Vallejo
Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Rotating|
Score
7.41
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Beer and coastlines. Condensation bleeding down the can, water washing over rocks. Our warm weather seasonal is pure Vallejo – west coast crisp, Carr’s® cracker clean, white grape jelly, under ripe peach, fastidious IPA that’s sure to unbutton every bit of tension you’ve been lugging around town. The warmth is close. Drag a four-pack out the water’s edge. Beer was invented for this.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Sample at the brewpub. Hazy golden color with a medium white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of citrus, hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of zesty citrus, herbal hops and malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a fruity hops aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2016
at 20:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Publican in ORD. Deep hazy gold with a thick, low head. Nice tropical fruit and citrus hop nose with a bit of biscuity malt in the background. Crisp grapefruit flavor, passion fruits, and a great, bitter, peppery finish. Great IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2016
at 16:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours clear golden, medium off-white head, dissipates slowly with nice lacing. Aroma is pretty piney with some dank and tropical notes. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Pretty center of the lane IPA here.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2016
at 18:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can courtesy of Biggsbowler. Pours very hazy tiny burnt yellow with a frothy and bubbly white head that leaves lots of sticky lacing and trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is fruity and grassy with crackers, pink grapefruit juice, pineapple, star fruit, lychee, moist grass, pine needles, minerals, lemon zest and hints of tea. Taste is tiny sweet, slightly bitter, fruity and slightly grassy. Mouthfeel is soft, round, tiny astringent and medium bodied. Finish is tiny sweet and bitter with rich sweet yellow tropical fruits and grass. About a month old but still holding up well. Nicely fruity. Enjoyable!
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2016
at 14:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can @ Mikkeller, Aarhus. Pours yellow with a huge white head, lacings. Aroma of light malt, grass, fruity hops, pineapple, citrus, grapefruit,-peel, pine. Flavor is light bitter, light bitter, malt, light caramel, fresh fruity hops, pineapple, citrus, pine. Medium body, soft carbonation, dry and lasting bitter finish. Could drink this all night. 281115
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2015
at 12:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can @ MikkellerBar, Aarhus. Hazy golden with medium white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hosp, grapefruit, citrus and pine. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, pine, grapefruit, medium sweet, little dry and medium bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2015
at 08:05