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Whiplash in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.11
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One of the big hops to come out of the US and shake up our brewery here in a big way of late has been Idaho 7. We’ve felt that it’s filled a gap of what we’ve been looking for in an all-rounder of a hop that’s bursting with all that stone fruit low end juicy oil you get from antipodean varieties with all the screaming exciting top notes of what the US has to offer at the same time.
As its name would suggest, Idaho 7 hails from Idaho in the USA. A land famed for its barley, cattle and potato output with hoppy bangers being added to that list – we feel Ireland and Idaho have a few things in common.
This one’s on Maris, Wheat, Oat and a touch of Carapils and fermented on London Ale III for that extra soft body. We’ve dry hopped this exclusively with Idaho 7 in two stages building to a total of 20gL and it really shows.
Body is light, airy and almost feathery. Nose is mango, guava, grape candy, light pleasant woody spice, body is bursting with fresh orange juice and rind, more candy grape with a hint of passionfruit and a smooth low bitterness to finish. All fecund in its juiciness.
As its name would suggest, Idaho 7 hails from Idaho in the USA. A land famed for its barley, cattle and potato output with hoppy bangers being added to that list – we feel Ireland and Idaho have a few things in common.
This one’s on Maris, Wheat, Oat and a touch of Carapils and fermented on London Ale III for that extra soft body. We’ve dry hopped this exclusively with Idaho 7 in two stages building to a total of 20gL and it really shows.
Body is light, airy and almost feathery. Nose is mango, guava, grape candy, light pleasant woody spice, body is bursting with fresh orange juice and rind, more candy grape with a hint of passionfruit and a smooth low bitterness to finish. All fecund in its juiciness.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hazy golden with a white head - Fruity citrus hop aroma - Malt body with a fruity citrus hop flavour and bitterness - Fruity hop flaovurs goes into the finish with bitterness - This was nice
Tried
from Draft
at
Gullkorn Ølbar
on 07 May 2026
at 10:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Gedeelde Vreugde.
A: hazy ochre, small, foamy, white head.
A: spring onion, chives, chalk, unripe apricot, cheese, vague chlorine, wet white pepper.
T: sweetish grape & apricot, dough, chalk, bitter herbs & pine.
F: grassy & piney hops, bit dank hasish & chives.
P: medium body, fluffy texture, soft carbonation.
Interesting herbal profile, but lacks some hoppy fruitiness.
A: hazy ochre, small, foamy, white head.
A: spring onion, chives, chalk, unripe apricot, cheese, vague chlorine, wet white pepper.
T: sweetish grape & apricot, dough, chalk, bitter herbs & pine.
F: grassy & piney hops, bit dank hasish & chives.
P: medium body, fluffy texture, soft carbonation.
Interesting herbal profile, but lacks some hoppy fruitiness.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2025
at 10:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
hazy pale yellow colour, medium sized dense off-white-ecru-ish head, aroma and taste of orange peel, juice, biscuity, tropical fruity, some pine resiny and grapefruity notes; good one
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2024
at 20:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home shared with Laura. Murky pale yellow color, basically punica, off-white head. Smell and taste are lightly malts, sweetish fruity hoppy notes. Quite okay.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2024
at 23:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can at home. Thick and milky light orange pour with a medium white head. Nose is pineapple, mango, other tropical fruits. Flavour is mostly the same with a slight bit of cheddar. Hop bitterness stays in the aftertaste
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2024
at 16:51
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home in Crumlin, picked up from Craft beer Central ie. A hazed golden coloured pour with a lasting creamy white head. Aroma is semi sweet, dank, onion, tangerine, hockey puck, pissy citrus. Flavour is composed of floury wheat, bready, spicy citrus hop, big dank, onion, chive, orange rind. Juicy dank. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, moderate carbonation lovely dank one.
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2024
at 20:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught@TCBW2023. Hazy golden colour with a small white foamy head. Aroma is floral, fruity, nectary and some citrus with mild oaty and wooden tones. Flavour is citrus, some pine, mild sweet oaty and malty tones with some herbs and a bit pineapple. Also somewhat of a hopburn to it.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2024
at 17:47
7/10
Tropical, fruity, slightly sweet
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2023
at 18:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at the strait and narrow. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are light fruity slight tropical. Hints of bitterness. Smooth body.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2023
at 16:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, from an online peddler, 05/09/23. Moderately hazed orange golden with a good sized lasting just off white cap. Nose is orange zest, grass, pine needle, papaya, mandarin, light floral whisper. Taste comprises orange zest, pineapple, grass, soft malts, papaya, mandarin. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with balanced light juicy hop bitterness. Tidy enough IPA if not from Whiplash's top drawer.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2023
at 17:53