India Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.56
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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Admin Note: This beer is no longer made and has been replaced by Torpedo.
Admin Note: This beer is no longer made and has been replaced by Torpedo.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz Bottle pours out a classic IPA topped with a small white head. A good mix of hops and malt. A good IPA
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2007
at 22:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Pours a clear, lighter gold with a medium white head. Malt and floral hops in the nose, taste is smooth up front and lots of floral hops in the tail. Some fruitiness, floral, and earth tones. Crisp, lingering hops finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2007
at 10:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear amber body with a large creamy tan head. Sweet floral and grassy hop aroma. Sweet grassy hops flavor with a large caramel background.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2007
at 19:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured kind of gold-copper hybrid alloy with off white head. The aroma seems like a sweet grapefruit or tangelo slushy with liquid malt extract poured on top. The flavor has a nice big up front citrus hop bitterness that springs out of the glass. Beyond the initial bite an upwelling of sweet malts joins the fun. Just before the finish the hop flavor becomes more like sweet citrus hard candy that has been partially sucked on and then dropped onto a freshly mowed lawn.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2007
at 06:29
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle...amber color...taste is simply unbalanced
...aroma is faint and just beer-like...nothing special what-so-ever... ..basically a dash here and a dash there...a dash of hop not properly influenced by the malt that should blanket it so gently....and a dash of, oh well won’t buy again thats all...:)...drink on ....drink on.....just not this
...aroma is faint and just beer-like...nothing special what-so-ever... ..basically a dash here and a dash there...a dash of hop not properly influenced by the malt that should blanket it so gently....and a dash of, oh well won’t buy again thats all...:)...drink on ....drink on.....just not this
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2007
at 21:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
2007. This has finally made it my way, and I feel its a pretty nice beer - an excellent choice for everyday drinking. Starts with a pleasing citric, almost lemony hop nose. Malts are in the background, a touch of cookies and bread. Not a bunch of hop flavors but a good solid whack of bitterness in the finish. Dry.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2007
at 20:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2007 Bottle; Nice citrusy hop nose; shiny copper colored with a small straw colored head; nice medium body with decent hop bitterness that lasts to the finish. Decent but not great!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2007
at 18:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle Pours a nice clear deep amber, with dense creamy sandy colored head. Lots of heavy lacing. Aroma is mostly rich slightly toasted malts and some citrusy hops. Flavor is deep sweet malts. Slightly woody and full. Hop bittering is not so sharp and crisp like others but rounded, a bit more subtle, balanced and just allaround nice. The lingering bite is more tell tale of the style. Not what I would call a "Hop Head Delight" but quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2007
at 23:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Light hazy golden colour with a small white head. Malty, caramel sweet aroma with a hoppy fruity note. Hoppy, citric flavor with fruity notes and a light malty sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2006
at 04:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
I have long liked this brewer so I had been looking forward to trying this one. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright golden color with a huge creamy white head. The aroma is strongly sweet and sugary with a moderate fruity hop presence. Smells almost like candy. The mouthfeel is normal for this style. The flavor is fairly dry with strong floral hops and moderately strong fruity hops. There is a moderate malt presence and a dry and bitter hoppy finish. Not nearly as good as their regular pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2006
at 14:15