Big Sticky Red IPA
Woodland Empire Ale Craft in Boise, Idaho, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Red Regular|
Score
7.17
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This delicious brew was made to showcase the range of what hops have to offer: fruity, dank, resinous joy. Made with 100% Idaho grown hops from Jackson Hop Farms- just a short jaunt from our brewery- along with a hefty portion of Crystal malts to increase the sticky malt and a teeny portion of Chocolate malt for color, this red IPA still manages to be supremely drinkable. It’s deep red color and chewy malt body play a supporting role to the huge nose of candied orange, pine, grapefruit, lemongrass and pineapple and the resinous, sticky hop bite. Beware the big, sticky hop monster!
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8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
12 oz can. Aroma is tropical fruit, earth, peach, caramel, citrus rind, pine. Pours hazy amber with a thick cream-colored head with excellent retention and layers of lace. Taste is medium high-level bitter with earthy and fruity hop flavors. Wow, way above expectations. I was at the brewery last year and wasn’t too impressed. This beer, along with a couple other bombers I’ve tried, is making me rethink this brewery.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2017
at 22:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
19th December 2016
Level 42 bottleshare. Santa is flying past and below! Thanks to Colin for the can. Hazy amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry, modest carbonation. Light sweetish malts, some cream. Tangy orange peel. Mild hop spice. Airy semi dry finish. Orange peel bitter linger. Tasty.
Level 42 bottleshare. Santa is flying past and below! Thanks to Colin for the can. Hazy amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry, modest carbonation. Light sweetish malts, some cream. Tangy orange peel. Mild hop spice. Airy semi dry finish. Orange peel bitter linger. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2016
at 05:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can thanks to Colin at the level 42 Xmas tasting. It pours clear deep amber - brown with a gigantic yellowish - beige head. The aroma is soft, sweet, sugary, brown bread, reins, toffee and wood. The taste is dry, bitter, sticky, resinous, wood, leather, booze, toffee, hint of alcohol and a touch of spice. Medium body and moderate carbonation. No game - changer, but drinkable enough anyhow.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2016
at 11:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can shared in London - thanks to Colin. Pours clear orange with a creamy topping. The nose holds lit toasted pale malts, pine, orange peel. Light sweet flavour with more piney hop character, crackers, toasty grains, rindy citrus. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Resinous finish with nips of caramel, jammy citrus. Good red IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2016
at 15:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared on Level 42 19/12/2016. Many thanks to Colin for this one. A clear amber reddy coloured pour with a a sticky off tan head. . Aroma is jammy fruits red berry, strawberry. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty, Cucumber, orange, rind, brown bread. Grassy. Palate is semi sweet, sticky hop, moderate carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2016
at 15:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can split at L42 Pissmass Masacre, trade with Stevoj, 19/12/16. Reddish amber with a decent beige cap. Nose is candied, fruit peels, light spice, caramel, pine tingle. Taste comprises light pine, leafy hops, caramel, spice, toffee. Medium bodied, fine carboantion, semi drying close. Ok .... not a strong for me ... more a hoppy amber / IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2016
at 15:29
8/10
Tried
on 19 Dec 2016
at 15:27
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pours a clear reddish color with a medium white head. A big sweet caramel malt nose. The flavor is big toast, caramel, perfume hops, oranges. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2016
at 01:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Hayduke. Pours copper with a beige head. Aroma of fruit and floral. Med body. Flavor is nicely hoppy with a little juiciness and some moderate bitter. Fairly clean. No annoying chocolate for me. Pretty good stuff. Bitter builds over time.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2016
at 14:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can courtesy of nuplastikk, thanks! Cloudy deep amber brown color, thin tan head. Aroma of pine and burnt creme brullee. Taste is bittersweet pine. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2016
at 18:57