IPA - Lakefront Brewery, Inc.

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

From BeerAdvocate Magazine Volume II, Issue V:

Huge pillowy off-white head forms from a normal pour, and the hops have a say in all of this as the retention is spectacular. Weathered copper color with a perfect clarity. Smells of pine, mint, hemp oil, lemongrass and blonde tobacco from the hops ... not much from the malt which screams IPA. Medium body seems a tad thicker from the hop oil on the palate that creates this deep smoothness. Surprisingly, not a ton of bitterness, which is nice, as the complex hop flavor dominates throughout with thick herbal, faint pine, grapefruit peel, crushed hemp seeds and mint. The malt character tried to get a taste in edgewise and succeeds by a pinch with a clean and sweet biscuit tone. All of that is smacked down by the hops again. Finishes slightly bitter with a long road of hop flavor that just sticks to the palate.

This IPA outshines most as it drops a load of flavor yet keeps the bitterness in check so you can actually taste the beer rather than your taste buds being numbed by excessive amounts of alpha acids, the bitter oil from the hops. Hopheads need to seek this beer out.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2010 13:15:32 | More by BeerAdvocate

tbeq00

California

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

06-13-2013 16:18:16 | More by tbeq00

Tiburon

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +1.3%

06-12-2013 02:14:06 | More by Tiburon

BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

4.59/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Poured into becker pint glass. Slightly cloudy yellow-orange with a thick dense white head that isn't going anywhere. Leaves tons of lacing as it (very) slowly fades. Smells of all hops, mostly sweet fruity ones. Taste is very clean and crisp, with clear crackery malt but lots of hop flavor too, although sans the bitterness. A delicious take on the style, hoppy but not palate-destroying.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2013 04:24:48 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead

HisBoyElroy

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

06-06-2013 01:20:04 | More by HisBoyElroy

dazanas

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

06-02-2013 19:19:00 | More by dazanas

Rihup

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

06-02-2013 02:27:07 | More by Rihup

Danmullens1

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

06-01-2013 02:41:07 | More by Danmullens1

Woodman70

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

06-01-2013 02:35:54 | More by Woodman70

gnikola

Serbia

5/5  rDev +26.6%

05-31-2013 14:51:41 | More by gnikola

seeswo

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-31-2013 00:46:25 | More by seeswo

derkfromwi

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-26-2013 13:54:54 | More by derkfromwi

DeekNayvuz

Montana

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-22-2013 19:13:25 | More by DeekNayvuz

Dreamkilla15601

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-20-2013 00:21:29 | More by Dreamkilla15601

UltimateLivewire

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-19-2013 19:58:00 | More by UltimateLivewire

rkf1976

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

05-18-2013 18:20:49 | More by rkf1976

NSK79

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-17-2013 19:47:41 | More by NSK79

eliz108

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +20.3%

05-17-2013 15:17:09 | More by eliz108

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-16-2013 14:07:15 | More by Slatetank

chilidog

Ohio

3.19/5  rDev -19.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Perhaps my bottle from the sample pack was not up to snuff.
My iPa was bland, not iPa like at all compared to other reviews.

It poured ok, nice amber color, no big head just tan , not much other than spotted lace.

Aroma of pine, citric hop though mild.

Taste bland for an iPa. No big hop bite but rather malty and thin.

Overall if I can find another single or even on tap I'll try again but based on what I've had, not buying 6 of these.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 22:56:08 | More by chilidog

Bustersuess

New York

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

05-14-2013 17:40:45 | More by Bustersuess

maxcoinage

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-14-2013 02:34:27 | More by maxcoinage

ABO2012

Illinois

5/5  rDev +26.6%

05-13-2013 12:24:11 | More by ABO2012

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

05-11-2013 15:22:04 | More by mikeburd1128

TheBigBoy

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-11-2013 03:45:58 | More by TheBigBoy