11.5 °Plato
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.62
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The Plato scale is a measurement of the density of liquid. The number tells brewers how big or small a resulting beer will be—the larger the number the bigger the beer. We designed 11.5° Plato—a lower number on the beer scale—to give us just enough body to support a heavy heap of hops. The result is an easy-drinking session IPA which satisfies the thirst for hops, but urges you to have another round.
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6/10
Tried
on 07 Jul 2016
at 11:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a medium white head. A light fruity nose. The flavor is medium bitterness, floral, toasted pils malt. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2016
at 23:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pkgd 05/23/16.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a burnt/bronzed golden orange to brown color with a finger and a half of concave fluffy white foamy head. The pace of dissipation was nice and even. Light rings of foam.
The smell had bitter grapefruit rind with a light pulp/pith - like slick - ness to it. Light citrus hops bounce in for a decent balance.
The flavor starts bitter and then becomes bittersweet. Semi-sticky aftertaste. Subtle dry sweet quick finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly light allowing hoppy bitterness to bite on my tongue.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good session IPA. I would have again.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a burnt/bronzed golden orange to brown color with a finger and a half of concave fluffy white foamy head. The pace of dissipation was nice and even. Light rings of foam.
The smell had bitter grapefruit rind with a light pulp/pith - like slick - ness to it. Light citrus hops bounce in for a decent balance.
The flavor starts bitter and then becomes bittersweet. Semi-sticky aftertaste. Subtle dry sweet quick finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly light allowing hoppy bitterness to bite on my tongue.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good session IPA. I would have again.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2016
at 15:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at BD Soho. It pours clear amber with a medium off-white head. The aroma is freshly cut grass, toasted grain, lemongrass, grapefruit and bread. The taste is crisp, bitter, toasted grain, cereal, grapefruit, pithy lemon, lemongrass, pine and some spice. The finish is firm and dry. Medium body and moderate, prickly carbonation. Very moreish.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2016
at 11:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours golden orange, nose is burnt toffee, light fruit, taste is sweet, dry toffee, lemon. --- Beer merged from original tick of 11.5° Plato on 06 Jul 2016 at 08:02 - Score: 6. Original review text: Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours golden orange, nose is burnt toffee, light fruit, taste is sweet, dry toffee, lemon.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2016
at 10:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at brew dog... Golden amber... Thin white lacing.. Soft sweet.... Dry grassy fruit nose... Dry zezty fruits.. Dry zezty
Tried
on 04 Jul 2016
at 10:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle. A pretty decent example of the style. On the lighter side of medium bodied, still has some malt character, resinous piny hops. Not really my thing. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2016
at 23:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at P&P Charleston. Clear bright golden with small/white head. Aroma is nice herbal hops, light body, medium/light carbonation, and good thin lacing. Taste is herbal hops and slightly bitter dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2016
at 12:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle from the summer variety pack. Aroma is celery, latex, citrus. Pours slightly hazy gold with a lacy white head with decent retention. Taste is highly bitter with light citrusy flavors. Body is thin. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2016
at 23:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. It pours a clear light orange/gold color with a frothy, off white head. The aroma is citrusy with some orange, grapefruit, some light honey notes and florals. The flavor is light bodied and lightly floral with oranges. Some lightly toasted malt and floral bitterness. Clean. Decent, but unexciting.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2016
at 21:37