Space Pope
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.15
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Is the Space Pope reptilian? That question remains to be answered but in the meantime we have his eponymous IPA to consider. Brewed with an astronomical amount of Mosaic, Citra, CTZ and (what else?) Galaxy hops that lend notes of passionfruit and melon to the clean flavors of base malt and a touch of crystal malt for depth of character. When your ecclesiastical jurisdiction encompasses the entire universe, only Cigar City’s Space Pope IPA will do!
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is piney hop with citrus, grapefruit, some pine resin, pale malt, orange. Flavour is nicely bitter with a light sweetness. Body is medium. I miss IPA's like this, quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2025
at 07:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Can) Hazy orange amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of mango, dried pineapple, sponge cake, honey and resin. Fruity, hoppy taste with mango, pineapple, tropical fruit flavoured candy, white bread, honey, citrus and a generous citric/resiny bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Rich and tasty IPA, with a good fruity hop presence. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Oct 2023
at 20:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Beer Hop, London. A hazy golden/orange coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, pine aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus, orange, pine slight bitterness. Decent effort from Cigar City.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Sep 2021
at 15:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Dark gold, hazy with a large white head. Massive pine aroma, some orange peel and biscuits malt. Bitter taste although the sweetness of the malt works its way through. Resinous hop oils in the finish. Light to medium carbonation. A lovely IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2021
at 19:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Thin off white head left a cover on a vivid amber coloured body. Pithy, citrus & malt aroma. Medium bodied, smooth, soft & clean. Bitter citrus, tangerine, pithy & light malt tastes with a long tangy finish. Good one.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2021
at 18:08
7/10
Tried
on 17 Aug 2021
at 21:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 16/08/21. Almost clear golden to light amber with a decent white head. Nose is leafy hops, grass, citric tinged straw, bitter orange, grapefruit zest. Taste comprises orange peel, ripe melon, grass, citric tinged straw, grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with leafy come grassy hop bitterness. Decent IPA with an old skool lilt.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2021
at 20:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from HoTM. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is nice fragrant piney hop, orange rind, piney hop, biscuity malts, spicy pine needles. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, biscuity malts, toffee, piney hop, fragrant, sticky hop , firm bitterness. / Palate is semi sweet, sticky hop resin, moderate carbonation. rounded. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2021
at 21:43
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can at home, 31st July 2021. Pours a clear golden beer. Aroma is resinous, pine, pith and citrus. Taste is bitter, pithy, resinous, orange and grapefruit, lovely old school west coaster, enjoyable!
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2021
at 19:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from HoTM. It pours lightly hazy orange with a medium white head. The aroma is sweet, juicy, ripe fruits, honeydew melon, apricot, passionfruit, tinned peach, orange squash and marmalade white bread sandwiches. The taste is dry, nice hit of bitterness which lingers, West coast green vibes, pine, resin, juicy, marmalade sandwiches, pithy, zesty, apricot, peach, melon, nip of peppery spice and just a touch of alcohol through what is a drying and bitter finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. I can't help but like you. Even not this is super fresh, it has lasted well.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jul 2021
at 16:20