Torpedo
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.35
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Sierra Nevada Torpedo Ale is a big American IPA; bold, assertive and full of flavor and aromas highlighting the complex citrus, pine and herbal character of whole-cone American hops. Our obsession with harnessing huge hop flavor led to the development of what we call the hop torpedo, a revolutionary method of dry-hopping designed, built, and debuted here at the brewery. Our torpedo is a sleek, stainless-steel piece of hardware that delivers more pure hop aroma than any method of dry-hopping we’ve ever seen.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cans, many. Clear amber body with an off-white head that holds well. A few tiny flecks floating around. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of pine, caramel, orange and biscuit. Flavour of pine, herbs, caramel and a hoppy, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A tasty, old school IPA with massive pine notes.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2026
at 21:22
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 14 Feb 2026
at 19:56
7/10
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Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2025
at 18:55
8/10
Tried
on 19 Sep 2025
at 09:31
7.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 19 Aug 2025
at 08:43
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
It is a really good IPA. The body is dark copper. The taste is in the mouth really bitter, eating the hop and there is a small side of sugar, generous and resinous bitterness, fruity and sweet, boozy, full body, drinking it with Fred and once I bought it at drinks of the world.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jul 2025
at 07:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Darn - can’t believe o forgot to rate this guy. A very typical extra ipa if there is such a thing. ReDdish brownish. Earthy hops and malts. A real beer.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 00:57
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
A 330ml bottle. A outstanding IPA, loads of hops meaning a very good level of bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2025
at 10:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a moderately hazy deep amber. Medium sized frothy white head, shows quite good retention and some lacing. Average intensity in the aroma: a not timid biscuity malts base with hints of honey and caramel, a relatively deep hop profile with citric and floral notes over a light piney/resinous feel. Pleasant, but not clean/defined. Taste notes follow the aroma; pretty good intensity, so so definition. Medium to high sweetness and bitterness, both feel quite assertive in taste and aftertaste, with very good overall balance. The best quality in this beer is balance (namely, how sweetness and bitterness don't take away from quaffability despite being both quite assertive). Medium body, medium to high carbonation; pretty lively in the mouth but in a nice, delicate way that makes this beer pretty smooth and quaffable. Overall: maybe i would have found it more impressive a few years ago, as of now it feels less bright/defined than i used to remember. Palates change, but still good nonetheless. Undoubtedly a well made classic ipa.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Apr 2025
at 19:40
9/10
RB score 3.74
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2025
at 01:10