Class Five IPA
Thomas Creek Brewery in Greenville, South Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.26
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A rich, fully-hopped India Paled Ale brewed for the true hop head. Light Copper in color. Malts used to make this beer include: 2 Row Pale Malt, Carapils Malt, Caramel 20 Malt, Caramel 60 Malt, hops are Cascade, Centennial, Fuggles.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Not my favorite Thomas Creek. Others much better. Light gold color. Taste was hoppy, but in a pleasant way. Not real bitter. Get for a time or two.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Undated can A: Poured a thick rocky tan head atop a mostly clear deep dark orange body. Excellent retention and patchy lacing. S: Pithy and zesty orange or grapefruit citrus with significant toffee sweetness beneath. T: Bracingly bitter orange zest with citrus pith joining and lingering into a puckering biscuity finish. M: Medium body with heavy fine carbonation. Smooth, thick oatsy texture and a dry lightly sticky finish. O: Simple but interesting and tasty old school bitter bomb. Worth a try.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2021
at 23:01
7.5/10
Ice cold! Very decent IPA once my teeth thawed.
Tried
at
Thomas Creek Grill - Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
on 03 Nov 2018
at 14:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep orang amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. A bit muddy aromas. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is a nice IPA. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Classic tasting IPA. Centennial, Cascade, Fuggles. Nice juicy, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; nice dark/bready malt backing, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2018
at 23:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Thomas Creek Brewery, Greenville. Colour is clear orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, pine, hops and malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2017
at 06:57
5/10
Tried
on 07 Sep 2015
at 14:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: NK Bar, Stockholm.
Appearance: Amber colour with a white head.
Aroma: Hops, floral, some perfume, fruit.
Body: Light body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, perfume, grapefruit, grass, fruit.
Where: NK Bar, Stockholm.
Appearance: Amber colour with a white head.
Aroma: Hops, floral, some perfume, fruit.
Body: Light body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, perfume, grapefruit, grass, fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2014
at 05:53
Tried
on 04 Oct 2013
at 19:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Hazy golden amber color, medium white head. Aroma of citrus and pine. Taste is similar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2013
at 21:49
6/10
Tried
on 23 May 2013
at 20:18