Dead Kettle
Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
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7.02
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A classic American Style IPA dominated by citrus aroma and flavor, strong grapefruit notes and a sharp, clean finish. At 70 IBU's, Dead Kettle is brewed with Centennial and Citra hops, and dry hopped with Citra.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can in glen arbor, MI. Really great app around IPA. Incredibly easy to drink
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2017
at 18:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thanks Mike.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy/cloudy golden color with a two finger white foamy head that softened to a glaze of stringy lace.
The aroma had some lemon to orange pulpy sweetness, light floral hops, some toast and a little bit of biscuits.
The flavor was somewhat sweet with a touch of bitter and a clean hoppy to malty aftertaste and finish.
The palate was medium bodied with a fairly smooth touch to my tongue. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty good AIPA worthy of trying again.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy/cloudy golden color with a two finger white foamy head that softened to a glaze of stringy lace.
The aroma had some lemon to orange pulpy sweetness, light floral hops, some toast and a little bit of biscuits.
The flavor was somewhat sweet with a touch of bitter and a clean hoppy to malty aftertaste and finish.
The palate was medium bodied with a fairly smooth touch to my tongue. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty good AIPA worthy of trying again.
Tried
on 22 May 2017
at 09:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Cloudy golden body with a huge, fluffy off-white head. Aroma of lemon, orange, floral hops, toasted grain, grapefruit, orange. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, velvety texture, lively carbonation. Nice flavor profile (considering how many IPAs are now citrus based) though the hops could be brighter and the beer crisper.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Dec 2016
at 09:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep dark copper and orange coloured body with a cloudy, very opaque look and a thick, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of earthy and floral hops, some pungent malt notes, a little bit of yeast and a solid fruit profile. Medium-bodied; Chewy malty flavour at first with earth and nuts noticeable, but a large and rather herbal hop taste rounds out the flavour. Aftertaste shows a subtle blend of sweetness from fruits and a drying hop character. Overall, a nice IPA that shows more of a non-traditional flair with more malt and sweetness than most others and especially the look - much more cloudy than most! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 02-August-2013 for US$5.99 sampled at home in Washington on 15-March-2014.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2014
at 09:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy and cloudy pale orange amber color with a nice 2-3 finger dense and fluffy off white head with incredible retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass; with some moderate streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of orange zest, lemon zest, grapefruit, orange rind, tangerine, floral, pine, grass, light caramel, light honey, bread, and floral earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of hop notes with a light-moderate malt balance; and good strength. Taste of orange zest, grapefruit, lemon zest, orange rind, tangerine, pine, floral, grass, light caramel, light honey, bread, and floral earthiness. Good amount of earthy pine resin bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, citrus zest, pine, floral, light caramel, honey, bread, and floral earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance and complexity of citrus/pine hop flavors; with a fair amount of malt balance and minimal cloying bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very cirsp and sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice IPA! All around nice balance and complexity of citrus/pine hop notes with a fair amount of malt balance; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2013
at 19:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft. Typical IPA blend of bitter hops, but differs from the standard IPA with a pleasant fruitiness that is not too citrusy.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2013
at 18:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy light gold with a white head and fantastic aromas of pine, citrus,pineapple, honey and such. Flavor is a very nice light IPA.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2011
at 12:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Poured a clear bright orange with a white head that dissipated to the edges and laced. Aroma had a bitter pine hop profile that is slightly dank with a bit of backing citrus hops. Flavor is extremely bitter with dank pine hops and quite one note.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Nov 2010
at 20:26