Rip Current Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
San Marcos,
California,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2012
Closed in 2023
Contact
1325 Grand Ave #100, San Marcos, CA, 92078, United States
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery many months ago. Pours with a clear golden hued body with a small white head that lasts. Aromas are grassy, fruity, mango, tropical fruit, medium resin, low malt. Flavors are fruity and bitter with lots of hop resins. Tangerine. West Coast malt presence. Lively carb.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2014
at 17:45
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours bright gold with a creamy white head. Intense dank hop aroma, plenty of pine and ripe tangerine, also some melon, day-old urine, grapefruit. Medium to big sweet flavor with spicy pine, rich and ripe orange, melon, bread, mango. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Big resinous finish, pretty warm, with loads of dank hops, pine, papaya, grapefruit, orange, tangerine. Really bold and punchy. But it is still really drinkable and does achieve a sort of balance. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2013
at 19:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clear, rich gold with a frothy white head. The nose holds lightly toasted pine, ripe orange, grapefruit. Medium sweet flavor with rich and ripe citrus fruits, some alcohol kick, pine, mango. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Warm and resinous to finish with light dry and bready malts, pine, grapefruit, melon. Rich and punchy. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2013
at 19:03
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. Lovely aroma, lots of grapefruit, peach, orange and tangerine. Medium sweet flavor with some pine, more tangerine, grapefruit and peach, balking pale malts, touches of pee. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Balanced finish but still really full on with the hops -- quite an achievement. More ripe citrus fruits, grapefruit, mango, light bread, piss, pine, tangerine. Stellar. Super drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2013
at 19:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clear, dark brown with a fine, creamy head. A bit of astringent coffee in the nose, some milk chocolate, sturdy roast. Medium sweet flavor with hefty coffee character, some burnt wood, ash, well roasted malts, earth, cocoa. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming to finish with more ashy roast, sticky chocolate, light bitter coffee, burnt sugars. Pretty good stuff overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2013
at 18:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours bright gold with a creamy white head. Lots of dank citrus in the nose, grapefruit, a bit of urine. Medium to big sweet flavor with lots more dank, well ripened citrus fruits, mango, grapefruit, papaya, pee, orange. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming and resinous to finish with lasting dank hop character. Punchy but I do like it.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2013
at 18:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clear gold with a fine, creamy white head. Nice pithy citrus in the nose, tangerine and grapefruit. Light sweet flavor with flinty minerals, dry tangerine, general pithy citrus, light dried pale malts. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Dry citrus finish, more pith and minerals, light sweetness. An excellent sessioner.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2013
at 18:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clear ruby with a creamy white head. Toasty wheat bread in the nose with notes of ripe berries and caramel. Light to medium sweet flavor with faintly tangy berries, grainy bread, suggestions of cocoa and toffee. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Sweet finish with sticky berries, toffee, toasted grains, bread. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2013
at 18:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery taproom. Pours clear, yellow-gold with a foamy white head. Crispy cereal on the nose with light dough and straw. Light to medium sweet flavor with more crisp cereal, white bread, mellow bitter hay. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Balanced finish with some semi-dry cereal, more hay and bread. Nice kolsch.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2013
at 18:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap a O'Brien's, pours a hazy golden orange with a medium white head. Aroma of piney and resinous hops, and some caramely biscuity malts. Flavour brings piney and resinous hops, and dry caramely biscuity malt. Very potent and full-flavoured. Well-balanced and drinkable. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2013
at 09:58