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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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bière pression bue au Bellerose à Lille. Blonde dorée transparente, mousse blanche qui reste peu. Nez très agréable sur les agrumes, notamment pamplemousse. En bouche, résine, pamplemousse, arrière bouche boisée agréable, fraîche, une bière tout à fait à mon goût !
Tried
on 06 Jan 2019
at 17:31
Tart grapefruit and lots of pine resin
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2018
at 17:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Tap East. Hazy amber colour lasting white head. Slightly toast hop. Slightly oxydised. It's a typical US old school ipa. Some bitterness. Some caramel. It's OK . Lasting finish. Nothing special.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Nov 2018
at 12:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Can: Poured a coppery golden with creamy head. Aroma is malty. Taste is watery with soft hops and loads of malt.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2018
at 16:17
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can CBC 9-25-18
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2018
at 02:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at MK VHX, 28/06/18. Golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is caramel, straw, pine needle, bitter orange, toasted malts. Taste comprises orange pith, grapefruit, bittersweet tropical fruit, grassy, pine needle, light breads. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with lightly aggressive hop bitterness. Decent enough IPA with an old skool lilt.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2018
at 17:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Tap East, Stratford, London. A hazy golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, tropical fruit, pine on the nose. Tastes similar, hoppy, citrus, tropical fruit, pine. Decent IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2018
at 09:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Head of Steam, Leeds. Hazed, pale copper colour. Thin and leggy, lasting, white head. Nose has spicy malts. Some sappy pine. Notes of cedar and fairly rich, oily herb. Taste is a little sweet to start, with a long, light, sappy bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Sappy and spicy finish. Took some warming to, after a glut of East Coast stuff, lately, but I enjoyed this a lot.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Mar 2018
at 16:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
1 Pint can
Coppery color, off-white head, some lasting. Aroma has notes of grapefruit with resin hops. Flavor with a light to medium bitterness, fruity, pine. Bittery final, moderate maltiness.
Coppery color, off-white head, some lasting. Aroma has notes of grapefruit with resin hops. Flavor with a light to medium bitterness, fruity, pine. Bittery final, moderate maltiness.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2018
at 21:24
8/10
Tried
on 04 Feb 2018
at 22:28