Retro Gold IPA
Wayfinder Beer in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.40
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“Floral, Citrus, Pine”
Brewed in the classic California fashion, Retro Gold is a lean and assertive IPA that reminds us of beer before the NE Juicy IPA explosion. Big aromatics of pine and citrus.
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ineedbeer (4099) reviewed Retro Gold IPA from Wayfinder Beer 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 20, 2023. Aroma has moderate hop notes of passion fruit, tropical citrus, grapefruit and berries. Light dank, resin notes. Light cracker malt notes and hints of alcohol. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small head that lingers. Fairly high lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes and hints of light caramel. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop notes of grapefruit, tropical citrus and dank resin notes that linger into the finish. Lighter notes of passion fruit and berries. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid IPA. Strong malt notes carry the dank, resinous bitterness that lingers on the palate. Quite a bit of citrus hops with a fruitier undertone.
thorongil (8206) reviewed Retro Gold IPA from Wayfinder Beer 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
(Can) slightly hazy, bright golden yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of compote, honey; intense, balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish; smooth palate
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Retro Gold IPA from Wayfinder Beer 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Can from Tavour. Pours brassy gold with a large creamy/foamy white head. Aroma is herbal dank. Med body. Flavor is dankly herbal with some grapefruit zest notes. Well towards dry. Quite bitter. Very tasty.
Buckeyeboy (18941) reviewed Retro Gold IPA from Wayfinder Beer 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16oz can pours out crisp clean golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice hops pine citrus and a nice malt. Taste is more of the nice malt touch and a hop mix.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Retro Gold IPA from Wayfinder Beer 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
16oz can at share. Golden pour, foamy head. Aroma is almost equal parts hops and malt, with an edge to the hops, plus some floral notes. Taste brings the hops up front, crisp, bitter, light citrus. Bitterness increases throughout for a nice bite at the end.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Retro Gold IPA from Wayfinder Beer 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
473mL can, pours a clear bright golden with a medium white head. Aroma is loaded with bright piney hops upfront, with crisp crackery malt, and grapefruit rind. Flavour is loaded with bright piney hops upfront, light oily resins, and crisp crackery malt. Wonderful piney hop character with great assertiveness and ample bitterness, while still being moderately juicy. Excellent.