Grand Circus IPA
Atwater Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
5.99
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superspak (10160) reviewed Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 10/2014. Pours slightly hazy orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, floral, grass, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/floral hops and moderate dark/bready malt balance; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, floral, grass, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice complexity and robustness of citrus/pine hops and moderate bready malt balance; with a good malt/bitterness balance and minimal cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and moderately resinous/chalky mouthfeel that is okay. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is a solid IPA. All around good robustness, balance, and complexity of citrus/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt balance; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A fairly enjoyable offering.
Bitterbill (4330) reviewed Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5
Another offering thanks to Trent!
It pours a clear copper with a 2 finger head of foam.
I’m getting a lot of caramel malt in the nose with no noticeable bitterness.
Very buttery taste up front and throughout. Some butterscotch as well as a rather unpleasant "bitterness" that totally ruins it, not that the buttery flavour was all too exciting.
Light bodied, nice carbonation, so no complaints there.
Wow, this is bad but I’m always glad to give a beer a try.
Edwgallo (6795) ticked Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 11 years ago
pivnizub (12821) reviewed Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle: Dry grassy to metallic hoppy nose, golden coloured, a bit unclear, loose white head; dry tart and bitter flavour, very light bodied; short and grassy finish. A very monotonous brew…
jhaase (14816) reviewed Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Lightbodied, dry. Grassy, metallic hops, pine, grapefruit. A bit one-dimensional. Less bitternes and more aroma would be better for me.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a frothy tan head, about two centimetres thick with a nice bit of bubbles rising from the bottom and sides. Aroma of hop pellets, light cardboardie malt, some yeast and a bit of a sterile ale - not much going on except from rather floral hop notes. Light-bodied; Mild hop flavour of floral and perfumey varieties with a hint of malt and a subtle grassy finish - not much after the initial taste. Aftertaste shows almost nothing, just water. Some mild hop bitterness remains, but this is a light beer with not much depth at all. Overall, a rather uninspired beer showing a tiny bit of hops and not much else, including no malt and no complexity. Not worth trying, even for those folks who love IPAs. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 02-August-2013 for US$1.89 sampled at home in Washington on 26-January-2014.
Fredis23 (989) reviewed Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Dark Amber Brownish Color, Medium Head, Decent Thin Lacing. Earthy, Malt, Faint Hops and Citrus Aroma. Earthy, Bready Malt, Slight Pine, Hop Bitter Finish. On Lighter Side in terms of body and taste. It Does Taste more like American Pale Ale than an IPA. None the Less, Rather Decent. Worth A Shot...
DSG (25977) reviewed Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at kerenmk’s place. Thanks troubles. Clear deep with a golden with a white head. Hoppy aroma with a bit of citrus and overripe fruits, almost rotten, and a grainy note. Dry-ish flavor with some fruity hops, a light metallic note and a bitter finish. Medium-bodied.
patrick767 (7169) reviewed Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
bottle - Pours lightly hazy copper with a one finger head. It has a mild aroma of caramel and grainy malt with a hint of hops that slightly suggests citrus. The flavor is fairly bitter but unfortunately it’s on the watered down side. The bitter hops lack complexity. It’s okay to drink, but there are far better options for IPAs.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
4th October 2011
Light haze on this gold - amber beer. Little white head. Light palate, crispy and semi dry. Too much pale malt here but decent fresh grapefruit. Semi dry finish. Not bad.