Idaho 7
Gizmo Brew Works in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.49
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jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Idaho 7 from Gizmo Brew Works 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Clear golden coloured body with a lot of bubbles rising from the bottom, with a dense, three centimetre tall just off-white head that leaves a thin lace on the sides. Aroma of grassy, floral, herbal hops with only a dash of malts, with a tiny dose of sweetness, but a good hit of alpha acid bitterness, at least in the nose. Ultra light-bodied; Very crisp and dry hop notes dominate with a perfumey character and bite and only a smidgen of malts here, but more of a bitter tea and herbal bite, but nothing is really pungent to back it up - no malts here. Aftertaste is dry, but very one-dimensional and soft, throughout, with some light alpha acids and bitterness, but without any noticeable malts, this shows at most like a Light IPA. Overall, a decent at best IPA that really needs some depth and especially some malts to bring out something else than the dry, herbal and very grassy hop notes. Nice enough to sample from North Carolina, and while I'm glad I didn't have to fly back home with this one, I wish I didn't buy it at all! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Cary (Crossroads Boulevard), North Carolina on 30-May-2021 for US$3,99, canned on 26-February-2021 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 17-June-2021.
malvrich (986) reviewed Idaho 7 from Gizmo Brew Works 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
3 week old pint can A: Poured a tall beige head of frothy foam atop a clear medium gold body. Impressive retention and thick lace patches. S: Muted scent of lime or other green citrus fruit, light pine and toast. T: Crisp and bitter with heavy citrus pith. Grapefruit and lemon. Pine resin then settles in and lingers into a woody, citrusy finish. M: Light body and refreshing carbonation make it feel lighter than it is. O: Just my type of beer. If they keep making it, I will keep buying it.