Space Needle Golden IPA
Pike Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.96
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Assertive hoppy & floral west coast style IPA. Pike Space Needle Golden IPA is generously brewed with five varieties of Yakima Valley aroma and flavoring hops. We then dry hop it with whole-cone Columbus, Summit and Centennial hops, which impart a floral aroma that has catapulted this beer to one of Pike Brewing customer’s favorite IPA’s.
This beer won a blind tasting competition to be the commemorative beer for the Space Needle’s 50th anniversary in 2012. It was so well received that it has been added to Pike’s year round collection.
It was 1962 and the world came to Seattle for the World’s Fair and its futuristic symbol, the Space Needle. The beer served at the ‘62 World’s Fair? Likely nothing at all like this west coast style IPA, generously brewed with five varieties of Yakima Valley aroma and flavoring hops. We then dry hop it with whole-cone Columbus, Summit and Centennial hops, which impart a floral aroma that has catapulted this beer to one of Pike Brewing customer’s favorite IPA’s.
MALT VARIETIES: Munich, Cara-Pils, Malted Wheat
HOP VARIETIES: Chinook, Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Summit
This beer won a blind tasting competition to be the commemorative beer for the Space Needle’s 50th anniversary in 2012. It was so well received that it has been added to Pike’s year round collection.
It was 1962 and the world came to Seattle for the World’s Fair and its futuristic symbol, the Space Needle. The beer served at the ‘62 World’s Fair? Likely nothing at all like this west coast style IPA, generously brewed with five varieties of Yakima Valley aroma and flavoring hops. We then dry hop it with whole-cone Columbus, Summit and Centennial hops, which impart a floral aroma that has catapulted this beer to one of Pike Brewing customer’s favorite IPA’s.
MALT VARIETIES: Munich, Cara-Pils, Malted Wheat
HOP VARIETIES: Chinook, Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Summit
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
At the source: pours golden with a white head. Aroma is light bit of citrus and resin. Taste is moderately bitter with sufficient malty sweetness. Some resin and the like Ok.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2017
at 15:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bomber in the Pear deli, Pike Market. Copper color.aroma with flowers and pine. Flavor of dry malt and even drier hops, more flowers, grass, hay. Dry finish. An old style ipa, but good.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2017
at 14:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Total Wine, South Richmond. Pours hazy amber with a large, soft beige head. Aroma is floral and citrus hops, some hand soap, some pine, some resin. Flavor is hand soap all the way. This is what hand soap would taste like if if I ate it and it tasted like I imagined it to rather than what it really does. Citrus peel, floral hops, a little tropical fruitiness. Its good.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2017
at 21:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Slightly boring IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2017
at 10:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Lep-ro-Kan market. Pale golden, hazy body, big frothy head. Hops dominate the aroma and taste. Palate also has hops over it, lingering long after. Big, bold hoppy NW IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2017
at 22:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Proeverij bij de brouwerij in Seattle. Bitters, bloemig, citrus/grapefruit, licht malttonen. (9-2016).
Tried
from Draft
at
Pike Pub & Brewery
on 03 Sep 2016
at 20:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and pine aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine lingers.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2016
at 15:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(tap) clear bright light amber colour with a small white head, aroma of citrus, balanced flavour with a long light bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2016
at 17:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Pike Space Needle Golden IPA (by Pike Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
20/XI/15 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: n/a, but bought only 3 weeks ago at the brewery (2015-1629) Thanks to Mathieu and Barbara for picking this one up for me!
Clear dark orange beer, creamy off-white head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: malty, sweet, hay, grains, bit resinous. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: fruity start, caramel malts, bitter, bit resinous, dry. Aftertaste: sweet malts, caramel, very resinous, bitter, medicinal touch.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
20/XI/15 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: n/a, but bought only 3 weeks ago at the brewery (2015-1629) Thanks to Mathieu and Barbara for picking this one up for me!
Clear dark orange beer, creamy off-white head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: malty, sweet, hay, grains, bit resinous. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: fruity start, caramel malts, bitter, bit resinous, dry. Aftertaste: sweet malts, caramel, very resinous, bitter, medicinal touch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2015
at 15:03
6/10
Tried
on 06 Nov 2015
at 14:54