Humboldt Nectar IPA
Humboldt Brewing Company in Arcata, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.97
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Our IPA is created from a base of Pale and Crystal malts and is aggressively hopped throughout the brewing process with a final hop addition in the conditioning vessel. A beautiful flowery hop aroma will greet you as you dive into this hop lover’s dream. A middle caramel malt presence balances high hop bitterness with hop flavor end to end... learn to love hops! (Editor’s Note: originally brewed by Humboldt Brewing Company under the name "Humboldt IPA Nectar" until their acquisition by Firestone Walker.)
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled on tap at Union Ale. I got a special preview of the line of beers from the owner. Sort of your standard IPA in the vein of Sierra Nevada. Pours a translucent gold with a frothy, lacing white head. Aroma is strong hops, lemons and grapefruits mostly. Flavor has a sharp hop bitterness with a touch of crackery malts. Finish is strongly bitter. Side by side with the APA this was 2nd best but still very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jul 2009
at 01:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. Clear warm amber golden with a small off-white head. Fresh, citrusy nose. Medium body, lightly sweet caramel notes, some fruit - peach in particular from the hops, that also leave a dry, hoppy finish. 090709
Earlier Rating: 4/12/2007 Total Score: 3.7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, warm, amber golden with a white head leaving a neat lacework. Fat aroma of caramel and aroma hops. Medium body, some lightly sweet caramel malt and then this great, citrusy hopping - more dry than bitter. Very compact flavours considering the low alcohol. 290307
Earlier Rating: 4/12/2007 Total Score: 3.7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, warm, amber golden with a white head leaving a neat lacework. Fat aroma of caramel and aroma hops. Medium body, some lightly sweet caramel malt and then this great, citrusy hopping - more dry than bitter. Very compact flavours considering the low alcohol. 290307
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2009
at 14:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: 12 oz bottle from Total Wine - Richmond, 7/16/09
Since this beer has a 6.8% ABV listed I'm guessing it's this one not the other Humbolt IPA...
Aroma: Tropical/citrus hops, juicy and sweet, powerful and nice
Appearance: Orange-amber in color, decent amount of lacing on the glass
Flavor: Relatively balanced, nice mix of sweetness and hops, tasty brew
Palate: Medium body, nice carbonation, nice mouthfeel
Overall Impression: This one is really tasty, huge fruity nose/flavor. Yum! Generally I don't like this much sweetness in an IPA, but they did a great job here, a nicely done brew indeed.
**Just submitted a photo for this one, as it was missing one.
Since this beer has a 6.8% ABV listed I'm guessing it's this one not the other Humbolt IPA...
Aroma: Tropical/citrus hops, juicy and sweet, powerful and nice
Appearance: Orange-amber in color, decent amount of lacing on the glass
Flavor: Relatively balanced, nice mix of sweetness and hops, tasty brew
Palate: Medium body, nice carbonation, nice mouthfeel
Overall Impression: This one is really tasty, huge fruity nose/flavor. Yum! Generally I don't like this much sweetness in an IPA, but they did a great job here, a nicely done brew indeed.
**Just submitted a photo for this one, as it was missing one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2009
at 22:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 25 June 2009) Amber colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, hoppy nose with orange peel, caramel, black-currant and fresh hops. Fruity taste with notes of orange, apricots, caramel, black-currant and fresh hops in a well balanced finish with a generous hop characater. More emphasis on aroma than bitterness. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Nice beer, tasty and very drinkable.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2009
at 17:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm (6.7%). Copper colour, small head. Perfumy and grapefruity with caramel underneath. Rounded solid body with some syrup and soap. Hop driven, but more aromatic than bitter.
Earlier Rating: 3/3/2005 Total Score: 3.5
Bottled, labelled IPA Nectar. Clear dark amber, no head. Aroma of lychee and pine needles. Dry and medium bodied with clean, hard mouthfeel. Some cookie malt flavour - but most of the flavour is in th ehoppy aroma. The finish is grapefruity, resiny and really bitter. A school book example of American style IPA: Technical perfection, but where’s the soul?
Earlier Rating: 12/18/2007 Total Score: 3.9
Draught at the brewpub. Hazy pale amber, average head. Powerful grapefruity hop aroma.Medium sweet with rounded mouthfeel. Lychee-like hops galore with caramelly mmalt underneath. Strong late bitterness. A really good IPA!
Earlier Rating: 3/3/2005 Total Score: 3.5
Bottled, labelled IPA Nectar. Clear dark amber, no head. Aroma of lychee and pine needles. Dry and medium bodied with clean, hard mouthfeel. Some cookie malt flavour - but most of the flavour is in th ehoppy aroma. The finish is grapefruity, resiny and really bitter. A school book example of American style IPA: Technical perfection, but where’s the soul?
Earlier Rating: 12/18/2007 Total Score: 3.9
Draught at the brewpub. Hazy pale amber, average head. Powerful grapefruity hop aroma.Medium sweet with rounded mouthfeel. Lychee-like hops galore with caramelly mmalt underneath. Strong late bitterness. A really good IPA!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2009
at 04:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz bottle from Belmont Station. Nose is floral/grassy hops. Clear amber with a big, loong lasting, glass lacing off hwite head. Flavor is mildly bitter with a hint of caramel. Finish a tiny bit of bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2009
at 00:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear copper color with a small head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is citrus hops with brown sugary malts. Very strong citrus hops in the taste with some sugary notes. Reminds me a lot of Lemonheads candy. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2009
at 01:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle - Pours orange and lightly hazy with a one finger white head. It has a good floral and citrus hops aroma and of course this hops leads the flavor. It’s balanced and good though nothing really stands out. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2008
at 23:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours orange amber with off white head. Big grapefruit hop aroma. Bitter hoppiness backed up by moderately sweet maltiness. Medium body with lively carbonaztion and a slightly resinous moutfeel. A pretty good IPA.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2008
at 18:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Rich amber beer with an off-white head. Grapefruit/pine aroma. Grapefruit/pine flavor with an earthy caramel backing. Average bitterness. Caramel lingers with pine/grapefruit hops.
Earlier Rating: 2/13/2004 Total Score: 3.8
Draft. Reddish golden color with a thin white head. Nice hoppy aroma. Very fruity (citrus, some berry, figs(?)), but also a nice bitterness to it. Bready malts. Finishes dry.
Earlier Rating: 2/13/2004 Total Score: 3.8
Draft. Reddish golden color with a thin white head. Nice hoppy aroma. Very fruity (citrus, some berry, figs(?)), but also a nice bitterness to it. Bready malts. Finishes dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2008
at 16:40