Pineal
Tired Hands Brewing Company
- From:
- Tired Hands Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #113 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,921 - Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 7.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 72
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 24, 2026
- Added:
- May 17, 2013
- Wants:
- 37
- Gots:
- 73
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
Brewed with oats and PA wildflower honey and hopped with Mosaic, Amarillo, and a bit of Simcoe.
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
4.2/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
64 oz. growler poured into a wine glass.
Appearance - Lots of grapefruit hops. Smells like simcoe, but with some citrus to balance it. A little bit of grain. No sweetness.
Taste - Aggresive hops again. Juicy grapefruit. More bright citrus than the simcoe elements. A touch of grain. Just enough malt sweetness keeps the bitterness at bay.
Mouthfeel - Dry and medium bodied. Moderate bitterness.
Overall - This is great. Simple, clean, and a total hop bomb.
May 25, 2013Appearance - Lots of grapefruit hops. Smells like simcoe, but with some citrus to balance it. A little bit of grain. No sweetness.
Taste - Aggresive hops again. Juicy grapefruit. More bright citrus than the simcoe elements. A touch of grain. Just enough malt sweetness keeps the bitterness at bay.
Mouthfeel - Dry and medium bodied. Moderate bitterness.
Overall - This is great. Simple, clean, and a total hop bomb.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
3.16/5 rDev -26%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev -26%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pineal from Tired Hands. Picked up a 16 fl oz can from Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA, 19/08/25 - $ 6.00/can (including tax) - $ 0.379/fl oz. Reviewed 05/09/25 (Review 3578). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Bottom of can stamped “07/10/2025.” Stored at home at 40 degrees F. Served at 43.8 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature is 51.8 degrees F.
Appearance – 4
First pour – Pale Straw (SRM 3), hazy.
Body – Straw (SRM 4), opaque. Under direct light, same. When rear-lite, same.
Head – Large (Maximum 3.7 cm, aggressive center pour). White, high density, short retention, leaving a 0.8 cm crown and a thick complete cap. A separate band of lacing remains about a centimeter above the torn curtain remnants of the collapsing head.
Lacing – Good. Multiple bands of tiny to small bubbles, connected by short, chunky columns. See also above.
Aroma – 3 – Basically none. No malt, no hops, no alcohol.
Flavor – 3.25 – Slightly bitter with floral hints. No alcohol (6 % ABV, according to BA, can is not marked). No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No gastric warming.
Palate – 3 – Medium: Approaching creamy: Soft carbonation.
Style: Follows the style guidelines as condensed by BA.
Final impression and summation: 3 Uncredited label artist. Distinctly NOT an eye-opener. Supposedly made with honey and oats – generally innocuous flavor and aroma. So flavorless there’s no reason to drink it.
Sep 05, 2025Bottom of can stamped “07/10/2025.” Stored at home at 40 degrees F. Served at 43.8 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature is 51.8 degrees F.
Appearance – 4
First pour – Pale Straw (SRM 3), hazy.
Body – Straw (SRM 4), opaque. Under direct light, same. When rear-lite, same.
Head – Large (Maximum 3.7 cm, aggressive center pour). White, high density, short retention, leaving a 0.8 cm crown and a thick complete cap. A separate band of lacing remains about a centimeter above the torn curtain remnants of the collapsing head.
Lacing – Good. Multiple bands of tiny to small bubbles, connected by short, chunky columns. See also above.
Aroma – 3 – Basically none. No malt, no hops, no alcohol.
Flavor – 3.25 – Slightly bitter with floral hints. No alcohol (6 % ABV, according to BA, can is not marked). No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No gastric warming.
Palate – 3 – Medium: Approaching creamy: Soft carbonation.
Style: Follows the style guidelines as condensed by BA.
Final impression and summation: 3 Uncredited label artist. Distinctly NOT an eye-opener. Supposedly made with honey and oats – generally innocuous flavor and aroma. So flavorless there’s no reason to drink it.
Reviewed by StonewallSipper from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Different, Finally ! Pours a yada cloudy yellow IPA, aroma is orange, honey, and berries, unique aroma, taste is a hop forward sweet citrus with a malt finish, dry. Nice.
Dec 05, 2024
Reviewed by LarryV from Massachusetts
4.33/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours an opaque lemon color with a good sized, frothy head. Aroma is fairly neutral to me - but definitely not off-putting.
Big, bold and dank hop flavor is quite pleasing. Medium mouthfeel feels good on the palate. Pretty tasty beer and worth picking up.
Apr 04, 2024Big, bold and dank hop flavor is quite pleasing. Medium mouthfeel feels good on the palate. Pretty tasty beer and worth picking up.
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