Riptide White IPA
Heavy Seas Brewing Company in Halethorpe, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
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6.70
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12oz bottle. This is my kind of White IPA, one that leans more into the Wit side the equation than Saison. Pleasant hop depth. Full bodied, drinks pretty big for the moderate ABV. A little boozy, heavy, but a solid example of the style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12oz bottle. Poured a golden amber color with a small white head. Aroma was nice juicy citrus - grapefruit peel, tropical fruits. Flavor was tasty citrus, some light earthy notes. Lots of juicy fresh squeezed notes. Pleasant.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft @ Heavy Seas Alehouse, Baltimore. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter finish.
Nothing special.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours cloudy orange. A hefeweizen with hops, but more on the hefe side. Finishes with light sweetness. Tap at DC Beer festival.
Cask
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured an orange-amber color with a large creamy-soapy orange-white head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was musty, peppery, dusty and had a bit of funk and earthy hops. The flavor was bitter, tart, lemon, musty, dusty, black pepper, funk and earthy hops. Long musty and funky lemon and pepper finish.Moderately full bodied. Decent.
DSG (25989) reviewed Riptide White IPA from Heavy Seas Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Better Beer Of The Month Club. Cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma of wheat, coriander, citrus peels, yeast, fruity esters and a bit of hops, floral and a bit citric. Sweetish and spicy flavor with wheat, some fruitiness, coriander, light graininess and a rather bitter finish with some hops and more spiciness. Medium-bodied. Decent and kinda refreshing. More like a slightly hoppy Witbier than a White IPA. Could use more hops.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 9/2013. Pours very cloudy golden amber color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big lemon zest, pear, apple, orange peel, light banana, coriander, clove, pepper, floral, grass, wheat, bubblegum, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of yeast and hop notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon zest, pear, apple, orange peel, coriander, clove, light banana, pepper, floral, grass, light pine, wheat, bubblegum, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of light fruits, citrus peel, coriander, clove, light banana, pepper, floral, grass, wheat, bubblegum, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and complexity of hop, spice, and yeast ester flavors; with a solid malt backbone and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth and fairly crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice White IPA! All around nice balance and complexity of hop, spice, and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to drink. Really enjoyed this one.