Taste: Again, Bright hoppy flavor that doesn't kick you in the teeth like some IPA's. It follows the nose well with hints of the orange peel like citrus and bitter that leaves its mark on the back of the tongue without destroying the pallet. A tad grassy.

Mouthfeel: Mild carbonation helps the slow warming in the throat from the 6.1% ABV and the bitterness is right on spot for the smooth texture of the body.

Drinkability: With the smooth body and pleasant amount of bitter this is a great session beer even at the slightly higher ABV. Highly recommended for those who are not the biggest hop heads.

Serving type: on-tap

12-23-2010 00:41:53 | More by AzrialLoSt

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This came to me in a trade with sKafifer and he has the eternal thanks of The CANQuest (TM) for his CANtribution to the madness.

From the CAN: "It's all about altitude!"; "Pack it in, pack it out!" It does not, however, mention it as "Flagstaff IPA", but simply as "IPA". So be it!

The Crack released a cloud of grapefruit esters and my hands began to shake in anticipation. The Glug was marvelous and resulted in two fingers of dense, tawny head with good retention. Color was a deep-gold with NE-quality clarity. Nose was, well, grapefruit! I love a good smelling AIPA and this was like air freshener for my kitchen. Seriously, I need to open some doors and windows around here. That or run some of the bodies out of my basement and down to the Susquehanna River ... But I digress. Mouthfeel was full, very hoppy on the tongue with an unexpected pepperiness. Have I mentioned my hops addiction? It used to be all-CANsuming, but now I am on a maintenance program and a beer like this really scratches the itch. Finish was bone-dry. If you are on a hunt for malt, don't bother here, but if hops trip your trigger, you will be in business.

Serving type: can

09-30-2012 16:52:53 | More by woodychandler

bigbelcher

Arizona

4.93/5  rDev +33.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

A really great tasting IPA out of a can on a hot early summer afternoon. Since I drank it out of the can I really can't tell much about the appearence but the aroma and flavor were fantastic. Aroma of light citrus hops. Flavor nicely balanced with hops and bitternes. Thank you sir, may I have another, and another?

Serving type: can

05-14-2012 22:59:40 | More by bigbelcher