Bleeding Heart IPA - Flat 12 Bierwerks

AaronHomoya

Indiana

4.43/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I love this beer, when I can get it. It's basically the Flat 12 Half Cycle IPA (which is a solid beer on its own merits) dosed with some blood oranges (juice and peels, I think).

Smell takes on an great fruity, citrus hops then the exotic blood orange character that's intense. The flavor is a little sweeter than the regular Half Cycle, and has a bright, tangerine/grapefruit finish.

Serving type: growler

12-23-2011 14:50:19 | More by AaronHomoya

robboyd

Indiana

4.1/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

What a great beer. Extremely well balanced. So much so, my girlfriend who NEVER comes home with IPAs because she's not a big hop fan actually surprised me with this growler because it was her favorite on pull that day. It was a miracle.

It pours a hazy amber color with a decent fluffy white head. Decent lacing and a nice ring that wouldn't leave. It's a good looking beer. The smell I think is exceptional. It wins you over with the nose for sure. Lots of citrus, specifically orange. It has an appealing must note to it as well. I don't know if that was by design but I'm glad it's there.

Taste doesn't disappoint either. It's certainly forward on the hops but only the most delicious aspects of hops. Orange is there in force, blood orange specifically, which surprised me in it's effectiveness. I didn't expect to differentiate the blood orange rind from a general taste or orange but it's there. It's very bright although not overly complex.

Serving type: growler

11-09-2011 01:21:42 | More by robboyd