Velocity IPA - Beer Engineers

nhudson

Alabama

1.83/5  rDev -25.6%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.75

As I like to torture myself sometimes here we go. Poured into a snifter from a 22oz bottle dated 8.23.12 so it is several months old. It's the freshest I could find in the market.

A: beer pours very murky orange/light brown in color and starts off with a 1/2 finger white head that very quickly goes away and leaves a thin white film on top of th beer. A swirl kicks it back up but quickly it's back down again. I don't know if this beer has yeast in the bottle or not I can't tell due to the haze.

S: I can smell this beer from 3 feet away. Smells sugary sweet with a slight orange aroma which I would assume comes from dry hopping?? There is some spice in the nose as well, but that could just be the sweetness. I'm surprised that I am not picking up any booze aroma as this "IPA" is a whopping 10%. Ok as this beer warms the alcohol hotness starts to come through in the aroma.

T: to be honest I am scared to taste this beer, but here I go. I think I am picking up some kind of oxidation here. I do get a wet paper taste in the front with some bitterness. Glad the beer isn't as sweet as I thought it would be, though it is sweet but at 10% what beer isn't somewhat sweet. Finish is all hot boozy alcohols, not really something I would drink on a regular basis if at all again. I can't pick out anything in the beer but a citrus bitterness and booze. Not very complex.

M: right now after drinking what little I have my mouth is coated in a bitter boozy mess. The sweetness hangs around too as it goes along. Anyone have a palate cleanser?

O: overall? I really hope this beer gets better. It's not very complex and its boozy. If you want to get drunk and have a terrible hangover in the morning this beer is for you. Otherwise I suggest not buying. Oh why is there an IPA in the name? It's not an IPA more like just a strong ale.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 05:33:38 | More by nhudson

JHurley

Alabama

3/5  rDev +22%

04-21-2013 01:37:58 | More by JHurley

analienacorn

Florida

1.25/5  rDev -49.2%

03-15-2013 04:45:34 | More by analienacorn

BulbMan

Georgia

2/5  rDev -18.7%

01-13-2013 05:00:26 | More by BulbMan

grumpygerman

Alabama

2.75/5  rDev +11.8%

12-31-2012 05:11:51 | More by grumpygerman

sea1961

Alabama

4/5  rDev +62.6%

12-01-2012 22:41:39 | More by sea1961

Coldsnack

Florida

2.5/5  rDev +1.6%

11-18-2012 00:38:47 | More by Coldsnack

barleywinefiend

Washington

1.68/5  rDev -31.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

A: Poured a murky deep orangish color with a nice white cap which resdes leaving a small ring of white bubbles and some good lacing

S: Grapefruit and orange peel with a persistent band aid and burnt plastic aroma

T: Immediate band aid, a melted solo cup also comes to mind with some lingering grapefruit/orange peel bitterness. A little booze sting followed by more plastic. The finish is bitter and dirt

M: Medium to heavy bodied, well carbonated, cloying and bitter. The plastic note hangs out on the palate

O: This beer is a leg up from the draft version but still needs TLC.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2012 20:09:38 | More by barleywinefiend

harpus

Alabama

3/5  rDev +22%

10-16-2012 16:25:52 | More by harpus

jmbraxton

Alabama

2/5  rDev -18.7%

08-19-2012 00:47:55 | More by jmbraxton

Crimsontider22

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev +42.3%

08-17-2012 05:12:04 | More by Crimsontider22

freduardo

Alabama

2/5  rDev -18.7%

08-15-2012 22:34:24 | More by freduardo

joshbrink

Alabama

2.5/5  rDev +1.6%

08-06-2012 20:39:40 | More by joshbrink