India Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.54
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Brewed using a blend of English malts. Magnum hops are used for the early hop addition, with Goldings for finishing and dry hopping. A very flavorful and hoppy ale.
Admin Note: This beer is no longer made and has been replaced by Torpedo.
Admin Note: This beer is no longer made and has been replaced by Torpedo.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from somewhere. This is an old rate, lost due to low word count on Ratebeer during the redesign. Was a decent IPA, shame I'll never get the full review back now!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2018
at 13:05
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From Feb 2006
Poured from bottle(room temp) a medium copper with a large head of foam that dissipated slowly leaving a good layer with lacing.
The smell is rather faint with some citrusy hops coming through.
The taste is also hoppy with bitter tones that aren't of citrus...maybe spruce or pine but there's some malty sweetness there as well giving it a rather balanced taste. This, for me, is a nice interpretation of an IPA and if I found it locally, I would put it on my regular rotation.
Bottom line: A very tasty IPA that may not please the die hard hop heads but worked very well for me indeed. I recommend it.
Poured from bottle(room temp) a medium copper with a large head of foam that dissipated slowly leaving a good layer with lacing.
The smell is rather faint with some citrusy hops coming through.
The taste is also hoppy with bitter tones that aren't of citrus...maybe spruce or pine but there's some malty sweetness there as well giving it a rather balanced taste. This, for me, is a nice interpretation of an IPA and if I found it locally, I would put it on my regular rotation.
Bottom line: A very tasty IPA that may not please the die hard hop heads but worked very well for me indeed. I recommend it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2017
at 09:51
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Old rating. Bottle from Old Town. This was never as good the pale ale in my opinion. The hops just never reached IPA levels at the time. A pretty modest IPA for IPA standards.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2015
at 08:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Very nice IPA, doesn’t wallop you over the head with hops, but you definitely know they’re there. Good character, bitter finish
Tried
on 21 Aug 2014
at 07:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Light amber colour with a thin head. Faint hop aroma. Flavour is mildly sweet with medium bitterness and taste of hops.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2011
at 16:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at MBBF in Idaho Falls
Appearance: Slightly hazy amber with a small white head
Aroma: Grapefruit and piney
Taste: Grapefruit, malts and bittering in the finish
A decent ipa.
Appearance: Slightly hazy amber with a small white head
Aroma: Grapefruit and piney
Taste: Grapefruit, malts and bittering in the finish
A decent ipa.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2010
at 22:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
The first thing i noticed was how clear this was for an IPA. had that normal IPA smells, citrus, pine, etc. taste is alright, sort of middle of the road IPA, nothing too distinctive. A good IPA but not one i will seek out again.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2009
at 21:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A gusher. Pours with a hazy amber body with and off-white, fizzy head. Aroma of floral hops and caramel. Taste is sweet then bitter. Mouthfeel is fizzy and watery.
Tried
on 12 May 2008
at 21:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool. Dark orange colour, disisipating off white lingering head. Aroma of piney hops and citrus. Full bodied malty flavour jostles with nice level of hopiness. Very smooth ansd satisfying. Could drink this all night. A great session beer and a fine examlpe of the genre.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2008
at 09:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2007: Orange with a small but lasting off-white head. Pine, grapefruit, grass aroma. Sweet with a perfectly balancing bitterness. Juicy, drinkable IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2007
at 15:19