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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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Whole Foods in Davis, CA. Pours brassy gold with a white head. Aromas of light stone fruit, floral, mild spice and maybe citrus. Med body or nearly. Flavor thins quickly, but it starts out heavily melon and wine, then goes dryly bitter, then gets back to mostly Nelson. I was certainly fooled by the aroma, but the great taste of NZ is usually hard to miss. Yeah on hop selection. This is great, taste and session wise.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2015
at 19:02
Tried
on 04 May 2012
at 18:32