IPA
Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta, Georgia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.05
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This mammoth IPA is defined by generous quantities of juicy American hops. The extensive dry hopping process contributes to its bright and flavorful character. This beer is unfiltered to leave all the natural flavors intact and bottle conditioned to stay super fresh.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 1/5/2015. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, floral, grass, light caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Outstanding aromas with awesome complexity of bright citrus/pine hops and light-moderate malt sweetness; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, floral, grass, light caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine, lemon/orange peel, pine, light caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity and balance of bright citrus/pine hops and light-moderate malt flavors; with a crisp malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an awesome IPA. All around great complexity and balance of bright citrus/pine hops and light-moderate malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2015
at 19:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours clear orange with a large beige creamy head, puffy and slow to dissipate leaving nice lacing in its wake. Aroma is citrus, pine, floral, dank. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, piney. A bit metallic, not the greatest. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2014
at 01:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Rcvd in trade. Reviewed from notes.
The appearance has a hazy orange/amber colored body with a one finger white head that dies fairly quick, clingy lacing is left in rings.
The smell has citrus, pine and floral tones combined and are up front, ever so light malt in the background, the smell stays that way all throughout the brew.
The taste is bittersweet through the previously mentioned flavors and combined thoroughly.
The palate is about a light to medium. Carbonation is felt just right, very sessionable, dry bitter aftertaste and finish.
Overall, this is a very good American IPA that I would definitely come back to as it is simple and didn’t change throughout.
The appearance has a hazy orange/amber colored body with a one finger white head that dies fairly quick, clingy lacing is left in rings.
The smell has citrus, pine and floral tones combined and are up front, ever so light malt in the background, the smell stays that way all throughout the brew.
The taste is bittersweet through the previously mentioned flavors and combined thoroughly.
The palate is about a light to medium. Carbonation is felt just right, very sessionable, dry bitter aftertaste and finish.
Overall, this is a very good American IPA that I would definitely come back to as it is simple and didn’t change throughout.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2014
at 07:02
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Best if enjoyed by: 05/12/14 C1643
Golden in the glass, Noce floral in the nose. The beer starts great grassy, intense floral with a not too sweet body. This nice aroma continues and fits in the whole very well. The aftertaste has hints of pine, a bit viscous, nicely bitter, very floral, not too sweet.
A very nice IPA! --> 14/13/14/13
Golden in the glass, Noce floral in the nose. The beer starts great grassy, intense floral with a not too sweet body. This nice aroma continues and fits in the whole very well. The aftertaste has hints of pine, a bit viscous, nicely bitter, very floral, not too sweet.
A very nice IPA! --> 14/13/14/13
Tried
on 12 Mar 2014
at 20:09