Slow Ride
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.77
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Kicking back and relaxing with a session beer requires little more than a couch, some free time, and a few pals. Slow Ride Session IPA is up for this easy-going challenge, starting with a pour of sheened gold and plenty of fluffy, white foam. A blend of seven hop varieties, led by exotic Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin, twist together brilliant tropical scents of melon, peach, lime and grapefruit for a vividly fruity aroma. The flavor mirrors the aroma, while balancing a malty-sweet yet clean start and hoppy bitterness in the back. Light bodied and extra quaffable, Slow Ride Session IPA brings the finish line to you.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a longlasting white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy grassy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy weak peachy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2015
at 04:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Nice looking pour, medium golden body with small soapy head. Aroma is slightly hoppy, but also hints at the malts. Taste is more hops, very subdued, some sweet malt. Hops finish it off with some chalky bitterness.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2015
at 15:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Watering Hole. Clear gold with a small white head. Lots of citrus, grapefruit and pith in the aroma. Some lemon in there as well. Light body with good carbonation and bitterness. Dry and crisp finish. Pretty good session.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2015
at 09:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
355ml bottle. Pours a clear golden with a small, creamy, white head that laces. Sweet aroma of tropical fruit, grapefruit and pine. Sweet flavour of tropical fruit, grapefruit, grass, bread and pine with a dry, bitter, hoppy finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2015
at 01:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at M’kReam’s 40th Birthday Party on 08/01/2015. Clear golden color with a medium thin white head that evaporates quickly to a film. Spotty lacing. Grassy hops, fruit and malt in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of piney hops, fruit and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2015
at 14:53
7/10
Nice and easy. Like playing QPR.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2015
at 13:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
tap. Session IPA’s are excellent fill-ins for Coors/Miller/Bud - light, easy to drink, with taste. Never gonna blow you away. This one was quite nice
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2015
at 21:36
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught @ Jerntorgets Brygghus.It’s been quite some time since I was here last time. Almost empty which very much adds to the mood of the place. Place rating will soon be revised. On to the beer..Pours clear golden with a frothy offwhite head that leaves some thick lacing on the glass while dissipating. Smell is tiny malty, tiny fruity and tiny floral with caramel, grapefruit juice, papaya, moist grass, black tea with honey, minerals, kumquats and lemon zest. Taste is tiny sweet, tiny bitter, tiny malty, tiny fruity, tiny grassy and tiny floral. Mouthfeel is crisp, slightly round, tiny watery and light bodied. Finish is slightly bitter with crackers, caramel, grapefruit juice, papaya, moist grass, black tea, orange zest and hints of cardboard. Decently refreshing but very dull. Fairly old too I guess given the tea and cardboard hints.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2015
at 10:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Shaker on tap showing moderate filtration, dark yellow, no head, sparse white foam. Nose shows a big mix of grapefruit, mango, guava, and passion fruit. Big tropical fruit mix. The palate is medium bodied and moderately carbonated. Light tropical fruits on the palate. Slight tea astringency on the finish, more a green tea bitterness than an IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2015
at 08:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can - Sweet mango and tropical fruit. Clear gold with a white head. Sweet tropical fruit and a decent pithy bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2015
at 21:52