The Great Return
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.97
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Bottle and can: Filtered
"IPA"
Bold, resinous and bursting with bright grapefruit aroma, this IPA is a tribute to the decades of hard work by conservationists to restore the James River as a bounty of vibrant aquatic life, eco-friendly recreational activity, and in our case, fresh brewing water. These efforts have culminated recently with the symbolic return of the endangered Atlantic sturgeon, a prehistoric, yet majestic behemoth of a fish, spotted as far up the James River as the fall line in Richmond.
Original Gravity (O.G.):
1.070
Strength (ABV):
7.5 % ABV
Color (SRM):
12 °L
Bitterness (IBU):
70 IBUs
Availability:
Fall
First release date:
October 2013
"IPA"
Bold, resinous and bursting with bright grapefruit aroma, this IPA is a tribute to the decades of hard work by conservationists to restore the James River as a bounty of vibrant aquatic life, eco-friendly recreational activity, and in our case, fresh brewing water. These efforts have culminated recently with the symbolic return of the endangered Atlantic sturgeon, a prehistoric, yet majestic behemoth of a fish, spotted as far up the James River as the fall line in Richmond.
Original Gravity (O.G.):
1.070
Strength (ABV):
7.5 % ABV
Color (SRM):
12 °L
Bitterness (IBU):
70 IBUs
Availability:
Fall
First release date:
October 2013
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Past it’s prime but drinkable. It reminds me of the first imported IPAs I had ages ago in Japan. Pine and caramel on a medium to full body.
Tried
on 11 May 2020
at 12:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beer52. Golden-amber with a white head and a light fizz. Lemony citrus with mild pine and a little butterscotch. Mild to moderate bitterness with the right amount of sweetness to balance. Reasonably crisp and clean. It's fine but forgettable; it's a fairly standard old school IPA, pleasant and drinkable but with nothing to make it stand out or be memorable in any way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2020
at 23:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Deep orange-amber, clear, tall rocky head. Piny, lemony, touch of caramel, biscuity. Sweet and malty, resiny, citrus, biscuits. Old school and nice to have this.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2020
at 08:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Malty, sticky. Nice stuff
Tried
on 22 Feb 2020
at 15:21
7.5/10
The 3rd of their three flagship beers I’ve had. Yeah, they’re a super solid brewery. Great, classic WCIPA. 3rd from left.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2020
at 20:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
454ml can. Pours slightly hazy orange with a small head. Aroma is caramel, pine and toast. Taste has pine, caramel and sherbet lemon with a bitter finish. Sticky mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Dec 2019
at 20:59
7/10
Clear gold bod sml wht head. Citrus floral arma. Citrus floral flav. Med bod mod high carb. 7/3/8/4/15 3.7
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2019
at 15:32
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2019
at 20:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours clear dark golden color with white head. Pine and citrus aromas with some dankness. Resinous pine flavor with citrus and moderate bitterness. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2019
at 01:03
4/10
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2019
at 14:53