Class Five IPA
Thomas Creek Brewery

Class Five IPAClass Five IPA
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From:
Thomas Creek Brewery
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,489
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
77
Ranked #27,222
Avg:
3.34 | pDev: 15.57%
Reviews:
101
Ratings:
299
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 29, 2023
Added:
May 29, 2008
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  27
84 IBU
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Ratings by tdm168:
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Reviewed by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

3.97/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A - amber with a thin lacing of white head that has decent retention

S - bread, sugar, caramel

T - burnt toast, bread, sugar, caramel, earthy, spicy, piny

M - medium bodied, smooth, well carbonated

This is a great beer. It has an odd toasted malt character that was unexpected and off putting but on the whole it was delicious. It's well worth checking out.
May 29, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.12 by Slyde180 from Texas

Jan 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.26 by Van_boi from New Hampshire

Dec 06, 2019
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Reviewed by omahawk from Nebraska

3.42/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Got this beer on vacation in Myrtle Beach. This is just OK. Pours a dark copper. Smell is faint grassy hops. Taste is caramel malt, peppery (rye) and grassy slight citrus hops. I taste a lot of Chinook hops I think. It’s somewhat clashing flavor profile for me. Not a great IPA.
Jul 20, 2019
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Rated by JohnnyEd from Georgia

3.43/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A West Coast IPA. Reddish Amber. Very hoppy, but few aromatics. Very similar to Green Man IPA.
Feb 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.69 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Dec 02, 2018
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.68/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep orang amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. A bit muddy aromas. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is a nice IPA. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Classic tasting IPA. Centennial, Cascade, Fuggles. Nice juicy, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; nice dark/bready malt backing, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Aug 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by AllanPatchin1016 from Ohio

Jul 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by Buffettman2018 from North Carolina

Feb 13, 2018
 
Rated: 1.88 by jmkovey from Indiana

Jan 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Wrigfen from South Carolina

Sep 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.71 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

Aug 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.34 by Samputnam14 from South Carolina

Apr 24, 2017
 
Rated: 2.75 by JeffKowalek from Tennessee

Oct 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Oct 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.24 by Nate2034 from South Carolina

Jun 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by drned from Virginia

Jun 22, 2016
 
Rated: 2.95 by rjd722 from Maryland

May 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.43 by JordanlikesAles from Georgia

May 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Mar 10, 2016
Class Five IPA from Thomas Creek Brewery
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 299 ratings