The Great Return (Pineapple)
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Special|
Score
7.23
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West coast IPA brewed with pineapple
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ever so slightly hazy golden and light copper coloured body with a very nice two to three centimetre tall tan head that stays afloat nicely above the ten per cent opacity and the zillions of very small bubbles rising from the sides and bottom of the glass. Aroma of crisp grassy and herbal notes with a light dose of malt noticeable and then a bunch of canned pineapple scents with additional pineapple candy sweetness here in the nose - strong! Medium-bodied; Very crisp and grassy notes show at first with a big dryness that is tempered shortly thereafter by canned pineapple flavours that contribute to the sweetness and the tropically notes here, with a slight bitterness at the end. Aftertaste is dry and sweet at the same time with a soft hop bite throughout and a floral finish along with the canned and candy pineapple flavours that are quite strong here as well. Overall, a nice beer with a dry, older school profile from the hops AND malt, but the pineapple, while not fresh tasting was still pretty nice, added to the complexity and worked well here. Nice to sample and a solid older school IPA throughout. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Newport News, Virginia on 20-November-2022 for US$3,99, canned on 08-April-2022 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 17-February-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2024
at 05:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Poured a slightly hazy yellow-orange color with a small white head. Aroma was big citrus, pineapple juicy notes. Pleasant tropical fruits. Pleasant bitterness with floral hop notes.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Oct 2022
at 06:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
32 oz growler filled on draft at Dominion Wine & Beer, shared with friends. Hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of pineapple, citrus, floral notes. Tastes of light pineapple, citrus, floral notes. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 20 Mar 2016
at 20:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Virginia IPA Challenge at Capital Alehouse Harrisonburg VA: Lemon zest nose. Clear amber, thick head. Lemon, banana, orange. Medium body, easy carbonation. Belgian yeast?
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2015
at 16:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at the VA Craft Brewers Festival. Hazy orange, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of pine, resin, earth, pale malt, mild pineapple. The taste is pine, resin, pale malt, pineapple. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness. Wish this had more pineapple character.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2015
at 21:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled at Fireworks Arlington pours a clear orange with some lacing white head. Nose has candy and pineapple, pithy, resin, malt, honey, pine. Flavor follows, sticky pine, orange, grapefruit, candy, good amount of pineapple. Full bodied, sticky finish.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2015
at 16:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at EBF - Pours orange white head. Nose/taste of pineapple, caramel malt, citrus and tropical fruit - medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2015
at 23:54