Seeking Alpha IPA
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company in Elmsford, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Quadruple Regular|
Score
7.32
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6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: copper/orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity, light piney tones and a light boozy whiff; caramel/toffee malts? Yeah, I think so.
Flavor: seems to blend the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality and adding in a little bit of lemon and orange; finishes mainly with the grapefruity and piney hop tones and subtle malts
Texture: medium to full bodied, this is a sipper! light smoothness but also a good deal of dryness as the hops do provide the bitterness assertiveness, I expected them to.
Overall: so a TIPA that gets a bit boozy in the aroma, hmmmm,..well, maybe not the absolute best effort by Captain Lawrence but maybe this is a bit of a work in progress, part of me wouldn't mind coming back to along down the line as I thought I heard they were working on a bit of a recipe change to this. Or maybe I'll have to look for the possible "reinvention" of this beer.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: copper/orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity, light piney tones and a light boozy whiff; caramel/toffee malts? Yeah, I think so.
Flavor: seems to blend the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality and adding in a little bit of lemon and orange; finishes mainly with the grapefruity and piney hop tones and subtle malts
Texture: medium to full bodied, this is a sipper! light smoothness but also a good deal of dryness as the hops do provide the bitterness assertiveness, I expected them to.
Overall: so a TIPA that gets a bit boozy in the aroma, hmmmm,..well, maybe not the absolute best effort by Captain Lawrence but maybe this is a bit of a work in progress, part of me wouldn't mind coming back to along down the line as I thought I heard they were working on a bit of a recipe change to this. Or maybe I'll have to look for the possible "reinvention" of this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2026
at 20:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice resin, grapefruit rind and tropical fruit nose. A fine white head on an unfiltered tan body. The taste profile is as billed, pine resin, grapefruit rind and splashes of orange and lemon lead the hop heavy taste spectrum. Hits harder than some 100 IBU Imperials, but some have more freshness and distinction to each hop element. A generally dry beer with some sweetness building as the drink progresses. Never gets overly sweet though. A very nice bitter Imperial.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Pours an orange. Big white head. Fresh pine and grapefruit scent. Taste is fresh piney citrus and some malts. Basically a slightly maltier bigger version of the regular iipa IMO - quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
I've got a tall boy can of Seeking Alpha obtained from Halftime that the label says is 10% abv and also informs that canning was on 11/8/21. I have a New Belgium globe glass in place to catch the pour. The liquid is an appealing, dark gold-orange with a small head of off-white foam. I smell hops, stewed yellow fruit and meadow. The taste goes in a direction I appreciate, more of a beer/cocktail combination than a hop bomb, although I like both. White bread, fermented nectarines, malt, hops, cane syrup, melon and apricots. Potent tasting but less of a punch than the previous version, obviously. Glad to have it.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2022
at 00:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Surprisingly low bitterness for the style. Thick malt but not caramel. Sweet alcohol but surprisingly low for 12%. Big hop beer without the poor malt or hop aspects. But not my bag at the end of the day. 7/3/7/3/15
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2017
at 14:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Wine Warehouse. Hazy golden-amber. Aroma of grapefruit peel, some juice. Flavor is grapefruit juice, pine, cat piss, alcohol. 12% shit, doesn’t taste it. Definitely boozy, but not 12% by taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2017
at 19:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Marigold, a little smoky, lilly aroma. Clear golden, medium head. Papaya, lilly, honey. Full body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2017
at 13:58
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes Aroma: resin, pine, caramel, citrus, Appearance: clear golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter finish Delicious
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2017
at 12:25
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from One Stop Market. Aroma is strong fruit, grapefruit, with trace of resin. Appearance is cloudy orange-yellow with mild sparkle at edges of glass, transient small white head with minimal lacing. Taste is strong fruit, grapefruit, citrus, with malty base balance with light bitter. Palate is full bodied with thick texture, average carbonation, some alcohol warmth, and sweet fruit and mild bitter finish. Overall, bold all around with strong aromas and flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2016
at 21:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Faintly cloudy rich yellow with large off-white creamy head, citrus peel aroma, medium carbonation, bitter hoppy taste with citrus peel esthers, somewhat thick body, long bitter finish. Nice but a bit too bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2016
at 14:39