Variable Star
Charles Towne Fermentory in Charleston, South Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.52
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They say that West Coast is best coast. Or at least they’re about to after a taste of this crisp refresher!
Tasting Notes
Succulent citrus tones surge through every snappy swig, with nuances of vibrant mandarin and juicy tangerine balanced by pithy grapefruit. Verdant pine carries from start to finish, grounding the luscious fruit tones for a measured, bitter finish.
Tasting Notes
Succulent citrus tones surge through every snappy swig, with nuances of vibrant mandarin and juicy tangerine balanced by pithy grapefruit. Verdant pine carries from start to finish, grounding the luscious fruit tones for a measured, bitter finish.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Doesn't really come off very well. Some passion fruit on the nose and a little grapefruit. But has a kind of sourish astringent finish that almost comes off infected. Pours hazy golden with decent head. I don't think these guys know how to make a West Coast IPA. Thin can that only said Variable, no star.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2026
at 23:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Tavour. Pours clear gold with a moderate creamy white head. Aroma of grapefruit - strong. Med body or so. Malt hardly noticeable. Very nicely bitter. Flavor is grapefruit pith with some zest perhaps. PIne/resin notes. Very good flavor.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2025
at 23:30
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
16oz can is a mostly clear gold with some lacey head. Nose is muddled. Some lychee but big sweet herbs and flowers. Flavor is wheat and straw and dried herbs, dried orange peel, freeze dried pineapple, huge herbs. Fullish. All over the place.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2025
at 02:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Light gold pour. Thin foam. Honey and floral flavor with zest or pith bite on palate. Easy body and easy carbonation
Tried
on 11 Oct 2024
at 21:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Honey, new plastic, canned vegetables, lilly, meyer lemon nose. Clear amber medium head. Honey, lilly, DMS. Medium body, easy carbonation. Sample is in poor shape, but I like the intent.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2024
at 01:58