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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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught. Slight hops aroma, light amber color, small off-white foamy head, slightly sweet hoppy taste, low carbonation, long finish with moldy aftertaste. The aftertaste ruins the beer a bit.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2014
at 14:12
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Extremely satisfying IPA, floral citrusy hop aroma, was this dry-hopped? Beautiful deep golden color with a creamy head, yet there is a good balance of malt to round it out. Excellent example of the style.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2014
at 16:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample, draught, 4 ounces, during the Bacon and Beer Fest in New York with Luc Bourbonnière, savoured on July 26 2014; eye: amber, hazy, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: resinous hops, pine, light tropical fruits, light malt, slight orange; mouth: resinous hops, pine, light tropical fruits, light malt, slight orange, finale in orange with light presence of malt, medium body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, malty texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, 4 onces, durant le Bacon and Beer Fest à New York avec Luc Bourbonnière, savourée le 26 juillet 2014; œil : ambrée, voilée, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, pin, léger fruits tropicaux, léger malt, très léger orange; bouche : houblon résineux, pin, léger fruits tropicaux, léger malt, très léger orange, finale en orange avec légère présence de malt, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture maltée; en résumé : bien
Tried
on 09 Nov 2014
at 16:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Sharkys. Pours hazy deep golden. Nice herbal hop aroma and well carbonated. Taste is grapefruit, some pine, and bitter finish. Pretty good IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2014
at 05:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask gravity at the 2014 GBBF. Bright orange coloured pour with a fleeting loose white head. Aroma is resin orange, berry. Flavour is orange resin light caramel malts, light pine. Palate is semi sweet, medium sticky hop. Solid IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2014
at 06:13
6/10
Reminds me of Lagunitas, just not as good.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2014
at 16:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
BOTTLE 355ML
Look: somewhat hazy amber.
Aroma: hoppy, orange, with some harsh solventy notes.
Taste: hop fruitiness - sweet citrus/orange, light sour and astringent notes, zesty spicy bitterness. Good body.
Look: somewhat hazy amber.
Aroma: hoppy, orange, with some harsh solventy notes.
Taste: hop fruitiness - sweet citrus/orange, light sour and astringent notes, zesty spicy bitterness. Good body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2014
at 07:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz draft pour at Heavy Seas Alehouse in Baltimore. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral notes, citrus, lemon lime. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, light tropical fruit. Medium body with a dry finish. Medium carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2014
at 20:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nice and smooth IPA, light amber with thin soapy of-white head. Just enough hops for flavor without taking away from the malt. Malt and hops blend well in the aroma and taste, mild astringent finish
Tried
on 20 Feb 2014
at 19:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 4/2014. Pours slightly hazy bright orange amber color with a 2 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, orange zest, lemon zest, light mango, floral, grass, light pine, light caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good complexity of bright citrus hop and moderate malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, orange zest, lemon zest, light mango, floral, grass, light pine, light caramel, bread, and floral earthiness. Fair amount of floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, orange/lemon zest, light mango, floral, grass, light caramel, and floral earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity of citrus hop and moderate malt flavors; with a great hop/malt flavor balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth and fairly crisp/sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice IPA. All around good balance and complexity of citrus hop and moderate malt flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2014
at 18:40