Boscos Bombay IPA (Nashville)
Boscos Restaurant & Brewing Co.

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From:
Boscos Restaurant & Brewing Co.
 
Tennessee, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
84
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 14.95%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
32
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 26, 2014
Added:
May 27, 2003
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  4
During the 1800's, when the sun never set on the British Empire, beer being shipped to the Far East always arrived spoiled. To correct this situation, British brewers added large quantities of hops to their pale ales. (Hops act as a natural preservative.) The result is an intensely hoppy amber beer.

58 IBU
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Ratings by Okonokos:
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Rated by Okonokos from Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

Mar 17, 2014
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Rated by Bandido76 from Tennessee

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%
Decent on a warm summer afternoon. Easy on the palate and nose, but too bubbly and filling.
Aug 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by nickfl from Florida

Jun 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Lovely85 from Florida

Jun 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Gonzoillini from Illinois

Apr 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by mecmd from Tennessee

Sep 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Thorpe429 from Illinois

Apr 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by ryrad23 from Tennessee

Jan 21, 2013
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Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia

3.41/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Served up a clear, copper-hued body with a near white head.

Smell: Standardized pale maltiness with some slight sweetish accents and hop notes of citrus backed by faint, faint florals and a little earthiness.

Taste: Pale malts bolstered by a golden syrup-type sweetness. A little pithiness, with hop flavors of lemon and grapefruit citrus fruits. Moderate bitterness. Drying, with sustained tastes of the golden syrup maltiness and the citrus rinds.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Overall: It's okay; had better, had worse.
Sep 28, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by wabritton from Tennessee

Aug 29, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by t0rin0 from California

Aug 26, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by ccozzi from Colorado

May 29, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by DCon from Missouri

Apr 10, 2012
 
Rated: 5 by RollBeerTide from Tennessee

Feb 11, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by akinsja from Tennessee

Nov 28, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by Jenray from Texas

Nov 20, 2011
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Reviewed by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

3.47/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sampled at the brewpub on our way to Ocala, FL.

A: orange marmalade, no head, yellow tints
S: very nice
T: the best yet in taste that is more to style than the others at the brewery, nice bitterness, light on piney and grapefruit but good malt backbone
M: good
D: 3.5
Dec 18, 2010
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Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota

3.08/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
First had: on tap at Bosco's, Little Rock, AR

A: Clear, golden brown with a bit of a white head.

S: Piney and earthy with just a hint of hoppiness.

T: Mostly piney, with some citrus undertones. Hop bitterness without too much bite to it.

M: Light-medium body.

D: Fairly drinkable. Kind of weak for an IPA.
Dec 13, 2010
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Reviewed by JoEBoBpr from Missouri

2.58/5  rDev -29.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Poured into a pint glass at the Nashville Bosco's.

A - No head on this beer. Don't know if they poured it and then waited to serve it. The color was a darker gold with some orange hints.

S - Very mild nose. Lacking any substantial aroma. Some hints of citric hops but nothing that garbed my attention.

T - Not favorable at all. The hop character was mostly just bitterness with lack of flavor. No piney character or citrus grapefruit is felt. Not the best. It fell a bit flat on the taste buds as well as on the nose, which doesn't help.

M - light bodied, low CO2

D - Pass
Jan 03, 2010
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Reviewed by ckeegan04 from Texas

4.11/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A - Golden orange color with a thin off-white head. Very little retention to the head and light lacing in the glass.

S - Strong, but not at all overwhelming hop aroma. Primarily pine with hints of grapefruit and lemon zest underneath. A light toffee sweetness lingers as well.

T - Pale malt sweetness initially which is quickly outmatched by pine and citrus hop tastes. Not overwhelming hoppiness at all but it is certainly the primary taste. Finishes very clean with a light sweetness that lingers on the tongue.

M/D - Somewhat light in the mouth but very easy drinking. Excellent level of carbonation.
Nov 04, 2008
Boscos Bombay IPA (Nashville) from Boscos Restaurant & Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 32 ratings