Clear Skies

Fieldwork Brewing Company in Berkeley, California, United States 🇺🇸

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7.28

ABV: 7.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

Clear Skies was one of our first clear-but-juicy takes on IPA we ever brewed; bridging sub-styles with uncharacteristically low bitterness, a semi-heavy and sticky body, a huge tropical aroma, and a fairly clear appearance. The complex hop aroma is a balancing act between farm-fresh fruits like honeydew melon and ruby red grapefruit, blended with tropical guava and a resinous pine character that sticks to the palate. Its British base malt contributes a clean doughy character that subtly travels along the flavor profile start to finish, and its light carbonation keeps it stuck to your palate like its creamy cousins in the Northeast.

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7.6

bhensonb (22605) reviewed Clear Skies from Fieldwork Brewing Company 5 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5

Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours bright, clear gold with a moderate white head. Aroma of ruby grapefruit. Med body. Dry. Pretty bitter - mostly from grapefruit pith. There's also melon and light pine. The bitter burns lightly in the mouth. Pretty good stuff.

Tried from Can at The Davis Beer Shoppe on 20 Aug 2025 at 23:51

6.1

bb (18428) reviewed Clear Skies from Fieldwork Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light grapefruit and light tropical fruit aroma. Over-ripe fruit and light tropical fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Over-ripe fruit and light citrus lingers.

Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2016 at 17:03

8.1

Zymurgeist (5717) reviewed Clear Skies from Fieldwork Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draught at Harry’s Hofbrau in San Jose. Fieldwork is so consistently good....and every once in a while they belt out an absolute classic. This is one of those cases. Beautiful marriage of citrus and pine, with cracker malt that blends nicely and hides the alcohol completely. So good.

Tried on 22 Jun 2016 at 23:57

8.4

ben4321 (11522) reviewed Clear Skies from Fieldwork Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft at Taplands, 5/18/16. Get a lot of that pine/dank/resiny hop with some grapefruit pith as well. Pour is clear and golden. Average head and streaky lacing. Resiny and a bit juicy on the flavor with a fairly low bitterness level for the style. Really just a well done IPA. Very impressed by this brewery.

Tried from Draft on 23 May 2016 at 22:43

joeneugs (1999) reviewed Clear Skies from Fieldwork Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

On tap at Fieldwork. It pours a bright, light golden color with a white head. The aroma is full with citrus fruit. Mostly grapefruit and tangerine with light florals, lime and pineapple. The flavor is the same. Lime comes through a bit stronger with more grapefruit and hints of melon, mango and florals. Very fruity and citrus forward, which is a welcome change from some other their more earthy, resinous IPAs. Low to medium bitterness with a snappy, dry citric lime zest finish. Wonderfully soft mouthfeel. Really good.

Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2015 at 08:27