Sinister
18th Street Brewery - Gary Taproom

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From:
18th Street Brewery - Gary Taproom
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
9%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 9.47%
Reviews:
30
Ratings:
188
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 15, 2020
Added:
Mar 01, 2013
Wants:
  29
Gots:
  21
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Rated: 4.08 by Dope from Massachusetts

Jul 15, 2020
 
Rated: 4.19 by mdaschaf from Indiana

Mar 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.63 by West_Chester_Ale_Tester from Ohio

Feb 01, 2020
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Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan

4.04/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Fairly nice IPA with good flavors but a little too much malt. Maybe this can was a little bit too old. Printed date on can was 8/26/19. Pours a very slightly hazy yellow-orange color with a little fluffy white head and some nice thick rings of lingering lacing. Smells of grapefruit, mango, tangerine, pineapple and lemon. Also some malt, vanilla, floral hops, bread and caramel. Taste follows the nose, good balance and decent hit of bitter hoppiness. There just seemed to be a little bit too much malt that overwhelmed the hops. Smooth, mild mouthfeel with good carbonation. Overall a solid beer but could have been better.
Nov 21, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.02/5  rDev -26.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottled August 2016; drank 8/28/16 @ the Yarchives.

Opaque dull orange appearance.

A rough pour yielded a minimal eggshell head; nice, frothy lace.

Strawberry, orange citrus & faint caramel notes in the nose.

Creamy, medium thick mouthfeel.

Grapefruit & dry orange citrus flavors up front; booze heat on the finish.

This smelled great but was too dry & boozy. Too bad.
Sep 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.02 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jun 22, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by cryptichead from Illinois

Feb 22, 2019
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Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi

4.09/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had poured from pint can, bottom stamped (apparently canned on) “11/12/18,” into nonic pint.

Hugely fruity, yet still malty, and balanced by big, bitter but not overwhelming hops. A nice big West Coast DIPA.
Jan 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.81 by madelf66 from Pennsylvania

Aug 14, 2017
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.77/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Spicy, bitter and aggressive, the brewers at 18th Street roll out an IPA with elevated status, gearing nearer and nearer American barleywine status behind the help of Zythos, Falconer's Flight and Cascade hops.

Sinister IPA grips the nose with a bold wallop of citrus, tropical and stone fruit with a sweeter honey-like scent. Its rich amber color resembles toasted toasted poundcake and honey but with a creamy off white froth. Hazy and somewhat visually dense, the beer teases the tastebuds with caramel, shortcake, honey and marmalade sweetness.

As the hops develop, the malts recede gradually and allow the full brunt of fruity impressions to evolve. Pink grapefruit, orange and lemon bring a zesty and radiant taste ahead of more saturating stone fruit flavors of apricot. Tangy mango, pineapple and cantaloup come in as the beer dries slightly to highlight a final and deeply bitter set of resins and peppery alcohol spice.

Full, creamy and dense, the ale holds onto its malty weight and suggests more of a barleywine especially when the acetone and peppercorn spices charge in late in taste. A long bittersweet aftertaste is a medley of apricot jam and muddled grasses in a slow and sipping session.
Jul 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by axf4129 from Indiana

May 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.23 by zekeman17 from Pennsylvania

Dec 06, 2016
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.06/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours clear and copper colored with a one inch head that leaves some decent lacing

Smell: Dank and resinous; piney, with mango and pineapple tones

Taste: Toffee malt forward, with piney hops and some tropical fruit; bitterness build, after the swallow

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation

Overall: A decent beer but not among this brewery's best
Nov 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.29 by Jamison85 from Indiana

Nov 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by heysuz from Indiana

Oct 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Oct 31, 2016
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Reviewed by spacecake9 from Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Pours a cloudy (surprisingly) dark orange, with 1/2 inch white head.
S - Juicy hops on the nose but not very strong.
T - I'm baffled. I thought I was heading into grapefruit or orange, but NO! Flavor is sweet, malty with some mango notes. Not particularly bitter.
M - Carbonation and mouth feel are medium. Not as sticky as I would expect from a DIPA.
O - I like this beer. A bit of a curve ball, but I like what they are doing here.
Oct 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.91 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Oct 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by kjkinsey from Texas

Oct 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.2 by Peaches13 from Pennsylvania

Oct 15, 2016
Sinister from 18th Street Brewery - Gary Taproom
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 188 ratings