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Tyrawlings

Ohio

4/5  rDev -1.5%

02-08-2013 23:12:48 | More by Tyrawlings

Brown120

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

05-20-2013 13:07:55 | More by Brown120

BuddhaBrews

Texas

2/5  rDev -50.7%

05-17-2013 23:05:15 | More by BuddhaBrews

zonker17

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-15-2013 02:55:03 | More by zonker17

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-13-2013 16:59:29 | More by leftstagebrew

scottiethebody

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-13-2013 05:53:11 | More by scottiethebody

Phelps

Arizona

3.8/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Slightly hazed burnt orange. One finger of filmy head.

Sweet nose, mostly orange and mango. A touch of honey.

Leads with mild smoke. A little orange juice, a little cracker. Bitterness works well with smoke. Lingering hop bite and acetic smoke.

Medium light body, mild fizzy carb, a little fizz, just a touch of alcohol.

Strange but tasty. Like the blend of smoke and hops.

Serving type: can

05-12-2013 23:30:13 | More by Phelps

neophilus

Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Dark gold slightly hazy beer with decent white head on top.

Aroma is citrusy american hops blended with some gentle malt sweetness. No smoke on the nose, you could trick your friends so far into thinking its a normal DIPA.

Tobacco leaf smokiness hits the palate, not like a freight train but certainly not like someone thats adverse to second hand smoke. Crisp, smokey and acrid on the tongue quickly runs straight into a wall of flavor composed of citrusy bright american hops and more of the malt sweetness.

You know what? It works! I don't like Black IPAs, I don't like roasted malt mixed with citrus hops, but this blend tastes great to me. The acrid dryness of the smoked malt lays down a bright white canvas for the american hops to paint on.

The mouthfeel is thick and sticky which works perfect for the vastly differeng flavors at play. Heavy duty canvas carries the bold flavors. The acrid earthy-smoke of the smoked grain plays on top of cisrusy hops dancing in a decedently thick malt body. Excellent.

Serving type: on-tap

05-08-2013 19:29:35 | More by neophilus

BMart

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-08-2013 18:49:47 | More by BMart

tubeyes

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +17%

05-06-2013 22:43:24 | More by tubeyes

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.51/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Cloudy, dirty gold color. Solid head for a bar pour. Leaves a combo of ring and blanketing lace.

An interesting combination of grapefruit hops and apricot and plum to the nose.

Very dry start. A bit of band-aid to the flavor. Leans heavily to the hop. Astringent finish with a short pepper aftertaste. The lighter body is enhanced by the high carbonation level.

Serving type: on-tap

05-04-2013 19:24:53 | More by smcolw

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

04-30-2013 10:42:30 | More by MDDMD

tdm168

North Carolina

3.93/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

On tap at Bottle Revolution

A - orange with a thin, white head

S - citrusy, the smoke is very faint

T - bread, pine, smoke, citrus, wood

M - medium bodied, smooth, warming alcohol, well carbonated

This was a nice twist on an IPA. I was hesitant about the smoke, but it was subtle and played well with the hop character. I thought this beer had nice drinkability and to me it was a bit unique. It's definitely worth a try.

Serving type: on-tap

04-27-2013 11:39:46 | More by tdm168

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

04-24-2013 01:39:10 | More by MinorThreat

jsurfs82

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

04-24-2013 01:01:36 | More by jsurfs82

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

I was overjoyed to be able to try this on tap at Warwick Hotel in Hummelstown, enjoyed with the turkey sandwich on rye special and bountiful seafood soup.

The IPA was served chilled in a standard pint glass.
the color is bright golden with lots of haze in the clarity aspect with thick fluffly looking white head. The lace sticks in a film and holds well. The smell is great it has a tangy juicy aroma with mild grapefruit and light pine with some lemon zest and hint of malt sweetness in the aroma with slight tropical fruit quality. Tangy and juicy in feel with medium bittterness and subtle sweetness and mild astringency with moderate carbonation and low alcohol in the feel.

The taste is again as I have said twice before: tangy. The tropical aspect of the hops comes out more in the taste than either the feel or aroma though as it has a lightly acidic grapefruity taste with grassy element and mild pineapple fruitiness with a warm spice taste and mild malt sweetness mid palate with a light alcohol flavor buried under all the hop oils in the residual taste. Overall a Delicious beer w/ lots of Hop Flavor and extremely drinkable considering the abv, unsure why it is listed as an American IPA, it seems worthy of a Double category but the bitterness is very smooth on the other hand.

Serving type: on-tap

04-20-2013 18:07:14 | More by Slatetank

Texasfan549

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

04-20-2013 02:23:33 | More by Texasfan549

Axnjxn

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

04-19-2013 22:08:49 | More by Axnjxn

UCLABrewN84

California

3.85/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

On tap at 38 Degrees in Alhambra, CA.

Pours a clear orange with a foamy beige head that settles to a film on top of the beer. A foamy curtain of lace coats the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, citrus fruit, and citrus zest. Taste is much the same with a slight smoke flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the smoke aspect only comes through in the flavor and is pretty subdued in my opinion.

Serving type: on-tap

04-14-2013 18:57:20 | More by UCLABrewN84

PthPndr

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

04-14-2013 05:46:34 | More by PthPndr

beercanman

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

04-13-2013 13:44:47 | More by beercanman

Skeeze

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

04-10-2013 05:31:37 | More by Skeeze

Daniellobo

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

04-10-2013 03:07:40 | More by Daniellobo

Cvescalante

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

04-09-2013 21:23:27 | More by Cvescalante

kjkinsey

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

04-07-2013 21:18:51 | More by kjkinsey