Star Ruby
Orchid Island Brewery in Vero Beach, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.17
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The 1st installment of Orchid Island Brewery’s "Grove to Glass Craft Beer Project" and our house favorite. It's a smooth and juicy double IPA loaded with citrus and hops, balanced by a touch of caramel malt sweetness. Dry hopped with Amarillo, Centennial, Citra, Simcoe and locally grown grapefruit zest.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Commerce. Pours copper. Biscuit, lemon, grapefruit, toffee. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2024
at 21:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Excellent DIPA, presenting balanced notes of citric hops, caramel, a touch of pine, and mild grapefruit notes. Keeps the grapefruit zest subtle, and the pint is better for it. No complaints here.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2023
at 17:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft @ the brewery. Pours hazy burnt orange color with off white head. Aromas of grapefruit, citrus, and some caramel. Bitter grapefruit rind flavor with citrus and caramel. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2016
at 11:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the RBWG 2015 Grand Tasting. Pours cloudy gold with a frothy, white head. Sweet and juicy, with notes of pale bread, tangerine. Medium to full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Moderately sweet on the finish, a little resinous, with bready pale malts and more juicy citrus fruits. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2016
at 02:41
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a hazy orange with white head. Aroma is nice zesty hops. Loads of hops hit your palate, smooth malt backbone.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2016
at 23:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
tight white head with lacing-hazy amber. A-sweet citrus. Taste follows, med malt.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2016
at 15:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Key Keg shared at RBWG ’15 Grand Tasting @ Coppertail, thanks to whomever shared this one, 21/02/15. Lightly hazed orange amber with a decent off white head. Nose is pine, bitter orange, grapefruit, straw, juicy hops. Taste comprises mango, tangy tropical shreds, straw, pine needle, orange pith. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with juicy hop bitterness. Solid DIPA - easy drinking affair.
Tried
on 29 May 2015
at 16:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Growler. Pours orange white head. Nose/taste of grapefruit, citrus, caramel malt and zest. Medium body.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2015
at 23:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Growler share by hopscotch at RBWG hotel share
Cloudy golden with a small white head, some lacing. Aroma is fruity, grapefruit an zest. Flavors of grapefruit and pine
Nice
Cloudy golden with a small white head, some lacing. Aroma is fruity, grapefruit an zest. Flavors of grapefruit and pine
Nice
Tried
from Growler
on 27 Feb 2015
at 21:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Growler during the RBWG Lobby Share. Pours a cloudy orange gold with small white head. The aroma is ripe grapefruit and hemp. Medium mouth with juicy hop, grapefruit, lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Growler
on 21 Feb 2015
at 23:24