El Train
Cruz Blanca Brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.86
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
355ml can from Beer52, Chicago box @ 6.0%. Poured a mini-gusher with some landing on the floor. Once settled in an actual glass it was a cloudy dark gold with small nice lasting white head Sweet and sharp aroma of pineapple, pine, sweet malts. Taste is quite citric/acidic with biscuit like malts, some pineapple chunks and an earthy bitter pine. Medium body and carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:23
6/10
Tried
on 05 May 2024
at 14:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Mix-a-6 can from Binny's. Pours an amber color, just a little hazy, under a big, spongy head. Some decent American Pale Ale hop nose, not a hop bomb, but balanced by a malty nose as well. Taste is solid APA style, mice and malty with a balance of Pacific hops. Maybe not a hop burn by any standard, but a good hoppy beer.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2022
at 03:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
355ml can - Pours a hazy golden colour with a small frothy near white head. A fruity aroma, tropical and citrus, some marmalade notes. A moderately sweet taste, orange marmalade, tropical fruit, sweet malts and light caramel flavours with a light bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2022
at 17:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tight white head stayed on an unclear amber coloured body. Stone fruit & malt aroma. Medium bodied, tingly & clean on the back. Bubble gum, stone fruit & sweet citrus tastes with a bitter, pithy pine finish & peppery aft. Decent.
Tried
on 12 Sep 2021
at 18:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[355ml can from Beer52.] A pale amber pour with a loose white head; floral aroma with some tropical fruit; taste of pineapple and coconut; and a dry finish with a light bitterness. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2021
at 18:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
355ml can from Beer52.
medium white head. Clear golden pour. nice bitterness.
medium white head. Clear golden pour. nice bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Aug 2021
at 20:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Tortas Frontera by Rick Bayless, Chicago Airport Hazy golden. Medium - high carbo. Citric, bit of pine, some bitterness. Not bad. Purchased at Tortas Frontera by Rick Bayless
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2020
at 06:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has light pine and grass with a bit of grains underlying. Flavor has pine up front with a decent amount of grass and a light grain backbone.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2017
at 22:37