Thorn Brewing Company Relay IPA

Relay IPA

 

Thorn Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA Regular
Score
7.12
ABV: 7.2% IBU: 74 Ticks: 20
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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample at the taproom. Clear copper-gold color with a medium off-white head that dissipates quickly to a film. Short strings of lace. Aroma of citrus, hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of grapefruit, grassy hop and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a short citrusy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 23 Apr 2018 at 20:38


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Nice appearance with a foamy frothy cream colored long lasting head. Aroma is mostly grapefruit citric hops and a little bit of malt and Spice. Flavor is really good with slightly dry more bitter than sweet up front and a juicy slightly Tangy and sweet finish. Great body delicious beer. Wish I had more.

Tried on 23 Feb 2018 at 00:57


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pour is a hazy orange with a large white head. Aroma is a real nice orange peel with some white sugar and citrus. Flavor is a little weaker hop profile. Some citrus rind and green onion with a big bitterness. Decent IPA the hops were a little lost on the tongue but this was better than a lot of IPA's out there.

Tried on 02 Dec 2017 at 18:11


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Bine & Vine. Pours gold with a white head. Aroma is sort of cereal/citrus. Med + body. Flavor is citrus/pine/stone fruit with some caramel sweetness. Not very dry for me, and not strongly bitter. Which is strange because there clearly is a huge hop flavor. And it's dry hopped. It's pretty good, but I expected more from the description. And there is a huge hop flavor.

Tried from Can on 27 Sep 2017 at 19:09


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

On tap at Pop Pie Co. Pours a clear golden orange with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has a combination of grass and grapefruit with resin and sweet grains supporting. Flavor has sweet grains, straw and grapefruit with some resin underlying.

Tried from Draft on 20 Jun 2017 at 12:14


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Toronado, San Diego. Orange with a white head. Aroma of hops, grass, some malt and grapefruit. Similar taste. The finish was bitter.

Tried from Draft on 01 Feb 2017 at 10:45


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy orange gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is pine and citrus. Medium body, juicy hop, grapefruit, grass, bitter finish, good.

Tried from Draft on 17 Jan 2017 at 16:31


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and pine aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light sweetness. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine linger with light sweet malt.

Tried from Draft on 10 Aug 2015 at 18:26


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Tried on 29 Dec 2014 at 08:39


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the tap room, North Park SD, 15/11/14. Lightly hazed golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is caramel malt, light fart, earthy hops, citric peel, orange. Taste comprises light dank hop presence, pine, straw, grapefruit, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok IPA.

Tried from Draft on 25 Nov 2014 at 14:37