Space Needle Golden Anniversary 2012 Vintage IPA - Pike Pub & Brewery

Bitter_Echo

Michigan

3.73/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours like them all, and dark, and unfiltered, and hazy and tannic orange. Smells roasted grains and malt and some hops....thinking Centennial is obvious here, even if the other aren't. Tastes sweetish malt and toasted grains, then hops, mostly that rigorous resinous side, less citrus and fruit (not a bad or good thing, just is!). Mouthfeel is competently IPA-ish, and fizzy and refreshing and not full of syrup. Overall a solid IPA, if but a bit too malt-forward for me. Still, super happy to try something I couldn't get around here.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2012 22:22:15 | More by Bitter_Echo

GRG1313

California

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

05-15-2013 03:38:38 | More by GRG1313

UCLABrewN84

California

3.79/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Thanks to GRG1313 for sharing this one at his tasting.

Pours a clear orange with a foamy bone head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, citrus fruit, and citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with citrus zest flavors on the finish. There is a medium 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 that smells a bit better than it tastes in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 01:24:34 | More by UCLABrewN84

ericj551

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-07-2013 04:12:33 | More by ericj551

curtismontcalm

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

05-06-2013 01:13:36 | More by curtismontcalm

hreb

Washington

3.66/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pike's 2012 Vintage IPA commemorates the Golden Anniversary of the Space Needle. But can it compare to Genesee's Golden Anniversary Ice?, or for that matter, the can GA Ice comes in? Only one way to find out!

22oz bottle into tapered pint glass. Beer pours a hazy golden yellow with moderate white head. Big C-hop aroma -- very West coast. Big C-hop flavor, too. Grapefruit and citrus peel through and through. Mouthfeel is pretty light, resulting in a pretty refreshing brew, despite serious IBUs.

The flavors here are really good but I prefer a bit more balance in an IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 03:30:17 | More by hreb

warnerry

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-01-2013 01:30:29 | More by warnerry

rkcrozier

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -16%

04-15-2013 19:33:09 | More by rkcrozier

MacStinson

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

04-15-2013 00:36:39 | More by MacStinson

Braz

Washington

3.64/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Purchased at Safeway.
Appearance: Amber color, cloudy but think it's from the chill haze. Thin white head that leaves light lace.
Smell: Zesty, with citrus notes. Pine or cedar like wood scents too, very nice.
Taste: Citrus notes and slight hop bitterness. Pretty balanced with the mild sweetness. Aftertaste is just a touch heavy with citrus rind to me.
Mouthfeel: Nice meaty mouthfeel. Smooth, decent carbonation.
Overall: Very decent, just didn't like the aftertaste too much.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 06:47:27 | More by Braz

jwluvsIPA

California

4.75/5  rDev +22.7%

04-07-2013 00:33:12 | More by jwluvsIPA

Asics

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

04-02-2013 11:58:30 | More by Asics

mhaugo

California

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

03-21-2013 04:00:47 | More by mhaugo

baklo

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

02-27-2013 01:33:00 | More by baklo

doughanson78

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

02-12-2013 05:49:19 | More by doughanson78

mdaschaf

Washington

4.03/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Had on tap at Pike. Review from notes.

A: Pours a very nice orange color with a one finger white head on top with great retention, lasting the majority of the time it took to drink the beer. Sudsy lacing formed down the sides.

S: Very nice hop aroma up front, lots of grass and tropical fruits, some grapefruit, pineapple, and lemon. Just a bit of bready malt in the middle, but the hops dominate the aroma.

T: Rather earthy, lots of grass and citrus fruit flavors including lemon and orange zest, as wells as some grapefruit. Just a touch of light caramel.

M: Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Slightly dry with a bit of a bitter finish.

O: Probably the best beer I have had from Pike thus far. Much bolder and fresher tasting, maybe it will come back at some point.

Serving type: on-tap

02-12-2013 05:42:58 | More by mdaschaf

powdersoldier

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

02-05-2013 21:58:01 | More by powdersoldier

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.95/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

22 ounce bottle - $6.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Appearance: Heavily hazed, pale golden body with an initially lofty, but not very long-lived, off-white head.

Smell: Moist, juicy, pithy citrus rinds with a backing of white pine (and a bit of cracked pepper) over restrained malt notes really just giving a single note of biscuits sans biscuit tops.

Taste: Modest maltiness, just a bit of biscuit innards, really. Very low sweetness. Sharp, citric hops with orange oil and white grapefruit, but also some ribbons of fresh, resinous pine. Sprinkling of pepper, too. Maybe even a thin hint of peach as well. Displays a full bitterness which rolls along unopposed until the dry with a soft, sleekly textured finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Overall: A fine IPA, in that is was fine.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2013 00:43:04 | More by ChainGangGuy

DenverLogan

Colorado

3.15/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

From a bottle through Letspour. Poured in tulip glass.
Pours a golden copper with significant head and particulates/floaties from the first pour.
Pine aroma.
Significant carbonation...big mouthfeel....slightly mouth purkering bitterness.
Flavors of grapefruit rind, minerals, cream of tartar, citrus, bitter hops, chalk...quick dry finish.
After a quick look at others reviews nobody else that I saw mentioned particulates...I think this brew may have suffered some travel abuse...temperature changes and perhaps too much shaking. I wish I could leave this review and hit a button saying need another taste from another source. If I get another bottle I'll revise.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 04:48:48 | More by DenverLogan

Monkeypaws

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

In a word, yum!

Served twice at the brew pub. This is a great IPA where the hops freshness and the bitterness trump the alcohol rating. You could almost session this beer, which has the chops of many a DIPA.

You just can't beat brewery fresh beer.

BTW, the waitress told me this is the one all the brewers drink, nudge nudge wink wink.

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2013 02:54:27 | More by Monkeypaws

oberon

North Carolina

4.23/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

There is something about a classic Pacific NW IPA bursting with cascades,I just love em.Poured into an imperial nonic a deeply hazed burnt orange infused golden with a frothy sticky one finger white head that left a perfect ring of lace as it settled very slowly.Big grapefruit rind in the nose, it's fresh and really jumps out at ya,English malts provide some biscuit malt notes.Sharp grapefruit and grassy flavors over top of English malts wich are pretty big in their own right,just a well rounded resiny IPA.I may like this more than many but I just really like a big cascade hopped ipa,it's true to what I think an American IPA is,just my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2013 22:49:03 | More by oberon

Hopmodium

Washington

4/5  rDev +3.4%

01-13-2013 23:19:19 | More by Hopmodium

Hanzo

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

01-13-2013 20:01:42 | More by Hanzo

hannaho

Washington

4/5  rDev +3.4%

01-07-2013 04:22:57 | More by hannaho

twelveinches

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

01-02-2013 06:56:28 | More by twelveinches