Pick Axe IPA
Tommyknocker Brewery in Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.63
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A classic American India Pale Ale dominated by pleasant hop bitterness and aroma. Dry hops impart unique aromas and flavors that add to the complexity of this ale. Our PICK AXE uses a blend of American hops which melds into an award winning flavor.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared late night in the hotel lobby during RBWG 2015. Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. Clear gold with a creamy white head. Decent piney hops on the nose, some pale bread, ripe orange. Medium sweet flavor with moderate oily pine, more ripened citrus, bready pale malts. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Basic piney hops in the finish, some citrus, white bread, hay. So so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2015
at 00:07
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
355 ml bottle, from Fakta Hirtshals. ABV is 6.2%, IBU 55. BB date 21. April 2014. Hazy orange to amber colour, low white head. Aroma of stale orange marmalade. The flavour is medium dry with citrussy notes, "unfresh" and stale notes in the moderately bitter finish and aftertaste. Drinkable, but hopefully better when fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2014
at 12:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden pale orange color with a longlasting off-white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty dry hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty dry citrus hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2014
at 03:57
Tried
on 26 Apr 2014
at 14:05
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a haazy orange body with a half finger white foamy head that quickly dies to a film coating the top of the body, some clingy foamy lacing a bit here and there.
The smell had some light grain malt, piney hops and a soapiness (wish I knew how old this was, but didn’t see any dates on the bottle), caramel comes out after a bit of warming.
The taste was sweet yet bitter at different times with a decent maltiness coming out to provide a nice balance, still that soapy taste comes in a bit but isn’t too bothersome.
On the palate, it sat light, very sessionable, the ABV is not felt, and seems just a tad under-carbonated.
Overall, hmmm.... I wish I knew how old this was, something just doesn’t seem right, I’d probably only seek again if I could find a fresher bottle as I’m thinkin’ this was a bit old.
The appearance was a haazy orange body with a half finger white foamy head that quickly dies to a film coating the top of the body, some clingy foamy lacing a bit here and there.
The smell had some light grain malt, piney hops and a soapiness (wish I knew how old this was, but didn’t see any dates on the bottle), caramel comes out after a bit of warming.
The taste was sweet yet bitter at different times with a decent maltiness coming out to provide a nice balance, still that soapy taste comes in a bit but isn’t too bothersome.
On the palate, it sat light, very sessionable, the ABV is not felt, and seems just a tad under-carbonated.
Overall, hmmm.... I wish I knew how old this was, something just doesn’t seem right, I’d probably only seek again if I could find a fresher bottle as I’m thinkin’ this was a bit old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2014
at 15:39
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled at Monk’s Cafe Wallingatan, Stockholm. Clear pale amber, Aroma of citrus, caramel and paper. Mid sweet, medium body, rounded mouthfeel. Some grapefruit, plenty of caramel. Mid bitter finish. Average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2014
at 14:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 12oz. It’s an almost clear one, golden in color and with a small, off-white head. The aroma has citrus peel, orange marmalade notes and is rather malty. There’s a nice bitterness in the flavor, citrus peel too, on a malty backdrop. Full body and a nice carbonation. Mostly bitter finish. A beer that didn’t impress in any way, but it’s still quite nice. 140207
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2014
at 10:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Orange-tan body, slight haze. Foamy off-white head. Leans into the malt, which is sort of nice here. Luscious sweet golden malt tones, reminds me of a good India Pale Lager. Steady hop backbone, classic juicy NW citrus flavors. Balanced, enjoyable IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2014
at 19:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Flaska från SB. Mörkt bärnstensfärgad vätska med två fingrar högt skum. Dofter av citrus och karamellsötma. Juice-ig söt smak balanserad av kraftig humlebeska. Lite eldig munkänsla och medellång eftersmak.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2014
at 09:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Aroma: citrus, især appelsin. Gylden, uklar. Meget behagelig, blød bitterhed, lidt kraftigere i lang god eftersmag. God fyldighed, blød carb. God balance, ret harmonisk.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2014
at 07:48