Bitter Rival IPA

The Tap Brewing Company (MA) in Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

IPA - West Coast Regular

Score

7.01

ABV: 7.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 8

Brewed like a west coast style IPA with a heinous amount of Columbus, Amarillo and Chinook. A heavy-handed focus on bitterness is what this one is all about. We named this brew in honor of our boundless disdain for a particular hockey club in Montreal. Hops and hockey are both better when they’re bitter. It’s science.

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CLW (16859) reviewed Bitter Rival IPA from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the source. Hazy straw color, thin head. Aroma is mild pine, light citrus, mellow pale grain. The flavor is balanced with plenty of pine bitterness. Med body.

Pine is the main character with light citrus, very classic flagship brewpub IPA.

Tried from Draft on 27 Apr 2016 at 14:15

6.9

djd07 (28882) reviewed Bitter Rival IPA from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Growler during RBWG. Pours a cloudy orange with large off white head that lasts. The aroma is pine and citrus. Medium mouth with similar flavor to nose with nice resin finish, very good.

Tried from Growler on 04 Mar 2015 at 08:28

6.9

CosmicCharlie (9644) reviewed Bitter Rival IPA from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pours slightly hazed deep gold into a Sam glass. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Sweet earthy caramel, bread and resin aromas. Medium bodied and sweet with toffee and caramel upfront turning to bitter resin in the lasting finish.

Tried on 14 Dec 2013 at 15:17

6.6

TBone (30139) reviewed Bitter Rival IPA from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught@Lord Hobo. Clear deep amber color, decent off-white head. Hoppy fruity, piney aroma. Medium-bodied. Ctirus-resiny hoppy flavor. Very clean malt profile. Tasty, but perhaps a bit uninspiring. Ok. After 3 samples: Haverhill seems to be very solid brewery!

Tried on 18 Nov 2013 at 22:00

7.1

SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Bitter Rival IPA from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Growler RBWG. Gold with a white head. Malt aroma. The flavor is well balanced going slightly to the bitter side.

Tried from Growler on 01 Mar 2013 at 14:49

7.1

Sledutah (12313) reviewed Bitter Rival IPA from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Growler at RBWG
Appearance: Cloudy amber with a big off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Citrus and earthy malts
Taste: Citrus, dusty caramel and piney
Nice.

Tried from Growler on 27 Feb 2013 at 09:29

7.2

Leighton (34941) reviewed Bitter Rival IPA from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 12 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Growler at RBWG 2013, thanks to John. Pours foggy gold with a fine, white foam head. Lots of herbal, piney hops in the nose. Medium sweet flavor, some pine, herbs, earth, lime, grapefruit. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Gritty earth to finish, some sweet toasty pale malts, lots of pine. Not bad.

Tried from Growler on 22 Feb 2013 at 19:52

8.2

jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Bitter Rival IPA from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 12 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

on tap-rich offwhite head with heavy lacing-cloudy gold. A-grapefruit, some lt/med malt. T-grapefruit/resin hops with some bite, 2nd lt/med malt.

Tried from Draft on 16 Feb 2013 at 13:24