Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Torpedo

Torpedo

 

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
7.35
ABV: 7.2% IBU: 65 Ticks: 391
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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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Rerate in Japan, Jun 2015. Copper coloured. Taste is resinous, bit of caramel, quite fruity, bit of sweetness. After first hoppy hit, it becomes quite subdued, much more malty. Bitterness at the finish. It's nice enough, but not so exciting. Original rating, Aug 2011: From keg at Euston Tap. Golden yellow with a medium head. Aroma is peach, lemon sherbert. Bit of mango maybe. Taste is slightly hoppy, bit spiky. Medium bodied with low carbonation. Very drinkable, but slightly disappointing.
Tried from Draft on 08 Sep 2019 at 15:51

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Shared with Maarten, thanks for providing the bottle. Best before: 4/2019. Pours hazy dark orange with a slowly thinning, unstable, foamy, off-white head. Aroma of ripe orange & mango, biscuit, pink grapefruit, dark honey, overripe peach. Taste is light to medium fruity sweet, notes of mango, peach & orange wrapped in a biscuity & bready malty character; quickly turning bitter with grapefruit peel, pine, herbs & pepper, a bit nutty even. Dry, piney-resinous hoppy finish, lingering honeyish malt, bitter fruit, herbs & faintly warming gin-like alcohol. Medium body, slick-creamy texture, fizzy carbonation. Too bad it was past its prime but it still offers a nice resinous & spicy touch to a classic IPA as base beer.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2019 at 09:33

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
355ml bottle. Pours orange, slightly hazy, with a tall off-white head. Aroma is malt, citrus and caramel. Taste is medium bitter, pine, caramel, medium to heavy bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2019 at 20:15

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
3 month old pint can A: Clear rich dark amber pour with 1 of thick tan head retaining well. S: Toffee,spruce or pine and a hint of orange peel. T: Very strong piney hops backed by dry woody notes. Citrus and caramel round out the sip, finishing with some alcohol. M: Crisp carbonation lightens up the medium full body. Clean chalky finish. O: Good but not something I could drink regularly. For something similar, I'd prefer a Two Hearted.
Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2019 at 21:27

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Orange amber color. Sharp citrusaroma with oily hops. Oily earthy hopbitter flavor with ripe melon and grapefruit. Long oily hopbitter aftertaste. Slightly perfumed and lacking in balance.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:06

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
# 106, 9/2015. Vynikající IPA. Ve vůni výrazně citrusové plody. Chuť: hořkost, limetka, medovost, ostružiny, v dochuti navíc pryskyřičné tóny.
Tried on 23 Aug 2019 at 11:05

8.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Coup raté pour cette Extra IPA de chez Torpedo qui, in fine est moins réussie que la hop hunter ou la tropical torpedo. Elle possède quelque peu le même souci que la Racer 5 de chez Beer Republic avec des arômes des arômes un peu trop tourné vers le résineux et le pamplemousse (houblonnage en Citra, Crystal, Magnum), même si je la trouve un cran supérieur car moins sucrée et avec un tantinet plus de variations. En verre nous sommes sur un blond orangé limpide avec une mousse blanc cassé de 5 mm d'épaisseur et parcouru de très fines bulles. Le nez est peu expressif. Il est possible toutefois de reconnaître résineux et pamplemousse. L'attaque est sur une bonne amertume avec des arômes de résineux et pamplemousse sur les devants et des touches de citron, de mangue et de poivre. L'amertume augmente légèrement en seconde bouche avec un résineux qui baisse d'un cran (ce qui n'est pas plus mal) et qui s'accompagne de pamplemousse et de miel. L'arrière boche est quant à elle sur une amertume plus saillante et des arômes de pamplemousse et d'orange. Les 65 d'IBU sont bien là. Le final, d'une bonne longueur retombe malheureusement sur l'amertume en présentant des arômes de pamplemousse et de résineux qui nous auront donc suivi une bonne partie de la dégustation. L'équilibre de l'ensemble est très correct quant à lui et notamment l'alcool à 7,2 % efficace. Pas Extra, mais pas mauvaise non plus.
Tried on 15 Aug 2019 at 18:27

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Kjul Strand. Pours hazy amber with off-white head. Aroma of caramel, resin, pine needles, notes of tropical fruits. Tastes sweet and bitter. Medium bodied, bitter finish. Tasted ca. 3.5 months before bbd, not too fresh, in other words.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2019 at 17:25

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Hoppy and malty aroma. Big tanned head, hazy amber. Medium sweetness and high bitterness lingers to the aftertaste. Medium body, astringent.
Tried on 06 Jul 2019 at 13:53

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle, medium bubbly head, clear very dark orange to brown color, aroma of herbs and caramel, flavor of caramel and vanila, strong herbal bitterness. Drinkable but feels quite old.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2019 at 05:34