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Rocky Mountain IPA
The Fort Collins Brewery
- From:
- The Fort Collins Brewery
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 12.64%
- Reviews:
- 373
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 21, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 07, 2007
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 97
No description / notes.
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Ratings by biker30x:
Reviewed by biker30x from Illinois
3.77/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.77/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint. I don't have the best sense of smell, so the floral and pine scents of this one have to be out of the box. From the moment I popped the cap the nose filled the room. Poured a hazy golden with a one-finger head of white that soon faded. Balance is excellent without too much hop or too much malt, but ultimately there needs to be just a hint more of each. The bitterness of the hops fails to develop into the piny fullness of flavor rather than pure bitterness and the sweetness of the malt seems out of breath trying to keep up. A satisfying viscosity helps round each mouthful but the bitter and vegetal aftertaste lingers slightly unpleasantly.
A nice IPA for a summer day - at slightly over 6% it's big but not overpowering. A good IPA for having a few (not too many) but wouldn't be my first choice if I were only going to have one - not enough "there" there.
Oct 06, 2010A nice IPA for a summer day - at slightly over 6% it's big but not overpowering. A good IPA for having a few (not too many) but wouldn't be my first choice if I were only going to have one - not enough "there" there.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
3.92/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a murky amber producing 2 fingers of frothy, moderately lasting, off-white head that leaves a webby coating of lace. Aroma is a balance of humidor cedar wood, floral & orange hoppiness & caramel malt with tangerine & peach in the background. Taste is caramel malt & a fruity mix of orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, & some pine resin in the finish which becomes very forward in the aftertaste. More sweet than bitter up front but transitioning to bittersweet at mid-sip from where is rapidly gravitates to bitter in the finish producing a very lasting, bitter citrus but predominantly pine aftertaste. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation, slick &slightly prickly but dry, especially in the latter half of the swallow. Labels can sometimes be misleading but but the use of the word "symmetry" in the brewery description is dead on in terms of hop bitterness & caramel malt sweetness. Not complex but a very drinkable IPA.
Dec 20, 2016Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.03/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
A little darker appearance bordering on amber ale territory, didn't help that the malt was the aroma forward aspect of this too, similar to an amber ale.
Taste brought a slight hop edge to it. Still had those red/woody malt flavors going. No bottle date, could be an old bottle. Speaking of which, the alcohol kept getting hotter as it warmed. If you're into a hybrid amber and pale ale kind of hoppiness, this might excite you, otherwise, pretty average stuff.
Mar 22, 2016Taste brought a slight hop edge to it. Still had those red/woody malt flavors going. No bottle date, could be an old bottle. Speaking of which, the alcohol kept getting hotter as it warmed. If you're into a hybrid amber and pale ale kind of hoppiness, this might excite you, otherwise, pretty average stuff.
Reviewed by Libeertarian from Montana
3.73/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Mostly clear darker copper, tan frothy head of good retention. Aromas of caramel, raisin, citrus, resin, and rind. On the palate a very crackery or biscuity base, some tartness throughout. Resin, rind, leafiness, and peppercorn as it lingers and with the finish. Medium-bodief, slick, refreshing, medium and somewhat soft carbonation.
Feb 21, 2016
Rocky Mountain IPA from The Fort Collins Brewery
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
799 ratings
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