Chainbreaker White IPA - Deschutes Brewery

smakawhat

Maryland

3.38/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass. Ah how I love Deschutes, been wanting this for sometime now, let's see if she measures up. oops should have went for maybe a tulip.. ah so here we are..

A real green yellow and unfiltered like appearance. Thick and shocking bright white head, with a shiny glowing top and speckled lacing. I can't believe how green this is.

Nose is quite buttery diacetyl forward, although there's some fruit sense and dry airy yeast. This is weird one on the nose, it's kind of interesting, but sort of... well odd.

Palate hits with a very good malt backbone, and mild citrus/tropical fruit. It's hard to pinpoint this fruit angle though, sort of a mellow melon if I could say. Kind of gets into pineapple territory flavor wise a bit. Luckily the butter sense from the nose is completely non-existent on the palate.

Overall, I am just not feeling this one. Very different, but sort of not working out for me, and I just don't feel like wanting this again either.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2012 23:28:38 | More by smakawhat

bca115

California

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-22-2013 22:00:22 | More by bca115

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-21-2013 18:24:48 | More by rolltide8425

jesus808

California

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-21-2013 05:55:15 | More by jesus808

atomicskier1889

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-20-2013 16:06:05 | More by atomicskier1889

PhillyStyle

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-20-2013 03:34:28 | More by PhillyStyle

Glibber

Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-19-2013 22:25:59 | More by Glibber

Tertullian007

Missouri

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-18-2013 22:49:46 | More by Tertullian007

mooseo

Pennsylvania

3.74/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12oz bottle into tulip.

A - Hazy light yellow/gold with a small creamy white head.

S - Lemon, bready malts, light citrus, pine, Belgian yeast.

T - Lemon zest, orange, grassy hops, hay, sweet bready malt. Coriander and Belgian yeast add a nice spicy element that is noticeable throughout. Finishes grainy and grassy with a very slight hop bitterness.

M - Smooth, creamy, light bodied. A bit too thin. High carbonation.

O - This is a pleasant, refreshing beer to have in the spring or summer. It's more of a straight up Belgian wit than an IPA, although hops are definitely present. Pretty good.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 18:26:32 | More by mooseo

jl28r1

Texas

3/5  rDev -18.7%

05-18-2013 16:25:35 | More by jl28r1

prender1482

Illinois

3/5  rDev -18.7%

05-18-2013 00:38:10 | More by prender1482

Coopersbeer

Kansas

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-17-2013 22:32:42 | More by Coopersbeer

iSip

Colorado

4.09/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deschutes Chainbreaker IPA: These mixed styles are all the rage. Belgian IPAs and Whitbier IPAs.... I am all for it if the result is good!

The Chainbreaker looks like a Whitbier, light straw color, slightly hazy, very carbonated and topped with a pure white foam that laces well. The aroma has the citrus base to it, and a bit of flowery hops come through. Flavor wise, there is honey, lemon peal and a touch of hoppiness. Much more a Whitbier than IPA. It works for me, as I am a fan of whitbiers. Very good.

Give it a try if you like Whitbier, if you are an IPA head, you will be disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 00:19:56 | More by iSip

piratebryan

California

5/5  rDev +35.5%

05-16-2013 22:51:09 | More by piratebryan

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -18.7%

05-16-2013 15:01:56 | More by leftstagebrew

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-16-2013 13:12:02 | More by MinorThreat

AdieKlug

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +15.2%

05-15-2013 22:40:39 | More by AdieKlug

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-15-2013 13:03:13 | More by touchmeimsac

mmilyko

Nevada

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-13-2013 23:20:20 | More by mmilyko

bholby87

Nevada

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-13-2013 06:45:55 | More by bholby87

Derek

British Columbia (Canada)

4.73/5  rDev +28.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: White with a light yellowish hue, good retention & lace.

S: Lots of lemon with hints of grapefruit & pine. Smells like an IPA.

T: This 'style' is often muddled, but the flavours here are really complimentary. It's a great wheat beer, without the spice, lemon is upfront, with some underlying grapefruit and pine. Solid bitterness.

M: Well-attenuated, light to moderate body has a crisp, dry finish.

O: Maybe it's just a fruity IPA with a bunch of wheat thrown in, but it really works.

Serving type: on-tap

05-12-2013 22:52:36 | More by Derek

ystazi

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-11-2013 17:16:52 | More by ystazi

Bouleboubier

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I can't tell you why, but I couldn't get enough of this stuff while out in the Bend-Portland corridor a couple weeks ago. The gimmicky things usually turn me off. But this just won me over immediately.

A: fairly cloudy grain-grassy yellow... one can almost see texture (with)in the liquid... decent foam on the pour, but it mysteriously checked-out each time

S: a European spiced holiday cookie/baby-cake(sweet zwieback?)?...hops are on the nose, but they're muddled with the alternative spicing and the mild and inviting fermenting-dough yeast.... rising above mellow, alive

T: not quite a Wit, not quite an IPA.... maybe a slightly off-spiced, marginally earthy-floral hefeweizen or a lemon shortbread cookie.... delicately richer in fresh-baked white bready malt.... bright, feathery sweetish-flowery hops tingle on the perimeters on the palate, mild spicy.... the tasty malt carries on through, residual sediment-ester interplay

M: almost medium-bodied - doesn't have a dextrin-derived substance to the feel - maybe an almost unfiltered, yeasty texture, washes away with some retard... satisfying, organic heartiness

O: fantastic in my eyes and on my tongue.... won't blow you away, but it has an indelible overall quality - when you see it - you have to have one.... i don't know....

Serving type: on-tap

05-11-2013 06:42:51 | More by Bouleboubier

ToddHolder

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-11-2013 01:06:01 | More by ToddHolder

Skunkdrool

California

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-10-2013 19:10:29 | More by Skunkdrool