Deep Cuts
Steel Bender Brewyard in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.02
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A vibrant and fruit-forward DIPA brewed with Bravo, Citra and Lotus and dry-hopped again with Citra and Lotus plus Mosaic. Notes of orange and lemon peel underlined with pine resin and a medley of tropical lychee and guava to fill out the flavor. Finishes with a smooth, cereal-grain finish.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A double IPA from a brewery I want to visit, instead I have a tall boy can that was found at an Albuquerque Total Wine in the early fall last year. I had a snifter ready for the pour but the opening of the can was exuberant, had to clean up first. I see an indistinct yellow-orange body topped by a promptly receding heavy head of fully white foam. The nose is interesting, pine initially, grain and yellow fruit. The taste is more focused and pretty gosh darn good. Large with the hops, crackers, lemons, marmalade, cardboard, apricots and malt. Substantially bitter. Northern New Mexico is a bit of a hot bed for IPA brewing in my estimation, this beer only expands on that.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jan 2026
at 23:53