Loose Cannon
Heavy Seas Brewing Company in Halethorpe, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.16
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Our flagship beer, Loose Cannon wins people over at first smell. The carefully cultivated interplay of Simcoe, Palisade, and Centennial creates a most fragrant IPA - its nose bursts with notes of grapefruit, herbs, and pine. Bitterness is somewhat subdued by the floral quality that pervades the taste. The color is burnished gold, and the mouthfeel is creamy. A strong malt backbone balances out the triple-hopped beer. Its nickname, Hop3, comes from the brewing process: our brewers hop Loose Cannon in the boil, the hopback, and the fermenter. It won a second place CAMRA award at the 2010 Great British Beer Festival.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Cask
at
Peterborough Beer Festival (CAMRA)
on 26 Aug 2026
at 13:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Amber colour, sligtly hazy, with frothy off-white head. Hoppy nose with orange marmalade, resin, mango, dried pineapple and spices. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of orange marmalade, resin, mango, dried pineapple and a generous resiny/spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well made IPA. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 19:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 0,355ltr: Slightly unclear amber colored brew with an dry bitter taste with an little bit of sweetness, hints of citrus, caramel and some fruitiness. Courtesy from mine brother-in-law who takes this from the USA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:21
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Opalescent orange colour, moderate sized creamy ecru head; aroma of pine resiny, marmalade, grapefruity and biscuity notes; taste is hop-dominant with the same notes as can be felt in the aroma; great IPA; my first pint of beer in the US ever :)
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2023
at 21:02