Wayfarer
Green Man Brewery

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From:
Green Man Brewery
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,286
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
87
Ranked #17,771
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 10.91%
Reviews:
39
Ratings:
216
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 08, 2023
Added:
Oct 30, 2013
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  36
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Ratings by dangelop:
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Rated by dangelop from New York

3.25/5  rDev -15.6%

Aug 08, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.78 by dexterk1 from Illinois

Jun 08, 2023
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4.46/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
"Enjoy by 8/6/23"; drank 4/26/23 @ the Yarchives.

Mostly opaque yellow/orange appearance.

A rough pour yielded a huge , bubbly off-white head; frothy tree-rung lace.

Lemon, pine & faint cane sugar notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Lemon, pine & faint cane sugar flavors up front; clean spring water notes on the finish.

Clean, tasty and just...classic. I really enjoyed this.
Apr 27, 2023
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Reviewed by argock from Virginia

3.72/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Enjoy by 6/29/23.

A: Slightly hazy light amber with 1-finger off-white foamy head with good retention and lacing.

S: Mostly pine and grapefruit-orange citrus on the nose, light orange marmalade. Some esters - light woody note. Lighter caramel malt aroma in the background also.

T: Flavor is grapefruit and orange hoppiness up front with light caramel in the finish with mild fruity and earthy esters and moderate bitterness.

M: Very smooth and drinkable with light-medium body and dry finish.

O: A pretty drinkable and enjoyable mainly American IPA. It does have some ester character that could be cleaned up a bit.
Apr 04, 2023
 
Rated: 3.91 by Meddwol from Michigan

Nov 25, 2021
 
Rated: 3.59 by mpolewan from Ohio

Aug 21, 2021
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Reviewed by lagrluvr

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Wayfarer pours a slightly hazy yellow, white head fades out eventuaally and leaves slight lacing through the session.
Aromas are tart, fresh and mostly pineapple-ish hop with a pleasant malt undertone.
Tastes bright and fresh; a lightly sweet malt, and nicely tart with well matched light hop bitterness, and very great overall.
The Green Man signature authenticity is in there as well. Very crushable. One of my go-to sunny day IPA's.
Jul 06, 2021
 
Rated: 3.93 by saymike32 from New Jersey

May 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.79 by RollDamnTide from Florida

Apr 02, 2021
 
Rated: 4.09 by BeerBeast from Florida

Jan 18, 2021
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Reviewed by Local390 from Florida

3.83/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Very refreshing. Bitter taste with a clean finish. Pours nice on draft with a good head. Golden color, great smell, not hoppy but clean and has a great taste.
Nov 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.38 by npendres from Wisconsin

Oct 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.85 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Jul 04, 2020
 
Rated: 3.99 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Jul 01, 2020
 
Rated: 3.66 by Van_boi from New Hampshire

May 27, 2020
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Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

4.07/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
golden clear thick head
smell is grapefruit and floral tropical hops with sweet malt but light
feel is balance toward bitter with medium high carbonation and light astringency with mild sweet mix with bitter in finish
tangerine and bitter lime with tangelo-like acid in hop flavor with moderate sweet malt and tannin present tea like astringency with mild alcohol in taste
a nice amount of body and oily with hop texture byt still mostly dry in finish
a very good Anerican IPA at a little past its prime it still has a lot of hop flavor
May 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.85 by Boone757 from Virginia

Apr 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by avisong from Virginia

Mar 16, 2020
 
Rated: 3.81 by JLib from Florida

Nov 29, 2019
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Reviewed by jkrich from Florida

3.96/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a freshness dated 12 oz. can: bright and clear, golden-honey hue with a sustained, pillowy white head. It looks more like a pale lager.

Very strong and fresh aromatics of tropical fruit.

This is quite the refreshing, thirst-quenching ale for a late Florida summer day. The first right after the pour was rather astringent until the ale was allowed to warm a little in the glass. Now, the nuances come to the fore - very nice flavors of mango and mild grapefruit with a faint malt background. Those bittersweet, tropical flavors linger pleasantly on the palate. While this ale is hardly unique - I remember the same flavors from numerous other IPAs - it still quite enjoyable and worth seeking out.

The body is perhaps a little too thin but again, the flavor profile and the lingering bitterness are well balanced.

I am glad to see more products from this brewery available down here. I hope they stay around long enough for me to try some of their other offerings.
Sep 01, 2019
Wayfarer from Green Man Brewery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 216 ratings