Off Leash
Crux Fermentation Project in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.90
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle via Rakuten. A pretty orange copper in color with a thick fluffy light beige head of foam. The aroma is fruity with a bit of butter pine and perhaps most surprisingly even a hint of biscuity malts. Lovely soft mouthfeel on a light body. The taste is fruity hops (papaya, guava, etc.), a bit of woodsy pine and a bit of some caramel malt character. Sweet hop candy drink but I think it was even better fresh. Quite good for a Session IPA which I feel is a hard style to pull off.
After opening, I peeled off the Japanese import tag to reveal the bottled on date: 06/2016 so it’s over a year old! Still tasty but most definitely not drunk as it was intended to be consumed. Why does Japan allow these 1 year best by dates? Especially for hoppy beers...
After opening, I peeled off the Japanese import tag to reveal the bottled on date: 06/2016 so it’s over a year old! Still tasty but most definitely not drunk as it was intended to be consumed. Why does Japan allow these 1 year best by dates? Especially for hoppy beers...
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2017
at 19:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Growler Guys. Golden orange color with a smallish white head. Nose is fruity, citrus and grapefruit. A little sweet and a litter bitter. Good hop flavors and a soft malt bill. Nice session IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jun 2016
at 22:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - pours gold white head - nose/taste of grass, leaves, citrus, malt and boiled hops - medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2016
at 23:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and tropical fruit aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and light pine lingers with just a touch of missing backbone.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2015
at 18:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours clear pale orange, medium creamy off-white head, dissipates slowly with nice lacing on the glass. Pleasant dank, tropical citrus aroma, buttery mango. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, nice hop notes. Yes, its a little watery, but that is to be expected for a session IPA. This is really quite nice; better than the ratings IMO.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2015
at 20:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours gold with a white head. Lots of citrus in the aroma, but it also is grassy and especially fruity. Med body or nearly. Flavor is grassy, citrus (lemongrass?) with very light malt for a backbone. It’s well towards dry, and it’s very bitter. Sessionable it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2015
at 22:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at Apex, Portland
Hazy golden color. Dry American Pale Ale, with some hop quality, a bit musky, but more could be done here.
Good beer, not surprises.
Hazy golden color. Dry American Pale Ale, with some hop quality, a bit musky, but more could be done here.
Good beer, not surprises.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2015
at 02:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Grassy hops and sweet notes. Clear gold with a rich white head. Sweet malts and some grassy notes and a long bitter sweet grassy finish. Much better on tap.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2015
at 22:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Light amber, i like the sort of lemony, grassy hop character...to me it’s like really poppin’ fresh centennial or something like that. The palate is light, bit fizzy, and the malts a bit muddled, but I remain intrigued by the hop character.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2015
at 12:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Bend pub. Pours out a amberish topped with a small head. Nose is citrus lemon grass and a bread malt. Taste is as the nose with a nice hop touch.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2014
at 20:40