Standard Issue IPA - Pipeworks Brewing Company

Ncpogs

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.9%

02-14-2013 22:24:21 | More by Ncpogs

Hoozierdaddy

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-24-2013 05:22:12 | More by Hoozierdaddy

prender1482

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-18-2013 00:37:09 | More by prender1482

mjohnson17

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

05-11-2013 14:41:27 | More by mjohnson17

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

04-12-2013 04:01:38 | More by cadaugherty

oldvines

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

04-10-2013 01:34:10 | More by oldvines

BeerOps

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.9%

04-07-2013 16:45:37 | More by BeerOps

IPx

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +14.2%

03-29-2013 07:13:28 | More by IPx

Sparky44

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

03-23-2013 18:49:35 | More by Sparky44

ant880

New York

4/5  rDev +1.5%

03-17-2013 13:22:07 | More by ant880

KFBR392

Illinois

3.96/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Appearance: A light copper color, slight tint of orange. Carbonation was pleasant throughout, around 2 fingers of head on the pour. Nice lacing on the glass with each drink.

Smell: These Pipeworks IPA's smell incredible. Similar to the Unicorn's Revenge without the off the charts potency, feels like the New Zealand hops in smaller doses. Such wonderful tropical fruit accents, undertones of syrupy pine, oranges, and lots of hops.

Taste: Some sour hops hit on the front, which quickly yields to a wonderfully palatable soft fruit backbone. Grapefruit, honey, citrus, and oh yeah hops. The finish is dry and really cleans off the tongue. Biting hops really make you remember this one. Could go down a little smoother, but no doubt is left behind with this IPA.

Mouthfeel: Sticky, medium to heavy body feel, doesn't feel like a small brewery's craft.

Overall: I've just been thrilled with Pipeworks. Continue to impress me with their products, especially their IPA's. I may have to stock up on some of this stuff and trade it off so the rest of the country can bask in the glory.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2013 07:40:17 | More by KFBR392

BlakeAM

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.5%

02-27-2013 20:49:03 | More by BlakeAM

pmoney

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -11.2%

02-21-2013 15:02:22 | More by pmoney

Hugonaut13

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

02-18-2013 00:11:46 | More by Hugonaut13

buck1futter

Illinois

4.54/5  rDev +15.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

A- Typical Ipa copper hues and orange undertones. of white eggshell head. plenty of lacing.

S- Smells like mango dipped in butter. tropical no coast ipa

T-MIld mango, slightly tangy, with a nice britterness, that lashes the outside of my tongue. Maybe some pine in the very back. Kinda hard to pinpoint one attribute that stands out, pretty balanced but still leaning to the hops of course. Pretty damn tasty, really fruity and just overall a pretty good ipa.

m- medium body, plenty of carbonation, very easy to drink and inviting to try more.

0- Pretty damn good ipa, clean and very refreshing easy to drink and what i would say represents a midwest ipa pretty well. If you see any ipa they make pick them up they truly are amazing.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 02:21:55 | More by buck1futter

Guinnsslvr

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.9%

02-07-2013 02:51:25 | More by Guinnsslvr

SCZ

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.5%

01-28-2013 01:14:18 | More by SCZ

Orlando

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +14.2%

01-26-2013 19:56:52 | More by Orlando

Grfilwett

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.5%

01-25-2013 21:52:33 | More by Grfilwett

mcc1654

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.5%

01-25-2013 17:55:02 | More by mcc1654

NSK79

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

01-23-2013 02:00:23 | More by NSK79

BtownIrish20

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

01-21-2013 17:00:02 | More by BtownIrish20

DooshBagalow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

01-21-2013 03:14:15 | More by DooshBagalow

WolfsbaneBloom

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Batch # 76

A: Pours a light amber orange, just a touch on the hazy side with 2.5 fingers of fluffy foam.

S: A rich and bright fruity aroma. My favorite part of this brew.

T: Quite different from the smell, the taste has a nice piney bitterness with an interesting somewhat nutty finish.

M: Crisp and medium bodied.

Overall, I really enjoyed this. Its a fresh batch and a different recipe from the last time they brewed this (in August I believe). Picked it up at The Beer Temple at the corner of Elston and California. The owner informed me that this new batch incorporated Galaxy hops (of which I'm a fan). This is a huge improvement over their last batch which was indeed very standard and unimpressive. I suggest they change the name as it no longer applies to this far superior revamped version.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 20:50:54 | More by WolfsbaneBloom

BeerNDoggerel

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.8%

01-20-2013 02:44:05 | More by BeerNDoggerel