Defender IPA (2016)
Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.41
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The Defender takes to the skies of Brooklyn, clad in a homemade suit of high-tech armor, to protect us from blandness. She is armed only with bold red malts and explosively juicy hops, yet emerges victorious. Wherever beer drinkers need a hero, the Defender will arise. Brooklyn Defender IPA is the year-round official beer of New York ComicCon.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at TZT. Slight hazy amber with off white head. 10 months past it’s BB date. Caramel, sweet berries, light dank hops, bready, toffee, soft sugary. Bit over medium sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied. Not too bad for its age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2018
at 17:50
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 355ml. -from Pivoteka Zagreb. Unclear golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, caramel and light herbs in the nose. Sweet malty, caramel, light herbal and some weak fruits with dry dusty finish. 10 days out of BBE so I need to try it fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2018
at 12:03
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 355 ml, from Pivoteka. Shared with Max and JFK10000. Hazy orange, white head. Malty, sweetish, some apricot, caramel, pine. Dry. Vague bitterness. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pivoteka Zagreb
on 29 Jan 2018
at 18:06
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Er. BB 6 days ago, bought today by Hrabren at a store we won't name. Murky dark amber-gold-red with a lasting white head, fluffy. Dried fruit dominates in the aroma mixing with tea and caramel. Clearly way past its prime, but somehow not as terrible as they can be. Taste... herbal, dusty, perfumey, big tea-like bitter finish, a classic ancient IPA. Dryish herbal finish. On one hand, yay, I got to tick something I would've never gotten the chance to tick otherwise. On the other, this should NOT have been sold. +3 overall as it's not the brewery's fault in the end....
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2018
at 11:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from Pivoteka. Shared with Marko. Due date passed, I should've seen that. Murky dark golden to amber, medium off-white head. Moderately hoppy, still nice. Fruity. Biscuit, toasty. Cookie dough. Bitterness lost. Flavours are nice. Medium body, carbonation a bit lost. Light finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2018
at 11:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours clear orangeish amber with stable off-white head. Clear aroma of malt and yeast, with touches of fruit and caramel. Bitter, hoppy and grassy flavour with some onotes of citrus and malt and estery touches. Rough, bitter and slightly fruity aftertaste. Well, I hope that this is not the last line of defence, as it is rather thin. Otherwise reasonable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2017
at 14:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. A hazy yet see through amber colored beer with a small, dense, off-white to light beige colored head. Rather malty aroma, dried fruits and bread, with citrus and a generic tropical fruits touch in the aroma. Mostly hoppy, even though it's quite malty. That goes for the flavor too, with a rich malty back and citrusy, tropical fruits hops up front. Even though there's a good dash of sweetness, the bitterness wins, both initially and in the end, where the hops and carbonation cleans the palate for the next sip. Pleasant carbonation and a full body. Even though I prefer my IPA's way less malty, this was a pleasant beer. 170929
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2017
at 13:01