Griffin Claw Brewing Company Norm's Gateway IPA

Norm's Gateway IPA

 

Griffin Claw Brewing Company in Birmingham, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Session Rotating
Score
7.03
ABV: 4.6% IBU: 65 Ticks: 15
Light, sessionable, hoppy American IPA. Low ABV to crush all day long.
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Trader Joe's. Pours a clear straw gold with a full two fingers of white foam. Pine, white grapefruit and light toasted caramel on the nose. Dry on the palate with dried pineapple, citrus zest and pith. Great lacing down the glass. Dry finish with lingering pith and light mineral notes. Very good session IPA.
Tried from Can on 25 Jun 2023 at 17:33

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can thanks to Drake! Gold, hint of haze, soft white head. Bread, light light light citrus nose. Citrus peel, bread crust, green pepper, green leaf... lots of flavor for a session, but most of it's green pepper. Drinkable, not bad at all.
Tried from Can on 29 Sep 2020 at 23:07

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
can - Hazy light gold pour, aroma of citrus hops and some light, bready malt. The flavor is dominated by the citrus accented hops. Refreshing. Light bodied. Crisp. It's a very nice session IPA.
Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2017 at 10:36

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can shared at the Aug. 2016 Monticello Dairy Bottle Share, 8/1/16. Hazy pale golden, large foamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of pale doughy malt, mild hops. The taste is pale doughy malt, mild herbal hops. Thin-medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.
Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2016 at 22:59

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Clear golden coloured body with a nice, two centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of light grassy and slightly herbal hops with a note of light malt and very little. Light-bodied; Strong grassy and resinous hops with a lot of bitterness and alpha acids, but hardly any malt body, just a touch of lemon on the end as well. Aftertaste shows some subdued fresh cut grass, herb and piney finishes, but this is fairly mild as well - goes down very easy. Overall, a very nice and fragrant, but super-easy-to-drink beer with a lot of dry hopping for scents, but the body is great - super mild and subdued. A very nice Light IPA and definitely one to try, should you like the style and can grab it! I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 24-July-2015 for US$1,39 sampled at home in Washington when the counting of the votes of the State of Michigan was going on during Election Day 2016 on 08-November-2016.
Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2016 at 14:01

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Purchased at Siciliano's Market in Grand Rapids, MI; enjoyed at home on a Sunday while watching football while recovering from a run. Appearance is cloudy gold with a rich white head. Aroma is like a malty IPA. Taste is just ok, not a great IPA, not really sessionable.
Tried on 25 Sep 2016 at 16:09

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Flight at the tap room. Clear pale gold with a small white head leaving lots of tight lace. Nose of light citrus and floral hops with a light toffee backing. Light sweet with a medium- bitterness. Slightly light mouth with average carbonation. Decent session.
Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2015 at 17:02

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Can from Secret Santa BlowOffTube, thanks for the opportunity! Deep straw color with a huge bubbly white head. Big juicy citrus hop aroma with hints of cracker and bread with just a touch of sweet maltiness. Decent brew, but these session ipa’s always feel too thin to me I just can’t get into them.
Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2015 at 18:29

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Team florida. Pours a cloudy orange with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is pine and grain. Medium mouth with light citrus and grass. Good.
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2014 at 15:14

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8
Drank from can and poured to a shaker. Thin, light yellow with light head. Great session beer! I was leery of a 4% ABV beer, but was impressed. Crisp, hoppy flavor from start to finish.
Tried from Can on 28 Sep 2014 at 11:46