Inversion IPA
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.18
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Ascend through dense pockets of high-altitude, floral hoppiness before reveling in an immersive malt body with a bitter yet balanced finish.
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7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Ben! Poured a clear deep amber with a thick off-white head that dissipated slowly and laced nicely. Aroma was grassy with notes of cereal and grain with a slight underlying citrus. Flavor began with more citrus and then pine grew with the cereal taking a bit of a back seat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2010
at 13:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle with a best before of 07/06/2010. Pours with a large, bone colored off-white head over a clear, pretty penny colored body. Aroma is fruity, some pine and pink grapefruit, light delicate grainy/husky quality, A bit of sugar, melon and light caramel. Pretty dry aroma. Taste is quite bitter, light husky and caramel notes with a lot of citrus rind qualities from the hops up front followed by some pine notes and graham cracker over the long finish. Medium to high tingling bubbles. A bit of alcohol. Pretty solid IPA, but I don’t think Deschutes makes any mediocre beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2010
at 15:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Good IPA. I’ve had quite a few bottles of this particular IPA, since finding it for $7 per sixer. It’s quite a bargain at that price point. Amber, red gold liquid sits below a frothy head that leaves a ton of lacing. Some great floral and citric hop notes with a solid caramel malt backbone. Hops aren’t quite as full in the flavor as in the aroma. It has a good feel, if not incredible. A solid IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2010
at 15:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a clear reddish-amber color with a medium thin and creamy off-white head that burns away steadily. Thick sheet of lacing on the glass. Citrusy hops and malt in the nose. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops character. Flavors of grapefruit, earthy malt and herbs as well. The finish is crisp and hoppy with a touch of malt sweetness lingering. Above average overall.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2010
at 18:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a clear copper with a medium creamy white head that lasts awhile leaving good sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is strong floral hop with bubblegum and grapefruit. Thin mouthfeel with a piney grapfruit flavor with a dry finish. Easy to drink, a good IPA from Deschutes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2009
at 02:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy dark copper pour, with a sudsy, sticky lace - nose of caramel and crackery, biscuity malts - grapefruit and orange - fairly full-bodied, and much more malt forward than many american ipas - those hops do come on really strong, though - they add a lot of pine/spruce character - slightly estery, which works well with the malt profile - finish of gingerbread and lingering hoppiness - a bit more distinctive than your average american ipa - nice.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2009
at 22:58