Nordskye
Blackrocks Brewery in Marquette, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Rotating|
Score
6.97
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We brewed/tweaked this beer at the pub for a couple years under a different name until it was can worthy. Galaxy hops bring out big tropical/fruity aromas and flavors, the low ABV and easy body make it easy to justify grabbing "one more."
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
13 ounce can from Tadych's Marquette, 8.29.20. Hazy yellowarge foamy white head good retention. Aroma of mango, peach, melon, pale malt. Taste is melon, dank, lime, pale malt. Thin. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2020
at 01:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Holiday Market. Pours a mostly clear straw gold with a finger of white foam that dissipates. Lovely crackery malt nose with pineapple, grapefruit & grassy aromas. Clean and crisp on the palate. Spritzy carbonation with a lingering pithy citrus and green pineapple note. Very refreshing, light bodied session IPA.
Tried
from Can
from
Holiday Market
on 21 Sep 2019
at 16:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aromas are deciduous Woodland fresh hops caramel malt. Flavors are similar to nose but not as high-quality perhaps the Hops weren't as good. Decent enough beer but not great.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2018
at 02:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Aromas of pine and melon over a hazy gold body. Flavor is yummy but weak. Kind of a melon with some resin and a little spiciness.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Dec 2017
at 16:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz can. Filtered copper-orange body. Pretty insipid, boring beer...but I suppose that is the Session IPA at heart. More harsh soapy hop tones than classical peachy mango Mosaic. Really just not that interesting of a hop profile. Drinkable, but quite forgettable.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Oct 2017
at 23:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Shared can, pours to shaker. Dull light gold. Decent drinking session IPA except a slight peppery finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2016
at 14:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Ever so slightly hazy light copper and orange coloured body with a thinnish, two centimetre tall just off-white head that leaves a super ugly lace on the side of the glass. Aroma of nice fresh PNW hops with cascade the strongest, but also showing some grass and resin! Light-bodied; Strong herbal hoppiness up front with a big grass character and very little else - no malt to speak of and no real complexities. Aftertaste shows the light malt, grass, herbs and touches of resin throughout, but nothing incredible. Overall, a decent Light IPA with a great smell, but a touch disappointing in the real flavours. Still not a bad beer to sample if you can get it! I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Siciliano’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 11-September-2015 for US$2,09 sampled at home in Washington on 26-January-2016.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2016
at 01:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Willrunforbeer shares another 12 oz can. Somewhat cloudy gold color with weak head, slow steady carbonation level. Aroma is a hearty a,pint of fruits, peach, pear lemons and oranges. Light mail sweetness bit more fruity then malty. Notes of grain.
The flavor is contrasting with citrus, herbal notes and maybe a grassy note. It also has a light hint of pine in here. The Galaxy hop comes off in different tones depending on the grains used. The body is lighter and crisp. Overall this is above average for a session and has a solid amount of flavor for such a lower ABV gravity. Nicely constructed brew.
The flavor is contrasting with citrus, herbal notes and maybe a grassy note. It also has a light hint of pine in here. The Galaxy hop comes off in different tones depending on the grains used. The body is lighter and crisp. Overall this is above average for a session and has a solid amount of flavor for such a lower ABV gravity. Nicely constructed brew.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Dec 2015
at 20:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into pint glass; no canning date, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy bright golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of peach, pineapple, mango, passion fruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of bright citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of peach, pineapple, mango, passion fruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, light honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of peach, pineapple, passion fruit, lemon/orange peel, pine, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and complexity of bright citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and moderately sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a very damn nice session IPA. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of bright citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Sep 2015
at 20:42