The Circle
Beltway Brewing Company in Sterling, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.79
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very hazy, completely straw coloured body with a massive, eight centimetre tall off-white frothy head that fades very slowly over top of the 85 per cent opaque body. Aroma of light stone fruits and some scents of apples/pears and a touch of tropical fruits with some soft oats and wheat malt noticeable, but not much else. Medium-bodied; Crisp, fruity flavours show at first with a good balance of rich malts that provide a deep body, but still very easy-drinking and a nice hoppiness that shows up as a clean alpha acid bitterness near the end - but crisp throughout. Aftertaste is enjoyable, quite easy-drinking, but still flavourful and rich, but not complex or fitting into a single IPA category/style. Overall, a pretty nice, crisp, easy-drinking-ish and slightly bitter, but packing some nice flavours in an unfiltered package! Nice to try locally and reminiscent of the lower ABV Aslin IPAs that I really enjoy! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Harris Teeter in Arlington (Pentagon Row), Virginia on 28-June-2022 for US$1,87 (part of a mixed six pack) and sampled at my house here in Washington on 14-July-2022.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2023
at 15:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16oz can, purchased at the brewery before it closed. Poured a hazy yellow color with a medium sized, white head. Aroma was light tropical fruits, juicy, some herbal notes. Flavor was light orange, tropical fruit. Almost a bit too hazy, perhaps a bit chalky?
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2023
at 05:34
6.5/10
Tried
on 06 Nov 2021
at 12:11