The Gauntlet

Iron Fist Brewing Company in Vista, California, United States 🇺🇸

IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production

Score

7.01

ABV: 9.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 12

THAT’S IT! We’re throwing down the gauntlet. Literally. If you haven’t tried craft brewed beer before, put the bottle you’re current-ly holding down and start somewhere else. This is not a good place to start. The Gauntlet is one seriously intense beer that should be reserved for only the boldest beer revolutionaries in the world. The inordinate amount of hop flavor and aroma that radiates from this creamy, froth covered liquid is enough to make this Brewmaster blush. If that sounds good to you, you can safely break your time on this earth down into 2 categories; the time before you tried The Gauntlet, and the time after. If not, the $5.00 50 packs are on the left

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7.3

jtclockwork (20063) reviewed The Gauntlet from Iron Fist Brewing Company 15 years ago

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

Bottle thanks to DaSilky. Pours dirty brown with a ever increasing tan head. Some chunks of caramel. Nose and taste of caramel malt, brown sugar, hops and pine. Lightly dry finish. Lots of caramel malt. Smooth. Good tasting beer. Just didn’t look that great in the glass.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2011 at 15:20

7.9

bhensonb (22726) reviewed The Gauntlet from Iron Fist Brewing Company 15 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Capped 750 from Beverages 4 Less in Santee. Pours a dark ruddy amber with a 3 finger foamy beige head. Aroma is smooth, almost sweet citrusand resin. Med plus body. Flavor is strong resin and a lot of grapefruit rind following. The malt doesn’t really show up a first. This is far from balanced. Good thing that. The hop is burning a bit like capsaicin. Not a harsh hop bomb, sort of a civilized hop weapon.

Tried on 27 Jan 2011 at 17:13