Runaway IPA
Cucapá Brewing Company

Runaway IPARunaway IPA
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From:
Cucapá Brewing Company
 
Mexico
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 10.03%
Reviews:
32
Ratings:
66
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 08, 2016
Added:
Jul 30, 2010
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  6
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Ratings by BretSikkink:
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Reviewed by BretSikkink from Mexico

3.88/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Orange color with a fine head. Clear body, nice enough look. Grainy nose citric. Assertive hops - Amarillo? Herbal, pine. Citric. Thin, toasty finish. Tasty, a bit much on the caramel and diacetyl, but enough hops to get a fix. Enjoy this Mexican microbrew with some spicy food.
Feb 25, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by GreatStoutman from Texas

3.98/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from 12 oz bottle.

Look is hazy copper with off white head that leaves a nice lacing.

Smell is kind of dank, piney. Hints of grapefruit.

Taste follows smell, and is sweeter than bitter. Maybe more like an American pale ale that typical IPA.

Feel is medium bodied, well carbonates and slightly sticky. Good long finish but the bitterness never shows up. The malts do however.

Overall, it's certainly on of the best Mexican beers I've had, and could hold up on shells in the states.
Apr 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by dbattey from New Jersey

Apr 07, 2016
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hazy orange color with white head. Aroma has earthy hops and caramel malts. Green, leafy hops on the taste, quite bitter up-front. Earthy and resiny mostly. Soft body with medium carbonation. Dry and bitter aftertaste. Quite nice and easy to drink overall. Alcohol is really well hidden too.
Dec 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by dcmchew from Romania

Oct 06, 2015
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bright amber color with a thick frothy head with great retention and leaving laces.
Nice aroma with notes of passion fruit juice, peaches and biscuit and caramel malts.
Bitter flavor with notes of grapefruit, resin, herbal-pine, spices, slightly toasted malts, some earthiness, perfume, lime and American yeast. Quite dry aftertaste with a long lasting bitterness.
Light to medium body with appropriate carbonation. Alcohol of 7.5% couldn't be better disguised.
Decent American IPA from Mexico, not bland as usual here that tend to tune down all styles. Ps. later I found out the cutting edge breweries.
This is not unique, but faithful to style, with some complexity and bold enough. Worth trying.
Aug 16, 2015
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Reviewed by LennyOvies from Mexico

3.53/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
L- Hazy amber body and a big fluffy white head with long retention.
S- Grapefruit and malt grains, a bit weak.
T- Piney and floral, orange rind, grapefruit. Fairly bitter.
F- Smooth, medium carbonation.
O- Piney bitterness is a bit too much. Needs a slight balance adjustment. Fairly good nonetheless.
Aug 04, 2015
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Reviewed by ONovoMexicano from New Mexico

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Light in color and even described on the bottle as "cerveza clara." Very molasses-heavy in aroma and flavor with a sweet, floral bitterness that is the only suggestion of an IPA as we know it en el norte.

I find it tastes much like the heavily malted El Modelo or Negra but with more hop presence and something hinting at agave syrup. It's certainly unique and I must say even enjoyable to drink. However, the average hop head would not dig this beer for its malt-forwardness and sweetness.

Also, it should be noted that this is the best beer I've had in the past four days down here in Mexico.
May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by CorgiDad from Mississippi

Feb 17, 2015
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Reviewed by srandycarter from California

3.81/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A very sweet IPA. Tasty, but not what I expected. Light orange, plently of head and lace, smell is ALL malt, taste is mostly malt, bitter is there and some booze. Almost direction of a barleywine. I like it though.
Dec 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Tom-Peters from California

Dec 12, 2014
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Reviewed by Tilly from Kentucky

4/5  rDev +8.4%
Orange amber pour. Small white head. Aromas of floral, pine and citrus. Very pleasant. Lots of citrus-mostly grapefruit and a hint of pine. Nice how presence. Oily bitter finish. Mexico..... Ole!
Dec 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Wiz99 from Minnesota

Nov 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Tivlavrie from Canada (AB)

Aug 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Beermazter310 from Nevada

Aug 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by thegerm87 from Massachusetts

Jun 15, 2014
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Reviewed by FlyingKneeStrike from California

3.13/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Pours a cloudy orangeish color. Some visible sediment. Decent head. Smell is delicious. Taste and mouthfeel are both good, a lot of citrus flavors for an IPA. Not a bad IPA, balanced and not overly hoppy. It's a little pricey at 5.99 a pint but a decent brew.
Jun 11, 2014
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Reviewed by chogm54 from Australia

3.12/5  rDev -15.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
BB date Aug 2014. 330ml bottle poured into a glass.

A - Pours a huge off-white foamy head, near fills up the whole glass. Amber, sparkling with some medium sized particles floating about

S - Not so strong as other APAs. Mainly fruits (orange), honey and some pine/floral aroma,

T - Sweet malts and a slight citrus flavour up front and in middle, interspersed with a burnt grassy bitterness, and an almost sour metallic finish.

M - high carbonation, medium body, oily texture, alcohol content is mildly noticeable

O - Not too bad- interesting mix of sweet and bitterness, but a bit rough overall to be thoroughly enjoyable. Maybe I should have left the sediment out.
Jun 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Lgarciaosuna from Mexico

Apr 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaimenavarrog from Mexico

Apr 04, 2014
Runaway IPA from Cucapá Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 66 ratings