XXXX IPA
Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating|
Score
6.94
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XXXX IPA is a non-traditional American IPA with a brilliant copper color and the classic citrus nose of Cascade Hops. It demonstrates a unique balance between malt-inspired, red grapefruit sweetness and lingering hop dryness.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
650 ml bottle thanks to ekstedt!On August 30, 2009Clear dark golden to copper color, fluffy orange head. Hoppy and sweet fresh scent. Hoppy, citrus, grape, alcohol taste. Smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness. Slight bit metallic aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2009
at 04:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Cropredy from my GBBF haul ... Nice deep copper ... off white foam head ... sweet toffee light fruity hop nose ... very sweet hop resins ... juicy bitterness ... little soaopy... little odd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2009
at 02:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Reddish-amber beer with a cream colored head. Grapefruit and light caramel aroma. Caramel, grapefruit, and light pine flavor. Medium bodied. Some bitterness. Caramel, grapefruit, and light pine linger. More like a hoppy barleywine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2009
at 14:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized head. Aroma is malty hops, some alcohol and grass as well as some slight spices notes. Flavour is quite much the same, but has some slight glueish notes disturbing the otherwise nice while. Seems like the Pugleys Signature Series are actually very nice and interesting compared to Shipyards "normal" beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2009
at 05:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 650ml (at Chriso) Clear amber color, not much head. Woody-fruity Cascade aroma in the nose. Very fruity flavor: pine, resin and honey. Quite soft bitterness. Lingering bitterness in the aftertaste. I had to say that I am suprised to get such a good beer from Shipyard.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2009
at 04:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Redlight. Deep copper color with a thin, fine head. Fresh citrus and pine nose. Honey and caramel malt in the background. Light carbonation. Spicy and peppery hop flavors. Malt is a touch fruity with the signature Shipyard yeast profile. Moderate finishing bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2009
at 21:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bomber from GM Liquors. Nose is very floral hops with a touch of ivy, caramel, and a slight vanilla note. Clear copper with a medium off white, glass lacing head. Flavor is lightly bitter with a touch of toffee, the bitterness becoming more pronounced in the finish.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2009
at 00:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from BevMo in Encino. Pours with a fluffy, khaki head over a clearish, deep orange body that leaves good lace. Aroma of oranges, yellow grapefruit, caramel, earth, sticky toffee and CO2. Taste is disappointing. Soggy malts upfront with wheat and a light fruity hop bitterness. I know this is a fresh bottle, as this is only rating number #14 for this beer, but the hops seem almost faded and dominated by a sub par malt bill. If I didn’t know better I would think this beer was aged, but instead it seems like a crappy recipe for an DIPA. Medium carbonation. Bland and sub par for a IIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2009
at 01:53