Hail Mary Belgian IPA
Cathedral Square Brewery in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.66
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Belgian Beer Fest, Boston. Hazy amber color, medium white head. Aroma of citrus and pine. Taste is similar.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
All of Cathedral Square Brewery’s bottled stuff is brewed in Weston, MO (I would guess draft as well) and has always been (someone needs to update the site). I have kept away from trying their stuff for this very reason. Weston has had a long history of making (really) infected beer but has recently turned things around. However, I stayed away anyway because of low expectations. Out of their lineup I first tried the Imperial Stout because everything came in bombers and I wasn’t willing to waste the energy. While not bad, it did not change my view. However, Cathedral Square released a few beers in 12oz bottles and I thought it is worth the effort. Anyway...
12oz bottle poured into a Blind Tiger Brewery weizen glass. Pours with an orange-amber color range and completely lucid. Aroma is muddled bitter hops breaking through a similarly muddled malt character. Flavor follows suit its almost completely an IPA centered on bitter hops that standout among the blah, discombobulated malt profile.
Bottom Line: unimaginative IPA with a faux Belgian aspect. Its just bitter hops. This would have been interesting in the early 90’s, now its just trite and messy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
22oz bomber from Pick’s poured into a Shaker. Pours a cloudy orange with a half finger of frothy white head. Aroma of citrus and pine hops. Taste is medium bitter. Not much citrus but heavy on the pine. A good bit of coffee malt on the finish as well. Medium bodied with a creamy yet slick texture. Lively carbonation and a long bitter finish. Overall, pretty good. A lot better than I thought it would be at 3 bucks a bottle. There are better beers out there but this one is very good for the price.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
@RBWG-22-thanks to Terminus–pours a light tan head and hazy gold color. Aroma is floral/spice, some light malt. Taste is spice/floral- chrysanthemum hops bite, some light malt. Lots of effervescence.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Sediment in the bottom, so it must be BC. Pours dark ruddy amber with a 3 finger foamy beige/tan head. Aroma is hoppy, but I can’t detect much else. Med + body/frothy carb. Flavor is very roast malt, very yeast/spice, and very hoppy. There’s a lot of flavor in here, strong flavor, so I have no clue what the hop is. This is very peppery. What a beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pour is a cloudy orange with a huge white head. Aroma is cereal malts with a lingering hop in the backround. Flavor is some dry malts up front and again the hops kinda linger in the backround. Not the best version of this style I’ve had. None of the Belgains things or the hops really stand out. Still at only $3.99 a bomber its worth a try.