Brooklyn Brewery Defender IPA (2018+)

Defender IPA (2018+)

 

Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA Regular
Score
6.44
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 50 Ticks: 143
Defend Beer with Brooklyn Defender IPA, our heroically hopped golden IPA featuring strong notes of tropical fruit, well-muscled hop bitterness, and an incredibly dry finish. Cape not required. Brooklyn Defender IPA is proud to be the official beer of New York Comic Con.
 

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

Old rating - A 330ml bottle, 5.9 ABV, from Waitrose here in Jersey (island) Its a good but not great IPA. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 1949

Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2025 at 21:05


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. It looks like an IPA, smells like an IPA and tastes like an IPA. Must be another IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 05:55


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

330ml can from Co-Op. Look - clear dark gold, small white head, some lacing Nose - orange citrus, mango , pineapple, hint of earthy funk. Taste - sweet and tangy, biscuit malts, orange and passionfruit, touch of earth, cardboard, moderate bitterness. Palate - medium body and carbonation. Tis ok'

Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:25


7

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:16


8

Yes. Thats an ipa.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:27


7.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

beautiful appearance of dark golden colour and one inch of creamy, forever lasting ecru head; aroma of pear peel, apple, some citrusy, caramel, buttery, green tea leaves and green herbs; taste is quite similar to the aroma with some resiny hopy; not bad

Tried on 08 Dec 2024 at 19:12


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Enjoyed straight from the can. Aroma and flavor is fruity, slightly grassy, herbal & bitter and dry, very tasty.

Tried from Can on 17 Aug 2024 at 21:31


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

Pours dark orange with a tiny head. Aroma of grass, herbal notes, pine and caramely malts. Taste is caramely, sweetish and herbal with some pine and resin. Finish is sweet and caramely with some pine and resin. Decent, but doesn’t feel very fresh.

Tried on 08 May 2024 at 20:28


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

Tap. Orange golden with medium white head. Moderate citrus hoppy aroma with grapefruit, zest, light pines. Taste is moderate citrus hoppy with grapefruit, zest, pines, light oranges. Good.

Tried from Draft on 09 Jan 2024 at 11:53


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

Tap at Plan B. Opalescent, orange golden colour with average, firm, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Floral and slightly fruity, hoppy aroma, minimally grainy, pale and caramel malty background, hints of lemon, a touch of petals. Taste is moderately bitter, floral and slightly citrusy fruity hoppy, pale and caramel malty basis with low residual sweetness, hints of lemon, petals, a touch of tea. Oily-watery texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium to fine, dense, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation. Crisp, refreshing - pretty decent.

Tried from Draft on 30 Dec 2023 at 18:02