IPA
Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.89
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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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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Very no-frills, an IPA that tastes like one from the days when breweries didn’t give a shit about IPAs. Lots of caramel and esters, a touch of citrus and white bread yeastiness, and a modest pine bitterness on the finish. Eh.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2026
at 01:41
7/10
Gusher on open. Straight caramel bomb.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2026
at 18:15
7.1/10
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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
7/10
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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....
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
6.6/10
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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
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:49
7/10
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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
6.1/10
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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
7/10
Tried
on 12 Nov 2019
at 03:16
7/10
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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