Dragoon IPA
Dragoon Brewing Company in Tucson, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.11
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dank; herbal; citrusy hop; malty backbone
STATS:
ABV: 7.3% IBU: 83 SRM: 10
GRIST:
Proximity Pale Malt | Crystal 15 | Crystal 60
HOPS:
Simcoe | Columbus | Apollo | Magnum | Nugget
STATS:
ABV: 7.3% IBU: 83 SRM: 10
GRIST:
Proximity Pale Malt | Crystal 15 | Crystal 60
HOPS:
Simcoe | Columbus | Apollo | Magnum | Nugget
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Sir Veza's, 3/13/18.
Glassy, to minimally hazy, blonde-golden with very slight copper hues and a small, fairly well-retained white head atop.
Pine, grapefruit and juicy nectarine, with more juicy yellow fruit on the way, as it warms. It's definitely a new school WC IPA, with a lot more juice and softness to it, yet it retains a firm, piney edge to it. Malts show light honey, generally good depth and light biscuit on the finish with no alcohol or flaw.
Soft, malty and well-attenuated with engaging carbonation and moderate bitterness. For all PNW hops, this is excellent, though perhaps not as round, deep and juicy as the FW Union Jack IPA I just had before this. Bitterness does build up but I was still able to, enjoyable so, drink two pints of this without any palate fatigue. Do wish there was a bit more hop complexity and juiciness; as it is, it's primarily nectarine, pineapple and strong red grapefruit and pine. But the malts are well-done, supple and nicely dry, leaving a great texture, while carbonation is engaging/tight. No alcohol or flaw.
Glassy, to minimally hazy, blonde-golden with very slight copper hues and a small, fairly well-retained white head atop.
Pine, grapefruit and juicy nectarine, with more juicy yellow fruit on the way, as it warms. It's definitely a new school WC IPA, with a lot more juice and softness to it, yet it retains a firm, piney edge to it. Malts show light honey, generally good depth and light biscuit on the finish with no alcohol or flaw.
Soft, malty and well-attenuated with engaging carbonation and moderate bitterness. For all PNW hops, this is excellent, though perhaps not as round, deep and juicy as the FW Union Jack IPA I just had before this. Bitterness does build up but I was still able to, enjoyable so, drink two pints of this without any palate fatigue. Do wish there was a bit more hop complexity and juiciness; as it is, it's primarily nectarine, pineapple and strong red grapefruit and pine. But the malts are well-done, supple and nicely dry, leaving a great texture, while carbonation is engaging/tight. No alcohol or flaw.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2018
at 21:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can/Fest. A- Pine, citrus. A- Orange color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Bitter, citrus. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, bitter finish. O- Bitter and citrusy. Really just a standard IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2017
at 19:17
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On tap at the State Bar, Flagstaff, AZ. Pours cloudy orange with white head. Some vague hops, stale, malty, some bitternes in finish. Medium bodied. Not good. I wonder what went wrong here.
Tried
from Draft
at
The State Bar
on 09 Aug 2017
at 12:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
16 oz can shared, thanks Alex! Slightly hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, floral notes, malt, citrus peel. Tastes of stone fruit, floral notes, citrus, malt. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2017
at 22:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16oz can thanks to Rick. Medium golden with small foamy head.Mild but straight forward IPA, Hops first, nice malt backbone behind. Not one s=thing stand out, instead all of the parts just add up to a really well done whole.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2017
at 19:53
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Pours clear golden, small off white head, nice lacing. Aroma is super dank, pot and more pot. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, super dank. My buddy calls it skunk butt, but I call it sublime. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2016
at 23:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at a pizza place in Tucson. Solid amounts of citrus and malt backing. This beer is massively bitter and I prefer an IPA to focus on aroma and flavor hops. Not to my liking, but well make.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2016
at 22:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Real, Wild & Woody Beer Festival, pours an opaque golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out piney hops and dry biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with an earthy and piney hoppy astringency on the finish. Dank and fairly harsh on the finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2016
at 12:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16oz can thanks to rick. Pours out crisp golden topped with a small head. Nose is pine citrus hops and a nice caramel malt. Taste is more of the pine some melon hops and a little rich malts.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2016
at 22:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Keir - no label - Pours amber white head - nose/taste of caramel malt, orange peel, grass and earth - medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2016
at 00:53