Blackboard Series #01: Agave IPA
Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Series Out of Production|
Score
6.54
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Malt: Pilsner, CaraPils
Hops: Simcoe, Citra, Centennial, Cascade
Flavor: Fresh, crisp and clean, this ale offers bold and refreshing flavors. Touched with agave syrup and grapefruit juice, this brew boasts great hop aroma and a light citric bite.
Hops: Simcoe, Citra, Centennial, Cascade
Flavor: Fresh, crisp and clean, this ale offers bold and refreshing flavors. Touched with agave syrup and grapefruit juice, this brew boasts great hop aroma and a light citric bite.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Doesn’t really smell or taste like an IPA at all. Pours a clear, copper-gold, with almost no head. Lots of effervescence. Aroma is very grassy and that’s about it. Flavor is more like a pilsner, with some sweetness, some fruit. Almost no hop profile at all. Not great.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2016
at 14:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Rob. Pours a pale gold with small frothy white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong agave and citrus. Medium mouth, agave, grapefruit, light bitterness, ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2016
at 22:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hops and Hocks, Brooklyn growler: Pours golden orange with a white head. Aroma is agave and grapefruit... surprise. Taste is very mellow and kind of light. The agave gives it a roundness. The grapefruit is not overpowering as it is in some grapefruit IPAs. Not too bitter. Simple and easy drinking.
Tried
from Growler
on 14 Feb 2016
at 13:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Purchased a 12 oz. bottle at Prost, North Hampton, NH for a price of $1.75. Color is a clear orange with very light head and legs. Aroma is mostly agave with a hint of grapefruit rind.
Flavor starts with very bitter grapefruit mixed with a citrus hop. The agave is light but leaves a coating of sticky film over the palate. Really coats the mouth. Body is light (damn near watery) with a low carbonation level. Overall, not undrinkable but not really that enjoyable either. Can anybody really pull off agave in a beer? I think agave is a difficult to incorporate.
Flavor starts with very bitter grapefruit mixed with a citrus hop. The agave is light but leaves a coating of sticky film over the palate. Really coats the mouth. Body is light (damn near watery) with a low carbonation level. Overall, not undrinkable but not really that enjoyable either. Can anybody really pull off agave in a beer? I think agave is a difficult to incorporate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2016
at 20:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
4 oz pour on draft at Meridian Pint. Clear straw yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral, citrus, light syrup. Tastes of floral, citrus, syrup, stone fruit, lemons. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2016
at 21:55
7.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Meridian Pint. Cloudy golden color, thin white head. Grapefruit aroma. Taste is boozy grapefruit, bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Feb 2016
at 16:49
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz. bottle, pours a clear pale golden / copper with a small white head. Aroma of grapefruit, citrus hops and fermented out sugars. Flavour is pretty reasonably balanced, with notes of grapefruit and agave in good balance. Citrusy bitterness on the finish. The agave actually works pretty well in juxtaposition to the grapefruit. Better than I expected based on the ratebeer average. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2016
at 01:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Aroma’s decent with hops, fruit, and something I cant identify. Flavor’s good up front as an IPA, but the finish has an unpleasant flavor that I can’t place either, other than it’s quite bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2016
at 21:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours gold with a white head. Aroma is fruity, and seems to include grapefruit. Med body. It’s fruity, maybe mixed citrus, and something unusual. Not dry. White grape maybe? Finishes earthy,citrus bitter, but not dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2016
at 22:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Clear, bright yellow with a small white head. Agave, grapefruit aroma. Taste is buttery, sweet pink grapefruit, agave nectar. Minimal grapefruit-peel bittering. I agree with the opinion of others that it’s more of a high octane fruit beer than an IPA......not bad, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2016
at 17:36