Maplewood Brewery & Distillery Sidewalk Surfer

Sidewalk Surfer

 

Maplewood Brewery & Distillery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
7.16
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 10
West Coast style IPA brewed with hand selected Strata, Mosaic, and Chinook hops. Super Peachy, resinous, and tropical!
 

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Gold pour. Scattered lace. Sweet floral flavor. Citrus rind palate. Light bodied and full carbonation.

Tried from Can from Midtowne Market on 24 Jan 2026 at 01:11


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

Lilly, white grape nose. Clear amber, medium head. Lilly, grapefruit, grass, DMS. Medium body, easy carbonation.

Tried from Can from Midtowne Market on 24 Jan 2026 at 00:01


8.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

A: super hazy golden body | nice off-white head
A: full oranges | dank | lactose
F: creamy | curacao | robust wheats
T: rich malts | tangerines | vanilla finish
O: sweet throughout | pure new-school | enjoyable and citrusey

16 oz can | The Brew Shop: Arlington (Court House), Virginia | 03-December-2028 | US$4,79 | canned: 28-October-2025 | tagline: 'Skate 4 Life' | sampled: a day after purchase on 04-December-2025 on the train from Washington to New York

Tried from Can from The Brew Shop (Courthouse) on 04 Dec 2025 at 17:23


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can, from Warehouse Liquors, Chicago, IL. Pours clear golden with a small foamy off-white head, faint malt aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter lightly piney malt taste with faint citrus peel, thin body, long finish. Well balanced DIPA.

Tried from Can from Warehouse Liquors on 23 Oct 2025 at 23:31


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

16oz can c/o Ryan. 3+ months out from canning, the aroma and flavor have faded some. Resinous, clean, but the aroma is not that enjoyable anymore, kind of that green onion tone. Does drink like a West Coast IPA in most respects. I'm sure it is better fresh.

Tried on 13 Oct 2025 at 02:15


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

Herrlich fruchtig in der Nase, optisch sattes Gold, Schaum bricht schnell weg. Im Trunk recht mächtig, mittig bis spät auch alkoholisch, aber keine Keule. Guter hopfiger Absacker.

Tried from Can on 23 Feb 2025 at 17:15


8

Tried from Can on 07 Aug 2024 at 20:48


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Maplewood, pours a hazy blonde with a small white bed. Aroma brings out pungent piney hops, citrus zest, and biscuity malt. Flavour is a bit harsh, with piney and citrus hops, citrus zest, and biscuity malt. A bit chaotic but still pretty solid.

Tried from Draft on 22 Sep 2023 at 04:03


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Aromas are nice blend of citrus, dry grain, sweat, onions, weed, and malt. Flavors are similar to nose, with excellent balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. Just right body and slightly sweet finish. Very nice beer.

Tried from Can from Steve's Liquor Store on 31 Aug 2023 at 21:18


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Clear straw body, thick, puffy cream head leaving curtains of lacing. Aroma mixed fruits, including pineapple, peach, and white grape, with some light cattiness. Body moderately sweet with kiwi, pineapple, white grape, grapeskin, and a touch of pear.

Tried on 23 Mar 2023 at 15:54