Pirate Life Brewing Throwback IPA

Throwback IPA

 

Pirate Life Brewing in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 🇦🇺

  IPA - Session Regular
Score
6.61
ABV: 3.5% IBU: 55 Ticks: 44
Throwback IPA may be mid-strength, but it’s certainly no shrinking violet. Wielding a broad malt profile and a generous whack of hops, this expertly crafted session IPA continues to satisfy beer drinkers the world over. From Port Adelaide to Penang, there’s nothing quite like a Throwy…
The nose shows lifted notes of citrus and pine, with an underlying sappy, resinous quality. Its dank and slightly herbaceous. On the palate, oven baked biscuit and toffee malt develops quickly in to bright and juicy citrus. Grapefruit and lemon present well, pairing with a vibrant, sherbet like texture. The finish is fresh, with a pleasant lingering bitterness and a hint of spice.
 

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
28th January 2017
Can. Hazy gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and minerally crisp. Thin malts, mildly sweet. Cooling pine. Little orange peel. Modest hop spice. Tangerine before a crisp finish. Inevitably thin but crisp and hoppy.
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2017 at 11:13

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Bier Huis, Ossett. Orange gold. Light haze. Frothy, pale cream coloured head that recedes to a film. Nose has fairly bright, ripe citrus. Some melon and nectarine. Background of chewy toffee. Taste is light, citrus pith bitterness. A touch mineraly and metallic. Light body. Dries out a little. Pithy bitter finish. Packs it in well for the ABV.
Tried from Can on 15 Jan 2017 at 12:24

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can at from Cotteridge Wines tasting room; free sample from brewer, golden yellow pour with thin a white, aroma has hints of pine, taste has light pine, hints of caramel, some grassy action.
Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2016 at 08:45

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can shared courtesy of Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a slightly hazy straw colour with a thin white head. The aroma is dry grainy mineral malt, light hop bitter. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light resin, metallic hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2016 at 08:40

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Can shared (free sample, thanks!) at Cotteridge Wines. Hazy golden orange with an off white head. Aroma of herbal hops, grass, green weedy notes and light floral aspects. Flavour is light sweet and moderate bitter. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2016 at 08:37

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours amber with a small head.Nose shows pine, resinous hops, soft clean malt.Flavours include pine, light biscuity malt and resinous notes.
Tried on 20 Sep 2016 at 21:30

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at Hart's Pub, pours a hazy copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle piney hops upfront, with just enough biscuity malt to back. Flavour is a more laid back one for an IPA, with gentle piney hops and crisp crackery malt to back that's fairly prominent. Dry and crisp, with a slightly piney finish. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 08 May 2016 at 07:06

8/10
Tried on 06 Apr 2016 at 05:52

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
355ml can into schooner glass. Citric hop nose, light body. Nice mid-strength but obviously restrained. Good with food, cleansing.
Tried from Can on 11 Mar 2016 at 03:07

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample from can at the rake. Aroma is is nice mixed tropical fruit, orange rind, light bready grains. Light golden coloured pour with a lasting thin white head. Flavour is composed of pale grains, white bread, solid tropical fruit, grassy citrus orange. Very well balanced. Good clean ferment. Palate is frothy, semi drying finish. Very good session.
Tried from Can on 23 Feb 2016 at 12:24