Svea IPA
De Struise Brouwers

Svea IPASvea IPA
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From:
De Struise Brouwers
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian IPA
ABV:
7%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.61 | pDev: 12.74%
Reviews:
63
Ratings:
133
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 24, 2021
Added:
Feb 24, 2011
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by afsdan:
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Rated by afsdan from Colorado

4/5  rDev +10.8%

May 22, 2014
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Rated: 4 by edthehead from Maryland

Aug 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.43 by chunkymayo101 from New York

Feb 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.42 by Thomas_Picton from Florida

Jan 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by 2005wendyrika from Belgium

Jan 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by JamFuel from Sweden

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by YvesB from Belgium

Nov 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.4 by k3ve from Switzerland

Oct 14, 2015
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

3.12/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottle purchased at Oliver's Beverage in Albany, NY. I love De Struise, so I picked this up on a whim. Unfortunately after deciphering their bottle code, I determined this bottle is from March 2012. So take this review with a grain, or entire shaker, of salt.

This one pours a murky dark-ish brown, with a few yeasty chunks, and a small head with no lacing.

Smells a bit oxidized, unsurprisingly, with some rye, caramel, and slight grassy hops.

It's amazing that this still has any hop character left at all, but there is some grassy bitterness still left here. There's some clovey Belgian yeast character, heavier oxidation than the aroma, spicy rye, and some kinda weird herbal character that I can't place. This is certainly not the ideal condition to enjoy this beer, and it's not great, but it's surprisingly not as bad as I would've figured.

This is medium bodied, with a herbal bitterness that lingers for quite a long time. There is a lower level of carbonation.

This has fallen off mightily it would seem, but I didn't super hate it.
Jun 23, 2015
 
Rated: 2.89 by nathanmiller from New York

May 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by kamilgracki from Switzerland

Apr 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.02 by BcOneSeven from Michigan

Mar 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Franck from Canada (QC)

Nov 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by SVD from Netherlands

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.7 by mattfancett from England

Sep 02, 2014
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Reviewed by jotafq from Uruguay

2.79/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Using an unusual combination of four types of malt barley, oats, wheat and rye. Malty profile with hops extremely timids, always in the background.
A: dark amber body with a good and persistent head.
S: Not quite what you would expect from an IPA. Sweet caramel notes and some citrus in the background and something with peach fruit notes.
T: follows the smell with an entry malty caramel and a final herbal hops were slightly dry. Herbal and resinous hops in aftertaste with some metallic notes. Some sweet notes of what appears to be Belgian sugar and orange marmalade.
F: Medium body and medium carbonation.
O: Disappointing due to lack of strength.
Jan 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by hellhammermario from North Carolina

Jan 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by vermilcj from Ohio

Jan 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BierMeJohn from Maryland

Dec 20, 2013
Svea IPA from De Struise Brouwers
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 133 ratings