Irie IPA - Tighthead Brewing Company

blackcompg

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Enjoyed in a pint glass at ChiliU in Libertyville, IL...

Appearance - Came with a bout a finger of eggshell head, the body is a clear light straw amber, and left some pretty decent lacing after the session.

Smell - Lots of tart citrus, grapefruit and orange peels, pale malts.

Taste - Lots of sharp and bitter citrus peels/zests/pits, especially grapefruit, orange and tangerine. There's a whiff of bready malts at the center that just ever so barely balance the powerful citrus hops, but is crushed by more hops in a moment. The finish is bittering citrus peels and piths, with a bit of piney, resiney hops, and they remain long into the finish. Alcohol is perfectly hidden, no way does this seem like 7.8% ABV...careful ;o)

Mouthfeel - lighter side of medium, carb is also medium and pretty smooth, still providing enuff of a scrub to pave the way for the bitter/drying side of the hops.Very drinkable and satisfying.

Overall - If you like your hops citrussy and bitter, then this is your huckleberry - potent and powerful citrus hops here, but barely any sweetness to balance - this is a puckering ipa, there is no mistaking the 132 IBU rating here. I personally think a bit more sweetness would go a very long way, but to each his own - overall still an excellent ipa, and extremely pleased that this is brewed about 10 minutes from my home.

Serving type: on-tap

10-01-2012 02:36:26 | More by blackcompg

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4/5  rDev +3.6%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%

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Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

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Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +10.1%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%

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3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%

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Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

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Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

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Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -9.3%

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Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.8%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%

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Illinois

3/5  rDev -22.3%

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Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -28.8%

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Illinois

2/5  rDev -48.2%

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Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.6%

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GbVDave

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 64oz growler into two pint glasses. Thanks to HeatherAnn for the assist! Extra special thanks to the Dood for making the trek with daddy!

A: Pours a clear, bright copper orange. Capped with one finger of off-white foam. Carbonation is quite lazy. Not much in the way of lace is left behind.

S: Grapefruit peel, bitter orange, tangerine, and lemon zest. Healthy helping of toasty malt. Heavy on the citrus with notes of pine towards the end.

T: See above. Taste follows the smell, exactly.

M: Starts with a very slight sweetness before the hops got all bitter on my ass. Prickly and dry with bits of matly fullness.

O: Quite a nice IPA. Love places like this. Comes out of nowhere and crushes Lake frigging County with a killer IPA.

Serving type: growler

04-29-2012 20:08:14 | More by GbVDave