Great Basin Brewing Company Ichthyosaur IPA

Ichthyosaur IPA

 

Great Basin Brewing Company in Sparks, Nevada, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA Regular
Score
6.38
ABV: 6.4% IBU: 46 Ticks: 27
Ichthyosaur "ICKY" IPA is a malt balanced IPA bursting with notes of grapefruit, lime, spruce, plum, and spice balanced by hints of caramel malt sweetness.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

The Buechel OGs raid the GABF 2023: Poured a golden with a white colored head. Aroma is light hops, grain. Taste is hops bitter, citrus, grain balance.

Tried on 06 Oct 2023 at 00:55


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sampled from the tap at the Reno location. Pours a clear gold with an amber hue and a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has has earthy grapefruit and pine with some sweet grains supporting. Flavor is more sweet grain forward with touches of grapefruit and pine coming through.

Tried from Draft on 20 Aug 2023 at 18:46


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught @ Yardbird, Las Vegas. Sweet, malty and slightly bitter with some caramel and pine

Tried on 05 Dec 2022 at 19:28


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at a number of places on a trip from the Bay Area to Yellowstone. First in Elko at a Pizza joint, and the last one on the way home as my free drink for staying at a Casino in Boomtown at 8 a.m.! This was a nice beer as kind of a throwback to the IPAs of a decade ago, but with a more solid fruit hop profile.

Tried from Draft on 24 Sep 2020 at 04:47


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours clear amber with a thick white head. Aroma of fruity malt. Taste has fruity elements, tropical and bright citrus. Refreshing. Palate has resinous piney hops that lingers on the tongue. Good.

Tried on 30 Sep 2019 at 05:09


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz bottle, clear dark gold. Citrus aroma, floral and pine hops taste. Bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2019 at 02:37


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

26/6/2018. Bottle at the Renaissance hotel, Las Vegas. Pours hazy amber with an average sized off-white head. Aroma of pine, hops, tropical and citrus fruit, light caramel and earthy notes. Moderate sweetness and medium plus bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2018 at 13:32


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can. Aroma of malt, caramel and cream. Taste has malty caramel, herbal pine and grassy hop. Tastes old, Nevada is a bit lacking in the craft game.

Tried from Can on 12 Aug 2017 at 00:03


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can at PKWY Marks. Hazy amber pour with thick fluffy head. Looks great. Faint fruity aroma, oranges. Taste is very subdued as well, light citrus and malt. Kind of weak, leaning towards watery. Hoping g my next Nevada beer is better, 0 for 2 tonight.

Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2017 at 23:06


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at Great Basin, Reno. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Modest aroma of citrus and floral hops, lightly sweet. Good hops flavor for a middle of the road approachable IPA. Not over the top and not watered down. Light citrus and florals, somewhat sweet and rather tame on the bitters.

Tried from Draft on 07 Jul 2017 at 23:24