Warrior IPA
Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.09
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Brewed only once a year with fresh hops hand-picked in Longmont, CO and Warrior hops straight off the vine from Yakima, WA.
Warrior is brewed using a unique style called “Wet Hopping,” which requires only hops that are no more than a day from the vine. “Wet Hopping” imparts only a mild aroma, but an exceptionally fresh unfiltered hop flavor.
Warrior is brewed using a unique style called “Wet Hopping,” which requires only hops that are no more than a day from the vine. “Wet Hopping” imparts only a mild aroma, but an exceptionally fresh unfiltered hop flavor.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy amber color, generous head. The aroma is nice, with hop resins, perfumy, light pink grapefruit, complex and delicate. The mouthfeel is medium, with malt, some caramel, and of course a strong bitterness, aromatic, with resins and pine needles. Good.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2007
at 13:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured a very murky orangy brown with a cream slightly off white head that laced and left sediment down the sides of the shaker. Aroma is hoppy as expected with a lemony citrus nose and little else to smell. Flavor is bitter with grapefruit and a sweetness like honey. Bitter finish but balanced as well. A good beginner’s IPA.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2006
at 20:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draught at Barley’s Smokehouse. Slightly hazy copper/orange color with a medium off-white head. Sticky patches of lacing on the glass. Floral hops aroma along with a fair amount of citrus. Medium-bodied with a good hoppy character. Floral hops and malt are represented, as is a sweet fruitiness. Not overly bitter, and somewhat flavorful. The finish is crisp and moderately bitter hops that lingers pretty well. All around solid IPA.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2006
at 16:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Dark orange-red colour, some head. Smell and taste is dominated by the very fresh hoppy character. Underneath all the hops there are hints of dark chocolate, cherries and red grape fruit. But the hops is what stays with you. Nice and drinkable IPA. (6/4/8/4/16=3.8). Rerate: (Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 9 Dec 2013. 7.6%) Reddish amber colour with brief head. Malty, hoppy nose with black-currant, orange peel, pink grapefruit, toffee and a touch of chocolate. Malty, fruity taste with notes of caramel, black-currant, orange peel, pink grapefruit, a touch of toffee, chocolate and a generous resinous bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with balanced sweetness. Very tasty with a lovely, fresh hop character. Excellent IPA.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2006
at 16:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Copper color with a nice off-white head. Pine resin aroma. Nice resin/earthy/spicey flavor. Not highly bitter. Light bodied. The more you drink, the less impressive it is. It starts out great, but half way through I wasn’t so impressed. A growing mustiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2005
at 21:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks to Matta for this gem! Beautiful clear, deep amber pour that supports a long lasting, sticky head of off-white, that lasts forever. Multi-layered hop and malt aroma. Spicy floral hops with sweet caramel malt and warm bread dough in the back. Well balanced flavor, delivered on a light to medium bodied beer, that carries a long sweet, then bitter finish. Very acceptable IPA. Re-rate 12/07 Scored down 2 pts overall and 1 pt palate. This has gotten thinner and lost character.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2005
at 18:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Clear copper/amber coloured body with a nice dense tan head. Aroma of pure super-fresh warrior hops, balanced malt and a good sweet caramel aroma. Medium-bodied; Strong hoppy flavour up front with a very well-balanced maltiness. Lingering sweetness of caramel and burnt sugars, but the hops dominate. Aftertaste doesn’t last too long, but the hops are the most resident in the palate. Overall, a good beer to try, definitely nice to have fresh, but lacking a bit in the taste. Very well dry-hopped, but not the best during the boil process. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia on 14-November-2004 with good friend jon[r888710].
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2004
at 16:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
A hazy orange beer with a small off-white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of oranges and hops. The flavor is sweet malty with lots of hops and a thin body. Maybe the thinness comes from the rather simple flavor.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2004
at 05:43