Basement IPA
Scofflaw Brewing Company in Atlanta, Georgia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.91
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The first IPA from our original basement brewery. This one’s made for people who like to do things their own way – just like us.It’s Dank, Juicy, and stacked to the brim with Citra hops.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Got in a BIF from KMitch. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy medium golden/amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big ruby grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big ruby grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of ruby grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is an incredible IPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; extremely smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not aggressive. Amazing Citra/Chinook showcase. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; with a nice sized bready malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, loved the hop profile as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2018
at 21:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Scofflaw, pours a clear golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out fresh piney and resinous hops upfront, with a sweet cereal malt base. Flavour is full of tropical stone fruits, some piney hops, and biscuity malt. Very fruity and fresh. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2018
at 23:24
8/10
Sweet and fruity hop notes. Smooth stack of flavors.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2018
at 20:11
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Pine tree and grapefruit aroma with heavy pine resin bitter taste.. IPA is not my favorite style but good example of the style. Hop aftertaste forever.
Tried
on 22 May 2018
at 23:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at B&D Burgers, Savannah. Pours clear golden color with white head. Aromas of citrus and caramel. Grapefruit and caramel flavors. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2018
at 15:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Some lime and not much else. Kind of boring like kids movies when you're sober. Taster at a wine taster bar in Savannah.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2018
at 12:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. aluminum can poured into a glass. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is light grassy hops.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2017
at 18:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Juicy and tropical, with a grainy malt middle to accentuate the tangy passion fruit, pineapple and lemon coming from the citra hops. Incredibly drinkable, with a nice smooth texture and the slightest boozy warmth. Could use a tad more bitterness, but otherwise a very good IPA.
Tried
on 24 May 2017
at 19:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the Brick Store Pub. Pours clear yellow, with a small, off-white head. The aroma is pineapple and mango, with some butterscotch, and pecans. Sweet and sugary, with a strong, smooth bitterness. Clean, sharp finish. Medium body, silky, smooth, and clean. This is a well made, simple and approachable IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Dec 2016
at 11:45
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the source. Clear bright golden color, white head. Earthy citrus aroma. Taste is lightly tart and lightly bitter mixed citrus. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Dec 2016
at 19:57