Flower Power
Ithaca Beer Company

Flower PowerFlower Power
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From:
Ithaca Beer Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #98
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,454
Avg:
4.22 | pDev: 9.95%
Reviews:
1,349
Ratings:
5,534
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 02, 2024
Added:
Sep 17, 2002
Wants:
  507
Gots:
  1,299
Enjoy the clover honey hue and tropical nose. Simultaneously punchy and soothing with a big body and a finish that boasts pineapple and grapefruit. Flower Power is hopped and dry-hopped five different times throughout the brewing and fermentation process.
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Ratings by StoneTSR:
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Reviewed by StoneTSR from Colorado

4.55/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
I almost never found this beer, but it turns out my girlfriend is awesome. As we were driving out of Ithaca after a nice lunch, we passed by the brewery. She had had a brown ale from the brewery at lunch and enjoyed it, so she said, "Hey, we should stop." I was surprised, but of course immediately turned right and into the parking lot. We sat down and tasted a few samples and were very impressed. I never would have guessed it, but across the board Ithaca was fantastic, so we had to bring squeeze a variety 12-pack into the car. Very glad we did.

APPEARANCE: Poured a brilliant golden color from a 12oz. bottle into a pint glass. Almost a full inch of light, fluffy head that remained seated on top of the glass for a good three to four minutes. Fairly solid lacing, but not as much as I would have expected given the impressive and long-lasting head.

SMELL: You can smell this beer from afar as soon as it is poured. Amazing and powerful floral scent - true to the name. This is going to be a sweet, hoppy bomb.

TASTE: Despite the sweet smell, a bitter undertone is noticeable with as soon as the Flower Power hit's the tongue. The nose does come through, however, and a wave of sweet crests mid-sip before receding to let the bitter flavor close the sip.

MOUTHFEEL: Crisp and clean, yet still somehow a bit heavy. Lively bubbles also seemed to cleanse the tongue, but like apple juice, rather than quench my thirst, it left me wanting another sip.

OVERALL: This is a flat-out outstanding beer. However, being a bit on the rich side and at 7.5%, it may be tough to down more than two or three of these in a sitting.
Nov 03, 2010
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by moodenba from New York

3.94/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft Ithaca Flower Power IPA at restaurant dinner in early March, 2024. This is a very good un-cloudy IPA with a good balance, some malt, but featuring hop flavor with enough bitterness for this consumer. It was fine with our dinner.
Mar 02, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by Nyoder

Nov 26, 2023
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Reviewed by dcotom from Iowa

3.69/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 12-ounce bottle into a tulip glass. Hazy dark orange in color, with a substantial white head that left scads of sticky lacing as it settled. This sample was quite malt-forward, with aromas and flavors of light caramel and grain alongside the floral and tropical hop notes. Medium bodied, with a resiny and bitter finish. Overall, a very good beer.
Oct 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by craigbelly from Iowa

Oct 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.08 by not2quick from Missouri

Apr 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by Jcal2023 from Pennsylvania

Mar 08, 2023
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Reviewed by Viaduck from California

3.87/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
An attractively thick head sits atop a lovely hazy orange body. Floral aroma with some honey, lemon blossoms & pine tar. Mildly sweet with a fairly bitter finish. Hoppy flavor with citrus, pear & pine tar. Nice feel. I’m not a fan of IPS’s but this one is good
Jan 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Oct 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4.23 by Branlott42 from Missouri

Aug 28, 2022
 
Rated: 4.11 by vabeerguy from Virginia

Aug 13, 2022
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Reviewed by BrewMaven from New York

4.07/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a rich gold with a rocky white two finger head. Light citrus aroma, maybe some what floral. probably has more but my nose sucks. Taste shows some citrus peel a bit of grassiness and some biscuity malt. Light/medium bodied with a dry finish and mild carbonation. Very tasty warm weather IPA. I’ll be getting this again.
Aug 01, 2022
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

3.99/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Ahhhhh. I get the west coast pine and grapefruit notes, with a touch of new school floral character. Just the right bitterness to finish it off. This was a fun one.
Jul 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4.31 by Sinister from New York

Jul 02, 2022
 
Rated: 4.31 by Stoafers from New York

Jun 24, 2022
 
Rated: 4.12 by Beer_Goblin from New York

May 28, 2022
 
Rated: 4.79 by BWSr from Massachusetts

May 02, 2022
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Rated by fazakas

5/5  rDev +18.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Pleasant surprise. So good.
Mar 26, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by ryand14 from Michigan

Feb 13, 2022
Flower Power from Ithaca Beer Company
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