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Golden IPA
Legend Brewing Co.
- From:
- Legend Brewing Co.
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- English IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.34 | pDev: 15.57%
- Reviews:
- 67
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 25, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 05, 2002
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 12
In the image of an English IPA, Legend Golden is a big, full-bodied brew with the perfect balance between malty sweetness and hop bitterness. Years ago, as an experimental brew, this underdog of a beer found its way into the hearts of Legend patrons and became a cult classic in Richmond. Legend Golden has been described as a "high class malt liquor" by a notable source. This strong ale sports a rich gold color, an aroma of sweet malt and clean hops, and an earthy, fruity flavor.
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Reviewed by mclardass from Maryland
1.68/5 rDev -49.7%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
1.68/5 rDev -49.7%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
Just meh, definitely not a "legend". Mineral forward, some base malt but no depth of flavor, no hop to speak of. Almost a blank canvas missing color, brush strokes, vibrance.. just.. beer. No alcohol heat, little bitterness, light flavor bordering on non-existent. If you want ~7% ABV without much flavor, I guess it'll do.
Jan 13, 2019Rated by jimpyle48 from Virginia
3.69/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sampled from bottle
Oct 13, 2017Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
2.7/5 rDev -19.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.7/5 rDev -19.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
There is an ink mark on the neck of the bottle but it is partially rubbed off, leaving what looks like "/262" on it.
Appearance: The body is slightly hazy with a dark gold and medium bronze color. The head is thick, fluffy, and white with great retention and lacing.
Aroma: There isn't much aroma. I am getting just a bit of something that is nondescript. The best way I can describe it is a mineral aroma but that isn't quite right either. It smells a bit like the way a glass smells after running it under tap water. I smelled the glass prior to filling it and it it didn't smell like this.
Taste: The flavor is very light. It has a light bit of lemon and some mint in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: It has great bitterness and the carbonation seems just right. It has just enough body to accompany the bitterness. It is off-dry.
Overall: I sat for a bit thinking whether this beer was average or below average and at this point it really doesn't matter. It just doesn't taste like a completely thought out beer. While it has a nice bitterness to it there just isn't enough flavor or aroma to accompany it. It's not something I'm likely to buy again and I really don't recommend it.
May 07, 2017Appearance: The body is slightly hazy with a dark gold and medium bronze color. The head is thick, fluffy, and white with great retention and lacing.
Aroma: There isn't much aroma. I am getting just a bit of something that is nondescript. The best way I can describe it is a mineral aroma but that isn't quite right either. It smells a bit like the way a glass smells after running it under tap water. I smelled the glass prior to filling it and it it didn't smell like this.
Taste: The flavor is very light. It has a light bit of lemon and some mint in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: It has great bitterness and the carbonation seems just right. It has just enough body to accompany the bitterness. It is off-dry.
Overall: I sat for a bit thinking whether this beer was average or below average and at this point it really doesn't matter. It just doesn't taste like a completely thought out beer. While it has a nice bitterness to it there just isn't enough flavor or aroma to accompany it. It's not something I'm likely to buy again and I really don't recommend it.
Rated by SonOfKyuss from Virginia
3.52/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Plays more like a Pilsener than an IPA. Not bad, but not great either.
Jul 27, 2016Reviewed by jmasher85 from Maryland
3.23/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Not a remarkable IPA (pretty basic and subdued hop flavors of pine and resin with a bit of fruity/citrusy sweetness) but with one notable characteristic - something about the malt puts a weird bubblegum candy flavor in the finish. Mostly in the first few sips, but it's damn weird and disarming. Tasty if you like IPAs on the sweeter end, but just a bit too weird to make it a regular sipper or recommendation.
Oct 22, 2015Rated by rod1948 from Virginia
5/5 rDev +49.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +49.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Best IPA I have had anywhere from Va. to CA!
Jun 08, 2015Reviewed by HattedClassic from Virginia
4/5 rDev +19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A nice and strong malty English IPA with a bit of a hop bite to it. The smell is fairly fruity with a strong malt sweetness to it. The taste is the same as the smell that starts with a strong sweet malt taste and a bitter hop backbone. Mouthfeel is a bit heavy for the style though.
Mar 20, 2015
Golden IPA from Legend Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
153 ratings
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