Thomas Creek Brewery Castaway Chocolate Orange IPA

Castaway Chocolate Orange IPA

 

Thomas Creek Brewery in Greenville, South Carolina, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA Regular Out of Production
Score
6.40
ABV: 7.5% IBU: 100 Ticks: 20
Crisp and citrusy, this India Pale Ale derives its atypical dark copper brown color from malted chocolate wheat. Heavily hopped, the Chocolate Orange IPA’s bitterness blends with the dark chocolate flavors of the cocoa nibs added during fermentation. Those subtle chocolate notes rest behind a floral bouquet, enhanced by additions of bitter orange peel and dry hopping with Citra.
 

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

Bottle. Bitter orange and chocolate syrup aroma. Brown with small head. Sweet orange-chocolate malt and bitter herbal hay flavor. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2014 at 12:42


5.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle: Pours rubied-brown with small, light tan head. Tangy caramel....chocolate, spicy orange aroma. Taste is bready, orange-peel, cocoa. Herbal, tingly hops. Very different....OK, but not exactly what I’d imagined.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2014 at 19:58


4.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

From the April 2014 3R6P gathering. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark nut brown color with orange highlights and a medium sized foamy beige head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was odd, somewhat malty, almost molasses with an orange presence. The flavor was malty, woody, sour orange, caramel, tobacco and something off. Medium length finish. Medium body. Very weird and not particularly good.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2014 at 14:10


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity orange aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity orange and chocolate flavor with hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty orange chocolate finish.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2014 at 12:44


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the Beers from the Bikes Villes tasting on 11/08/2013. The beer is a slightly murky brown color with a medium thick foamy light beige head that recedes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, chocolate and citrus. Medium-bodied with flavors of roasted malt, cocoa and citrusy hops. The finish is moderately bitter piney hops with a chocolatey aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried on 12 Nov 2013 at 18:40


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Location: Draft at the Brewpub, 7/12/13

Aroma: The nose is citrus/orange rind and some roasted malts/chocolate
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head and light lace
Flavor: The taste has a nice hop bitterness from the dry citrus rind and some roasted chocolate
Palate: The body is medium, it has a plus carbonation, and a nice, dry finish on the mouth
Overall Impression: Overall, this one did exceed my expectations. It thought the citrus rind and the bitter/roasted chocolate malts worked nicely together. A very solid Black IPA.

Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2013 at 13:54


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Pours clear dark copper color with cream colored head. Aromas of citrus, cocoa and toasted malts. Toasted malt flavor with bitter grapefruit rind and hints of chocolate. Medium body with average carbonation.

Tried on 29 Jul 2013 at 20:39


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

Tap at Closed for Business, Charleston. It pours deep reddish mahogany. The nose is fresh pine, orange, mango, candy and cocoa. The taste is roasted malt, toast, earth, cocoa, orange peel, decent bitterness, wood, green grape and alcohol with a dry finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Pretty nice actually. Enjoyable stuff.

Tried from Draft on 10 Jul 2013 at 12:03


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at Brewvival. Hazy brown color, small tan head. Aroma of citrus and chocolate. Taste is milk chocolate and orange peel. Interesting.

Tried from Draft on 24 Feb 2013 at 07:02