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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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
I’ve had some very good IPAs in this summer without end. This evening I have Torpedo Extra IPA to try initially. I purchased a single 12 oz bottle (pkgd 7/3/20 it says) in Las Vegas and brought it home to sample. My ABGB tulip is doing duty. The appearance is a dignified dark amber-gold followed by a proper covering of eggshell-brown foam. I lift the glass for a smell and get some nice pine along with tropical fruit. A drink gives stout hops without being a bomb, earth, cardboard best I can say, a bit of sweetness and a moderate bitterness. Quite good, really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2020
at 01:07
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2020
at 01:08
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
hú ez úgy csapódott belém mint a komlótöltettel megpakolt malátatorpedó, darabokra szagattot.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2020
at 14:54
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2020
at 22:34
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Smell- weak hops. Foam- thin, hops, bitterness, weak fruits. Head is small to medium, 0.3 does fit into a pint glass. Sticks a bit. Appearance- brewer bottle cap simple, but ok nice bottle label. I have been generous lately. Clear orange-amber, no carbonation. From - snifter Taste - weak hops, weak citrus, some more hops. Some malt and bit more hops and bitterness. The aftertaste is some hops and some bitterness. Not bad, would like it to be fruity, but it is hoppy. Hoppers might like that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2020
at 18:41
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2020
at 17:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fles 35,5cl thuis. Flink hoppig, bitter, pine, licht stroperig, fruitig, zoetig, wat droog. Prima balans. (18-12-2019).
Tried
on 18 Dec 2019
at 17:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear dark golden with a slightly off-white medium head. Aromas of pine, slight pineapple, some malt, caramel, grape, orange peel. Slightly tropical. Slightly peachy aswell maybe? Taste is smooth, some grassy hops up front but mostly some pine, caramel and fruity sweetness. Pretty nice cheap supermaket IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 17:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Frisches Bier. Dark amber, long lasting head, great raisiny-spicy herbal flavor, wow that's original! Smooth heavy bitterness, that is definitely an extra IPA :-)
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2019
at 16:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tried
on 29 Sep 2019
at 18:37