India Golden Ale
Breakside Brewery in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.57
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Our popular “golden double IPA” returns for two months. This beer first debuted in 2013 as a collaboration with our good friends at Ninkasi Brewing. It was a trendsetter when it was first released on draft as it highlights the route that lots of new hop bombs are headed: light in body, lighter in color, and huge tropical flavors and aroma.
Hops: El Dorado, Mosaic, Chinook
Malt: Two Row, Munich, Crystal Medium, Chocolate, Pale Chocolate, Roast Barley
Hops: El Dorado, Mosaic, Chinook
Malt: Two Row, Munich, Crystal Medium, Chocolate, Pale Chocolate, Roast Barley
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes. Consumed 03/05/2018.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: transparent copper/auburn color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tropical fruity hops - pretty light; and some clean caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: melds the aromas together leaning towards the sweet side initially then entertains a mild bittersweet sort of quality with more sips; finishes with some bitter hops
Texture: medium bodied; leaning towards being a sipper; some smoothness but also some hop assertiveness
Overall: nice enough DIPA in the West coast fashion I believe I could bang again.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: transparent copper/auburn color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tropical fruity hops - pretty light; and some clean caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: melds the aromas together leaning towards the sweet side initially then entertains a mild bittersweet sort of quality with more sips; finishes with some bitter hops
Texture: medium bodied; leaning towards being a sipper; some smoothness but also some hop assertiveness
Overall: nice enough DIPA in the West coast fashion I believe I could bang again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2026
at 21:25
18/08/2016. CROW, Torggata 32, OSLO, Oslo, Norway
Tried
on 19 Jun 2023
at 15:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Glass, 4-ounce, draught, drunk at Alibi Room, trip to Joint Statistical Meeting with Louise, savoured on July 28 2018; eye: coppery, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: light tropical fruits, rising bread, yeast, slight Cointreau; mouth: light tropical fruits, rising bread, yeast, slight Cointreau, light alcohol, finale in tangerine with light presence of alcohol, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: correct
FRANÇAIS
Verre, 4 onces, en fût, bue chez Alibi Room, voyage au Joint Statistical Meeting avec Louise, savourée le 28 juillet 2018; œil : cuivrée, limpide, pas d'effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : léger fruits tropicaux, pain qui lève, levure, très léger Cointreau; bouche : léger fruits tropicaux, pain qui lève, levure, très léger Cointreau, léger alcool, finale en tangerine avec légère présence d'alcool, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique en résumé : correct
FRANÇAIS
Verre, 4 onces, en fût, bue chez Alibi Room, voyage au Joint Statistical Meeting avec Louise, savourée le 28 juillet 2018; œil : cuivrée, limpide, pas d'effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : léger fruits tropicaux, pain qui lève, levure, très léger Cointreau; bouche : léger fruits tropicaux, pain qui lève, levure, très léger Cointreau, léger alcool, finale en tangerine avec légère présence d'alcool, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique en résumé : correct
Tried
on 27 Jul 2019
at 22:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught. Golden pour with white head. Citrus and woodsy aroma. Full taste hop on all the tongue with a bit of alcohol in the finish. Worth seeking out.
Tried
on 19 May 2018
at 02:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours a clear gold with little head. Aromas of jammy stoned fruit and toasted malts. Flavors of dried fruit, resin, grass and bread crust. Definite Mosiac. Nice enough but nothing distinctive.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2017
at 22:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden color, medium white head. Grapefruit aroma. Taste is bitter citrus and pine. Nice.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2017
at 17:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Brewers Haven. Haxy golden body topped off with a high, fluffy head. Lovely pour. Soft, gentle aroma features some muted hoppiness, slightly bready. Taste gets a bit juicy, citrus, grapefruit. Finishes tangy, biting, slow burn follows. This little number hides a punch under that light facade.S summery essences with winter warmth. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2016
at 20:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Crisp golden coloured body with a slight cloudy orange glow and a nice, small two centimetre tall off-white head that fades relatively fast. Aroma of resin, earth, grapefruit, pine, alcohol, cleanser and a bit of toffee. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong resinous hop flavour at first with a lot of bitterness and pungency from the hops with a very smooth sweetness from apricots and fruits and a mellow but balanced malt backbone showing some earth and toffee. Aftertaste shows an almost perfect balance of hops and malt with a good sweet finish, a bit of resin and pine bitterness near the end, all with some fruit flavours to wash it down. Overall, a well-structured and fruity beer that shows less hops than I expected (for the style and a PNW based beer) but a better balance and elegance than I expected as well. Nice to try and well worth grabbing if you can find it! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Belmont Station in Portland, Oregon on 05-May-2015 for US$6,02 sampled at home in Washington on 27-September-2016.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Sep 2016
at 02:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft - Nice fresh citrus hops. Clear gold with a decent white head. Sweet and juicy tropical fruit and citrus. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2016
at 21:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light tropical fruit aroma with light grapefruit. Tropical fruit and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Tropical fruit and grapefruit linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2016
at 15:34