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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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home ... amber ... with lots of rising bubbles ... big foam off white head ... light spice sweet malty nose ... sweet toffee malts .. and that american plae ale flavour ... and quite a lot of hops ... This ones grown on me ... nice body and some pine hop resins 3.3 ->3.6 cask at GBBF 2010 ... Earls count... London ... southeast england ... united Kingdom ... Europe ... World ...didnt realise id had a bottle of this ... amber ... big juicy pine hop nose ... again big sweet pine hop ... little spice on hop ... well balanced. 4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2009
at 12:47
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
In a word, hoptastic. This was the last beer I had tonight at Sunswick and I can certainly say that I ended on a high note. Nice golden body with a crisp white head. Hoppy flavor with notes of caramel and pine. The menagerie of hops put into this beer is evident in its complexity. A great brew for the hop-heads out there.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2009
at 01:21
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Slightly hazy rich amber beer with a light tan head. Light grapefruit and light caramel aroma. Caramel and grapefruit flavor with light summer fruits. Medium bodied. Lower bitterness for an IPA. Caramel lingers with grapefruit and light pine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2009
at 11:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle via a trade with hopdog. Pours with a small, off-white head over a hazed orange body. Good lace. Aroma of herbal and sticky hops, caramel and exotic fruits. Taste is herbal hops with toasted bread and passion fruit. Slightly fizzy mouthfeel and on the watery side of things.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2009
at 16:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Overall Impression: This was a pretty enjoyable beer from Clipper City, nice hoppiness.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2009
at 18:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Light orange / small white head. Lots of grapefruit up front and citrus. Sweet and fruity. Tastes fruity with more citrus and maintains a wet hopped feel. Bitters and sweet fruitiness. Light florals. Thanks Matt!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2008
at 15:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Pours light amber with a small white head. Aroma is strong grapefruit hops with a slight sweet caramel scent. Flavor is grapefruit and floral hops mainly, again with hints of sweet caramel. Flavor could stand to be a little stronger. A pretty good IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2008
at 23:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. A clear, golden beer with an off-white head. Orange and pine in the aroma, as well as a good maltyness. Balanced flavor with malts and hops. Citrus, pine, resin and a good bitterness. Full-bodied. Lasting, rather bitter finish with pine and citrus. A quite nice one, easy to drink and not pushing the limits. (080412)
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2008
at 16:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Maria tasting. Golden / orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus, hop, fruit, orange, malt, caramel. Pleasent and a nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2008
at 23:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pours out a amber topped with a off white cream head. A very nice hop on the nose. Tast of sweet hops with a touch of bitterness. A Nice IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2008
at 14:49