Blood Orange Blind Pirate
Monday Night Brewing in Atlanta, Georgia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.81
|
|
A juicy IPA. Pirates love citrus fruits almost as much as they love blood. If the phrase “you are what you eat” is true, then pirates are blood oranges. If the phrase “you are what you drink” is true, you’re about to be an incredibly delicious, juicy hop bomb of an IPA. We add bits of real blood orange to every beer, so you know it’s good.
Sign up to add a tick or review
7.1/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
12 ounce can. Deep copper red color. Perfumy citrus aroma. Frothy beige head. Flavor is bittersweet citrus upfront. Toasted malt, blood orange, grapefruit and spicy hops. Some juicy notes in middle. Dry, spicy finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Trenton Road Takeout
on 13 Jun 2025
at 03:24
5.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can. Cloudy, copper color with a two finger head. Not sure if the hops or the orange gives it the citrus taste and aroma but it's just an IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:54
7/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Very clear golden and amber coloured body with a thinnish, off-white head that fades pretty quickly and leaves a thin lace on the sides of the glass but almost nothing on top. Aroma of oranges, grapefruit, strong citrusey bittered hop notes with a good kick of flowers and perfume on the backend with a dry and floral finish with some enjoyable bitterness, in the nose, at least. Light to Medium-bodied; Rich orangey and grapefruity flavours show at first with a good bitterness and floral profile that show a good complexity with a relatively mild malt backbone that only shows a little bit of body, but some more pronounced grainy and orange flavours. Aftertaste shows some crisp and bitter orange and grapefruity quality that hits nicely and provides a good bitterness and pungency to the very soft and subdued malt notes here. Overall, a good beer that you can actually taste some orange, citrus and bittered components with a floral profile that persists, while remaining partially easy-drinking. I sampled this sixteen ounce pint-sized can purchased from Kroger in downtown Savannah, Georgia on 27-December-2022 for US$2,00 sampled by the pool here at my hotel in Orlando, Florida on 29-December-2022.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2023
at 15:53
5.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 oz. can from Kroger in Brentwood, TN. Pours a crystal clear bronze color with a thick khaki head and great retention. Very good lacing. Lots of streaming carbonation. Juicy hops aroma. Strong bittering hops flavor. The flavor isn't as juicy as the nose. Medium body with a long bitter finish. The 7.4% ABV is very well hidden. Where's the blood orange or caramel flavor?
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2021
at 00:00
6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Bench Warmers in Atlanta. Pours clear amber with a small off-white head, good lacing. Fruity, blood orange, caramel, bisquity and grapefruit. Good
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2019
at 20:25
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed. Pours a clear copper with a rocky finger of off-white foam that lingers, then dissipates to a ring. Great lacing the whole way down the glass. Toasted caramel, bready malt, grapefruit zest and faint citrus juice. More caramel and pine on the palate, with lingering pithy bitterness and more grapefruit. Very nice take on this style. Very close to a Stone IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2018
at 01:14
8/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Margarita’s in Macon. Dark clear orange. Taste is sweet citrus with medium bitter hops, and brief finish. Refreshing IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2017
at 17:56
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big blood orange, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, mango, passion fruit, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balanced and complexity of citrus/tropical/pine hops, blood orange, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big blood orange, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, mango, passion fruit, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of blood orange, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, mango, passion fruit, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops, blood orange, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Good dryness from bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky/resinous, and lightly creamy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming lingering after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice fruited IPA style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops, blood orange, and moderate bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2016
at 20:25