Crankshaft IPA
BentSpoke Brewing Company in Braddon, ACT, Australia 🇦🇺
IPA - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.00
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Similar to a West Coast IPA. Floral nose with notes of citrus and pine. Medium bodied with a nice punch of hops and a solid malt finish. Crankshaft won a silver medal at the 2017 International Brewing Awards. A great beer for lovers of big full flavoured brews - it cranks! Crankshaft was the highest ranked IPA in the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers Poll for 2018, for the second year in a row.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
A session IPA with a proper IPA ABV. I kept drinking this one chasing something more, but it just wasn't there. It has a pleasant nose of pine, honey, a little tropical fruit and a touch of biscuit. The taste is mostly mild bitter hops, leaving me wondering where all those lovely aromas went. It has a pretty short finish too.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2021
at 11:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap. Really surprised I haven't rated this before. Easy drinking, well-balanced. The hops are there but not superforward. Maltiness gives it legs in a session-drinking scenario.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Nov 2020
at 22:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
375ml can as gift from Australia. Amber colour with a white head. Aroma is pine and fruity. Taste mid to long bitter. Rich body.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2019
at 23:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at The Local Taphouse. Pours a slightly hazy orange with a tan head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has a combination of onion and pine with a bit of bread backing. Flavor has a combination of grass, pine and onion with a grain note underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Feb 2019
at 13:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden amber color. Big pronounced citrusy orange character, very low carbonation, almost like it’s on cask. Leafy mouth feel. Hops are fresh and pronounced. Medium bitterness. A crowd pleaser. I like it but don’t love it
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Dec 2018
at 03:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
15/11/2018. Can shared with Danlo and SHIG. Pours orange amber with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of hops, tropical fruit, citrus, caramel, malt and pine with slight spiced notes. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Tropical, piney, slightly peppery finish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2018
at 22:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can thanks to Danlo: Poured a light brown orange with off white head. Aroma is earthy hops and malt. Taste is citrus, hoppy, with balanced malt backbone.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2018
at 22:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml can at Grumbos not the only rater in Suffolk tasting. Slightly hazy orange gold amber colour, white head and tropical fruit hop aroma. Taste is malt caramel with some fruity citrus & pine notes and spicy earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry mellow bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2018
at 22:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Can) Pours hazy amber with small white head. Nice aroma - pine with hints of stone fruit. Medium body with great carbonation. Taste is very well balanced, with light toffee malt and hops which are fruity and refreshing at the start and give a nice bitterness at the end. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2018
at 12:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Bright pale amber with a loose white head. 3+ Aroma has tropical fruit - passionfruit, mango - meshing with sweet biscuit, some pine, bitter oranges. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Sweetish but with enough bitterness to counter. Fruity and biscuity. Bitterness creeps up and is mildly spicy. Not a lot of punch, but clean and pleasant. A bit old fashioned perhaps but satisfying.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2017
at 05:54