Golden IPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Golden IPAGolden IPA
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 8.33%
Reviews:
101
Ratings:
558
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 11, 2018
Added:
Dec 29, 2014
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  137
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Ratings by kybeerdrinker:
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Rated by kybeerdrinker from Kentucky

4/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Jun 19, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.74 by JohnDon from Texas

Oct 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by TheIPAHunter from California

Jan 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.16 by BenHoppy from Michigan

Jan 09, 2018
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado

3.46/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
January 30th, 2015 - Here's a beer that might be a little too reserved for drinking by its lonesome, but that I could see pairing very well with a tobacco pipe. Light golden in color, with a similarly lightly hoppy nose (which I find a little generic), the taste is distinctive in that it is lemony and acerbic. Its also hoppy and bitter, but the acidic citrus quality lends it a light sweetness too, like a Southern iced tea.
Oct 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by adam36 from Illinois

Aug 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by TheBrewsky from California

Jul 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by jbarletto from Massachusetts

Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by TheBeerdedCharmer from Pennsylvania

May 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by pstam87 from Illinois

May 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by Griphon from Florida

May 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by Darkmagus82 from Texas

May 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.8 by greencovesteve from North Carolina

May 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by MHJeff06 from Nebraska

May 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.48 by nickfl from Florida

May 08, 2017
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Reviewed by HorseheadsHophead from Colorado

3.97/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Comes in an elegant hazy straw with a big creamy pure white head, with moderate retention but lots of chunky lacing.
The nose is a bit muted, but offers candied grapefruit, lemon sorbet, pine needles, crackers, honeydew melon.
The palate offers lemon sorbet, yellow grapefruit peel, orange zest, honeydew melon, green grape, gooseberry, and soft pine needles.
The mouthfeel is soft, moderately carbonated, well rounded, smooth and creamy. Finishes lightly dry.
Apr 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Ardeer from New York

Apr 21, 2017
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Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

3.4/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
04/16/2017
Apr 17, 2017
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Reviewed by twage04 from North Carolina

4.08/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a light gold with medium carbonation. Aroma is of dank/fruity hops, taste is much of the same with a cracker like taste. Not much malt there but the beer remains balanced. Overall this is enjoyable but certainly not the most ambitious beer out there.
Apr 15, 2017
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.67/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Its always a little weird for me that Sierra Nevada has ipas (almost the majority?) that are less malty than their pale ale.

Get with the times old man. Anyways, this one pours lighter than their pale ale. Closer to yellow than it is amber. Solid 1/2" white head on the top. Aroma is lightly floral C hops. Toasted pale malts staying away from the caramel like crystal malts on this one for the most part. Wheat usage gives a lighter body than their standard flagship pale ale. A little bit of the familiar grapefruit C hop impact.
Apr 04, 2017
Golden IPA from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 558 ratings