Bitter Woman India Pale Ale - Tyranena Brewing Company

JackieTH

Minnesota

3.8/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Golden-amber with good clarity. Transient khaki head, nice lacing. Smell is fairly nondescript mild earth, hay, grass and caramel malt. Taste is pleasantly bitter across the tongue with resin and floral notes, some roasted malt, earth and toffee malt fading into a mildly bitter finish. Good complexity of flavor and nice bitterness balanced with pleasing malt. Medium body with a creamy mouthfeel. The smell is a letdown, but the flavor is quite nice.

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2012 04:14:43 | More by JackieTH

Skeeze

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-17-2013 04:17:44 | More by Skeeze

acknight

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

06-12-2013 02:14:49 | More by acknight

CCutch

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-05-2013 02:04:44 | More by CCutch

Minn_Joe

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-01-2013 03:03:13 | More by Minn_Joe

Woodman70

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-01-2013 02:31:38 | More by Woodman70

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

05-19-2013 13:06:13 | More by Photekut

parejkoj

Minnesota

4.1/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Light amber, good head that lingers. Clear, no haze.

Smell: Citrus aromas, predominantly grapefruit. A bit of malt, Munich or Vienna malts used possibly? Could use a little more late addition/dry hop aromas.

Taste: Well-balanced bitterness and very clean. A little minerally toward the end that isn't necessarily bad as it pairs with the bitterness. Some malt up front but doesn't overwhelm the bitter character. Really nice lingering bitterness toward the back of the mouth.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, not overly cloying or astringent. As far as IPAs go, it's about what I expect. Might benefit from a drier finish.

Overall: A nice IPA that is well-balanced and not too malt-heavy. Definitely recommended, it won't disappoint for those that like bitter, yet not overly aromatic, IPAs.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 01:33:10 | More by parejkoj

mfnmbvp

Illinois

3.43/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. bottle, no bottled on date present. Acquired as part of Tyranena's The Legendary Collection assorted twelve pack. Twelve pack packaged on 04/02/2013. The final beer out of the six to be reviewed.

Poured into a Firestone Walker pint glass.

A - Pours two fingers of slightly off-white foamy head on top of a coppery orange colored body with lots of bubbles swirling and spiraling to the top, and some sediment floating down. Nice fluffy rings of lacing.

S - Citrus grapefruit & blood orange. Some acidity, and some light bready malts. Otherwise a pretty tame smelling beer. Hint of rye / cracked peppercorns.

T - Taste follows the nose. Blood orange. Grapefruit. Bready malts. Copper. Hint of rye.

M - Feel is more sticky and sugary than it is legitimately bitter. A peppery sort of aftertaste.

Overall, not the greatest IPA of all time, that's for sure. A little too bready and malty and not enough bright hops for my liking. Not Tyranena's best offering, but drinkable nonetheless with a nice 5.75% abv. Not one I will be going out of my way to have again, though.

Tyranena Bitter Woman IPA ---3.5/5

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 02:03:10 | More by mfnmbvp

ystazi

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2%

05-11-2013 17:56:16 | More by ystazi

HopHeadRyan

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

05-10-2013 18:38:44 | More by HopHeadRyan

EGolfer4

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2%

05-09-2013 22:31:59 | More by EGolfer4

iaminside

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

05-02-2013 22:08:17 | More by iaminside

Ginepiece

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

04-29-2013 03:03:23 | More by Ginepiece

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

04-28-2013 22:02:44 | More by spycow

whoneeds8

Texas

4/5  rDev +2%

04-24-2013 00:15:09 | More by whoneeds8

Kenai4

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +2%

04-22-2013 12:08:07 | More by Kenai4

jplopez21

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

04-15-2013 04:17:05 | More by jplopez21

Fargrow

Michigan

3/5  rDev -23.5%

04-12-2013 00:21:23 | More by Fargrow

nickapalooza86

Wisconsin

4.06/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottled 3/4/13

Strait into the glass, a very clear light amber color, finger of fluffy off white head.

Smell is grapefruit rind, pine, citrus notes, just a hint of malt.

Taste is nice and clean, piney and resiny, a little citrus charachter, lingering malt

Mouthfeel is medium, medium carbonation and finishes slightly dry

Now this is a session ABV IPA I can get behing! While it is not marketed as one, I could drink a 6 of this and be very happy!

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 00:12:14 | More by nickapalooza86

GeePee

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2%

03-31-2013 19:19:46 | More by GeePee

beersvh23

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

03-30-2013 18:39:44 | More by beersvh23

KWMiles

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%

03-24-2013 23:07:10 | More by KWMiles

gir02021

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

03-24-2013 14:45:03 | More by gir02021

soze47

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

03-22-2013 01:23:58 | More by soze47