Left of the Dial
Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.98
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IPA || 4.5% || Willi Becher
Taste: Passionfruit, Stone Fruit, Hoppy
Notes: Celebrating the modest ABV of British IPAs, yet with the passion and stone fruit aromas of US hop varieties, Left of the Dial uses British malt, hard water and a new wave hop profile.
Taste: Passionfruit, Stone Fruit, Hoppy
Notes: Celebrating the modest ABV of British IPAs, yet with the passion and stone fruit aromas of US hop varieties, Left of the Dial uses British malt, hard water and a new wave hop profile.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home, unfortunately more than a year old. Aroma is fruity hops, tropical fruits, citrus, grapefruit, some piney notes and a soft touch of pale malt. Flavour is light sweet and medium bitter. Body is light to medium. Despite the oldness the hoppiness has been surprisingly conserved. Note: Must try a fresher sample some day.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can pour into nonic pint glass from Andover Liquors. Appearance is hazy orange with yellow and green tinges, minimal sparkle, small white fizzy head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong orange, mangoes, grapefruit, pine. Taste is sweet tropical and citrus fruits, mild late earthy bitterness. Palate is light bodied with thin texture, lively carbonation and sweet over bitter finish. Overall, nice juicy flavors and taste/aroma strong for a session. Good job.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2017
at 18:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a semi-golden transparent yellow to bronze color. Light carbonation runs up to fill a one finger white foamy head. Dissipates at a nice pace. Messy foamy lace.
The aroma starts off with a big bittersweet blend of grapefruit, orange zest and juicy pulp. Low use of malts.
The flavor yields to the sweet side initially and then as it warms blends the bitter portion of the citrus rind in with a light pine. Moveable sweet to bitter citrus and piney aftertaste flowing into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body exacting it’s appropriate crushability. Bitterness is there but doesn’t distract from the flow on my tongue.
Overall, my first beer from Notch and they’re brewing a beer worth crushing on a hot Summer’s day.
The aroma starts off with a big bittersweet blend of grapefruit, orange zest and juicy pulp. Low use of malts.
The flavor yields to the sweet side initially and then as it warms blends the bitter portion of the citrus rind in with a light pine. Moveable sweet to bitter citrus and piney aftertaste flowing into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body exacting it’s appropriate crushability. Bitterness is there but doesn’t distract from the flow on my tongue.
Overall, my first beer from Notch and they’re brewing a beer worth crushing on a hot Summer’s day.
Tried
on 18 Jan 2017
at 17:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught and cans since debut, most recently at Middle East Upstairs on 5/11/16.
Deep copper-golden beer is clear with a big white head showing modest retention.
Light pine, caramel, sourdough and grapefruit show a pretty straightforward, west coast IPA but the aromatics are strong for its size. Clean, with some grassiness and pepperiness.
Moderately sweet, with caramel, pine and grapefruit all mirroring the aroma. Gets almost too bitter but then relents, leaving honey in its place to slowly return to balance. Brief interludes of juicy pineapple but mostly lots of grapefruit, grass and pepper. Strong carbonation with a malty texture and no alcohol or flaw. Quite intense for its size.
Deep copper-golden beer is clear with a big white head showing modest retention.
Light pine, caramel, sourdough and grapefruit show a pretty straightforward, west coast IPA but the aromatics are strong for its size. Clean, with some grassiness and pepperiness.
Moderately sweet, with caramel, pine and grapefruit all mirroring the aroma. Gets almost too bitter but then relents, leaving honey in its place to slowly return to balance. Brief interludes of juicy pineapple but mostly lots of grapefruit, grass and pepper. Strong carbonation with a malty texture and no alcohol or flaw. Quite intense for its size.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2016
at 17:57