21 IPA

Gritty McDuff's in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

IPA Regular Out of Production

Score

6.44

ABV: 6.8%

IBU: 60

Ticks: 18

Just in time for the “big” weather is the “big” bottle of Gritty’s new 21 IPA. Gritty’s “21 IPA” is a unique blend of American hops with a British body utilizing English 2-Row Pale malts. This IPA starts out with a hoppy aroma and taste; ending with a sweet finish. Plenty of Munich and caramalts are used to give the beer that golden hue. There are fifty-six pounds of Cascade Hops used in each 50 barrel batch that is brewed! Then we finish the beer with Willamette & Warrior Hops, (Warrior is a high-alpha acid variety of hops) All this leads to an IPA that is worthy to celebrate our 21st Anniversary!

Gravity: 1069, ABV: 6.8% IBU’s: 60.
Note: Bottled version is contract-brewed by Shipyard.

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7.3

fonefan (85107) reviewed 21 IPA from Gritty McDuff's 16 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Alc. 6.7%. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, citrus - orange, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090804]

Tried from Cask on 16 Nov 2009 at 23:45

6.6

Beertalk (16426) reviewed 21 IPA from Gritty McDuff's 16 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF. Amber with a lasting off-white head. Big biscuit malt aroma with fruit and citrus. Dry and malty flavour with weak hop flavour but good bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2009 at 14:04

5.8

RuneBlix (26478) reviewed 21 IPA from Gritty McDuff's 16 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Spotty lacing-head. Almost clear golden body. Discreet aroma of floral hops. Juicy malts in flavour with a grainy-bitter aftertaste. Alright, but far from great. One-third pint, draught at GBBF, 04.08.2009.

Tried on 01 Sep 2009 at 02:24

6.8

cagarvie (40235) reviewed 21 IPA from Gritty McDuff's 16 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at GBBF 2009 .... copper ... light smoke malt nose ... dry smokey little toffee ... little grapefruit in linger,.

Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2009 at 14:24

oh6gdx (51641) reviewed 21 IPA from Gritty McDuff's 16 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask@GBBF2009. Amber colour, small beige head. ARoma is pleasant, nutty, fruity, wooden and also quite caramel malty. Flavour is quite much the same. Very pleasantly balanced. Like a British bitter with some very US IPA notes.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2009 at 01:40

TBone (30380) reviewed 21 IPA from Gritty McDuff's 16 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask@GBBF. Clear amber color, small off-white head. Bready hoppy aroma, also caramelly. Grassy, bready hoppy juice flavor. Quite sweet IPA.

Tried from Cask on 06 Aug 2009 at 04:57

6.4

jcwattsrugger (14801) reviewed 21 IPA from Gritty McDuff's 16 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

@CBC-12oz bottle-pours a rich off white head and amber color. Aroma is medium malt, pine/herbal. Taste is medium malt, pine/herbal hops.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2009 at 09:26

6.8

CosmicCharlie (9705) reviewed 21 IPA from Gritty McDuff's 17 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours blood orange into a shaker. Fluffy off-white head tophats the rim and does not recede. Pillsbury biscuit dough aromas. Crisp, sharp and sweet caramel upfront, turning to a funky bitterness in the middle, back to sweet cookie batter and returning to a lasting dry, grapefruit finish.

Tried on 09 Feb 2009 at 20:36