Preservation
Tonka Beer Company

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From:
Tonka Beer Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
62
Avg:
2.23 | pDev: 37.22%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
31
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 02, 2015
Added:
Oct 18, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Reviewed by Radix from Minnesota

1.28/5  rDev -42.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
I have had a good 400+ different IPAs and this is easily the worst one. It tastes like hardly fermented sugar water with hardly any detectable hops. Its hard to notice the hops but they have a bit of a citrus flavor to them. Just a truly crap beer.
Feb 02, 2015
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Reviewed by scaliasux from Wisconsin

1.96/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 1 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
L - Medium amber. Hazy. Hunks of stuff. Short, white head, somewhat persistent.
S - Light citrusy hops.
T - Sweet with light citrus hop flavor.
O - Given the hunks, I gave this only a small taste before pouring. Appeared overly sweet and lacking in hops intensity for style.
Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Jul 21, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by TooGood from Minnesota

Mar 23, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by jwerner23 from Minnesota

Jan 30, 2014
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Reviewed by 84538411 from Minnesota

1.64/5  rDev -26.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
A friend brought a four pack over to watch the first game of the World Series. Everyone was talking and saying "You gotta try this--I'm not sure what's going on with this beer." I thought, "how bad could an ipa taste?" The answer: pretty bad. We passed the can around the room, and everyone made a scrunched up face like when you suck a lemon or smell a dirty diaper. One wonders if in an effort to preserve the lake, the existing contaminants were collected to be used as adjuncts in this recipe.

I'm not sure how it is labeled as an IPA. There is no hops aroma, nor does any such taste magically appear once you drink it. It is way too sweet, especially for an ipa. It's like the fermentation got stuck halfway through. This is the caliber of beer that might be expected from a novice homebrewer--it is hard to believe that it is "commercially brewed."

The can says that all the profits go to support the eradication of invasive species. If you want to support the cause, make a donation and buy some other beer to drink.

If you can get a single for 50 cents, I'd recommend getting a can so that you can share the confounding experience of drinking a bad, mislabeled, mystery-beer. A four pack, at any price, is three cans too many.
Nov 23, 2013
 
Rated: 1.5 by BeardedAllen from Minnesota

Nov 16, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by heytomcat from Minnesota

Nov 15, 2013
 
Rated: 1.25 by KarlHungus from Minnesota

Nov 10, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by Shawner from Minnesota

Nov 08, 2013
 
Rated: 1.5 by richkrull from Wisconsin

Oct 23, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by dragomni from Minnesota

Sep 29, 2013
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Reviewed by LXIXME from New Mexico

3.01/5  rDev +35%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Big off white head settles into a decent lacing above a clear copper golden colored deer.

Light caramel roasted malt with a little bit of hops notes coming through in the aroma of the IPA.

Sweet lightly roasted caramel malts seem to be overpowering the light hops coming through in the taste.

A lightly sweetish not quite dry aftertaste with some light caramels hanging around on this medium bodied beer.

A lot of malts coming through in a so-called IPA, was looking for a can of hops tonight, going to have to try again.
Aug 30, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by ChopsMeister from Minnesota

Aug 24, 2013
 
Rated: 1.5 by Cooper from Minnesota

Aug 15, 2013
 
Rated: 1.25 by DB31 from Minnesota

Jul 28, 2013
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Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota

1.41/5  rDev -36.8%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.25
One of the oddest IPA's I've had...

Really no hop impression at all....none...

Has mostly a spoiled fruit/caramel maltiness...

Head is a bit excessive...overcharged carbonation

Seriously reminds of some of those old horrible, Glueck fake craft beers that came out of Cold Spring in the early 2000's

Very poor representation of a craft beer. I had heard they were not top notch but did not expect this to be this bad.

Scores reflect for style but really just as a beer it is real close to drain pour. I want others to know how poor this is so they don't make the same mistake I did and pass up other offerings for this. I see no reason to give this middling scores when it is truly as bad of an IPA as I have ever had.
Jul 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by tstigz from Illinois

Jun 16, 2013
 
Rated: 2.25 by sparx1100 from Minnesota

May 14, 2013
Preservation from Tonka Beer Company
Beer rating: 62 out of 100 with 31 ratings