Lakefront Brewery IPA

IPA

 

Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
6.91
ABV: 6.9% IBU: 58 Ticks: 68
Pours a radiant copper with a rocky white head that lasts, and leaves a soft lace on the glass. Cascade, Chinook, and Citra™ hops dominate the aroma, yielding a citrusy, floral bouquet. The hops give a nice bite, but this beer is well-balanced with a full body and a rounded, malty flavor to back up the hops. It finishes smooth with a lingering hop flavor reminiscent of fresh ruby red grapefruit.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can (BB 1/20/26) from Friar Tuck, Crestwood. Lightly hazy, honey brown, no sparkle, huge head (burst out of the can) with excellent retention, and splotchy lacing. Aroma is caramel, pine, light citrus and apricot. Taste is super strong caramel, milder pine, hint of citrus. Smooth texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. This reminds me of all those traditional/West Coast IPA/DIPA that I purchased at a discount after their best-by date 10 years ago when I started rating. But, that was when those hops had decayed beyond recognition. This is still three weeks before their freshness date ends! Likely what they wanted. Just not great.

Tried from Can from Friar Tuck - Crestwood on 02 Jan 2026 at 03:25


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Can, best before Jan 30, 2026, from tfontana, drunk 12/22/25, as pictured. Thanks, Tom!
Tropical fruit (mango) with clementine and peach. Some oxidation and some caramel. I guess they don't want it to be a New England style, which is fine, but that's not an excuse to use a bunch of caramel malt.
Caramel and bread with toast and tropical hop notes. The hops are done well, with light but ample bitterness and a good, fruity, juiciness. But this caramel malt, with its sweetness, bread and toast has to go....

Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2025 at 22:33


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

12 oz can in a trade with tfontana. Thank you! Aroma is caramel malt and very slight pine. Flavor follows with just a little bit of citrus. A lot of caramel malt. This is about as classic an old-school as you possibly can get. Almost reminds me of an old Sierra Nevada pale ale.

Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2025 at 01:40


7

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:49


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Meny Valby, drunk at home (06/11/2024) - Malty and bitter resinous hoppy, notes of pine, peach and tangerine, grassy sticky resinous hoppy, caramel malty backing, assertive bitter hoppy finish. Decent.

Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2024 at 09:16


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle thanks to Jack! Pours a a clear deep gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has earthy grass and a hint of pine with bread and grains supporting. Flavor has earthy pine and grass with a touch of bread backing and a thing finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2021 at 05:54


7

Tried on 12 Nov 2019 at 03:16


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ Four Points, Brown Dear, WI. Pours clear golden with a creamy offwhite head. Aroma of malt, flowers, fruity hops, light citrus, light piney notes. Flavor is sweet, light bitter, malt, fruity hops, citrus, mild piney. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet light bitter finish. 101119

Tried on 11 Nov 2019 at 10:38


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

355 ml bottle. Cloudy amber, medium head. Sweet cherries, pine, grass, passion fruit, some skunky notes, spicy hops, grapefruit. Hoppy bitterness, some malty sweetness. Full bodied, soft carbonated, creamy oily texture, herbal bitter finish. Nice!

Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2018 at 19:07


7.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Deep golden. Foggy. Decent head. Nose: nectar, grass, grapefruit. Medium body. Taste: on the bitter side. Dryish. Medium plus grapefruity bitterness. Long bitter ending. Rather good. Not fresh anymore.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2018 at 19:05