Higher Ground IPA
Birdsong Brewing Company in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.79
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Our West-coast inspired IPA is totally crushable -- there’s a reason why it’s our best seller! Well balanced with specialty crystal malts and a pleasant citrus aroma, this beer has notes of grapefruit and honeysuckle. Hopped with Columbus, Cascade, Galena, and El Dorado hops. Lovingly dry hopped with Cascade.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Pale gold, white head. Aroma of citrus, floral notes. Taste is citrus, caramel, pine notes. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 May 2018
at 02:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Pours gold white head. Nose/taste of citrus, pine, caramel malt and grapefruit. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2015
at 16:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft - Light citrus and sweet malts. Hazy gold with a nice white head. Sweet tangerine and pithy bitterness with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2015
at 22:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: Draft at a bowling alley in Charlotte, 12/3/14, My 50th NC Rating!
Aroma: The aroma is pine, grapefruit, and a spice, with a bit of caramel and crystal malt
Appearance: The color is yellow-gold with a decent sized white head and some average lacing
Flavor: The taste is along the same lines, with a decent sweetness and a nice bitterness as well
Palate: The body is medium, it has a smooth, clean mouthfeel, and a solidly dry finish
Overall Impression: I enjoyed this one. This is a solid and drinkable IPA. It is hop forward, with a good drinkability, and a nice overall profile.
Aroma: The aroma is pine, grapefruit, and a spice, with a bit of caramel and crystal malt
Appearance: The color is yellow-gold with a decent sized white head and some average lacing
Flavor: The taste is along the same lines, with a decent sweetness and a nice bitterness as well
Palate: The body is medium, it has a smooth, clean mouthfeel, and a solidly dry finish
Overall Impression: I enjoyed this one. This is a solid and drinkable IPA. It is hop forward, with a good drinkability, and a nice overall profile.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2014
at 16:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap-lt tan with trailing lace-hazy gold. A-grapefruit/resin, some caramel-med malt. T-grapefruit/resin hops, 2nd med malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Mar 2014
at 14:25
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
On tap @ Birdsong with jcnielsen. Pours a hazy orange appearance with a cream head. Fruity sweet aroma. Some herbal notes. Slight vegetal flavor. Sweet flavor. Moderate bitterness. Pass.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2014
at 14:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed amber IPA with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, nice fruity malt with floral resinous hops, very nice. In mouth, a nice smooth biscuit malt with loads of citrus hops, nice and smooth,well done.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2013
at 12:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Hazy golden yellow color, white head, solid lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit, grass, citrus. Taste is smooth citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2012
at 06:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours hazy gold into a shaker. White head with medium retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Resin aromas. Sweet caramel front to back. Lasting sour hop finish.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2012
at 16:37