Idiot IPA - Coronado Brewing Company

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bomber from Pavillions Palm Desert for 6.49$

Appearance - Slightly hazy amber/copper colour with an average size fizzy and frothy off white coloured head. There is an average amount of carbonation and there is some good lacing. The head lasted for 5 minutes and there were some small particles floating around in the beer.

Smell - Malts, caramel, grapefruit, lots of resin/hops, tangerines, apricot

Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste tons of hops, malts, and caramel. There is also a good amount of fruit flavours like apricots, tangerines, pineapple, and grapefruit. It ends with a fruity yet quite bitter hop aftertaste.

Overall - This beer is definitely under rated in my opinion. It reminded me of a mix of sculpin and green flash. I've only had 2 coronado brews so far, but I loved them both and will be sure to check out the rest of their line up. If you like west coast style IPA/DIPA's, give this beer a try.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2012 17:33:24 | More by spinrsx

Shogun730

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-18-2013 01:06:08 | More by Shogun730

delta490

Virginia

3.91/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A-medium clear gold with nice head retention.
S-piney with just a hint of malt sweetness.
T- similar to smell, with big pine hops taste with just a hint of the malt hanging out in the back.
M- a hint of carbonation with a thinner mouthfeel.
O- a solid well-built IPA

Serving type: on-tap

06-17-2013 11:44:51 | More by delta490

AJ01923

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

06-16-2013 02:47:30 | More by AJ01923

djre4orm

Virginia

3/5  rDev -24.1%

06-13-2013 18:33:03 | More by djre4orm

abcramer

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-12-2013 20:53:15 | More by abcramer

NathanMcIntyre

California

4.75/5  rDev +20.3%

06-12-2013 18:05:30 | More by NathanMcIntyre

eulerthegrape

California

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-11-2013 19:52:50 | More by eulerthegrape

tarheels4life23

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

06-10-2013 16:17:25 | More by tarheels4life23

swetsastonic

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-09-2013 15:32:07 | More by swetsastonic

NCbeerpirate

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

06-08-2013 13:58:42 | More by NCbeerpirate

mattvandyk

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

06-07-2013 23:43:17 | More by mattvandyk

MPSTARR

Florida

3/5  rDev -24.1%

06-07-2013 21:42:25 | More by MPSTARR

mbw314

California

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-05-2013 02:54:41 | More by mbw314

danieelol

Australia

3.53/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I'm feeling a little sadistic/masochistic so I'm reviewing this after Heady Topper.

Pours yellow with a coppery tinge. Think lemon/orange rind.

Smells a toffeed, confit citrus. Some grainy alcohol but not unpleasant. Does have a slightly almost macro, ricey quality to it.

Taste is a lot more citrus and its rind. Bitter like seville orange and alcohol.

Mouthfeel has a lifting bitterness and ethereal ethanol.

Simple workman's DIPA. Doesn't blow your mind but delivers. Personally I don't mind the dry, bitter, boozy finish (which reminds me somewhat of Hoptimum), but others may feel differently. Would drink this again if I saw it on tap, not from the bottle at its price. Hops and general flavour profile do remind me of Sierra Nevada actually, and in that regard I agree with SmashPants' below assessment that this beer is overpriced for what it is (at least in Australia).

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 14:12:19 | More by danieelol

SmashPants

Australia

3.88/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bottle: solid brown tallie with a pretty standard translucent label. Pretty boring actually.

Appearance: strong yellow in colour with a one-finger white head that drops quickly. Some lacing and moderate retention.

Aroma: typical American IPA pine and citrus hops on the nose - and plenty of them. A good-quality one too, none of that 'hop overload with no flavour' that one often sees from AIPAs.

Taste: very strong grapefruit and pine hops up front, with the tiniest hint of malt backing up - both sweet biscuit and savoury breads. Pretty standard AIPA stuff for 8.5%, but rather nicely done.

Aftertaste: biting hop bitterness with a hint of sweet grains again. Nice.

Mouth feel: light to mid body with a sharp, biting carbonation. Clean and crisp.

Overall: a good example of the American IPA style, but the price is completely unreasonable. Over AU$175 a case of 24 355mL bottles? Far too much. Good for one every now and then though.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 04:42:52 | More by SmashPants

Grant35

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-01-2013 06:04:58 | More by Grant35

RobertColianni

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-01-2013 05:53:11 | More by RobertColianni

woodchip

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-31-2013 00:36:31 | More by woodchip

csustar001

Ohio

5/5  rDev +26.6%

05-30-2013 22:44:35 | More by csustar001

craftbeerasian

Florida

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-30-2013 14:06:04 | More by craftbeerasian

jakecattleco

California

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-30-2013 00:50:15 | More by jakecattleco

SMITHAND

Oregon

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-27-2013 05:10:42 | More by SMITHAND

beernads

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

05-24-2013 07:29:11 | More by beernads

Illos

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-23-2013 05:00:01 | More by Illos