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Newbold IPA
Philadelphia Brewing Company
- From:
- Philadelphia Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 17.7%
- Reviews:
- 129
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 24, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 14, 2008
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 32
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Ratings by HopHeadRyan:
Reviewed by HopHeadRyan from Pennsylvania
3.5/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.5/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bottle from case dated Nov 30 2011...very fresh only a week and a half old...poured into a Delirium Tremens Snifter...
A - Crystal clear caramel amber, half inch head, nice lacing left around the glass...
S - Wonderful Amarillo hop essence...floral-pine-citrus-dank aroma...very nice dry hopping!
T - The taste is unfortunately a little unbalanced and not well blended...but still enjoyable...its like the malts and bitterness are fighting a little bit to blend on your tongue. Nice candied oranges taste, with grapefruity bitterness. Pretty tasty still.
M - The carbonation is good...very smooth...almost cask-like...a little syrupy...medium-light body
Overall - A very nice IPA...not the most amazing example of the style but very good...especially for the price point...and I love supporting my local philly breweries. I've had this beer on several occasions before and wasn't a fan. Whether or not PBC changed their recipe or if what I've had in the past was old...I've changed my opinon about this IPA. If you can get Newbold fresh definitely give it a try. Its a good ipa.
Cheers!
Dec 11, 2011A - Crystal clear caramel amber, half inch head, nice lacing left around the glass...
S - Wonderful Amarillo hop essence...floral-pine-citrus-dank aroma...very nice dry hopping!
T - The taste is unfortunately a little unbalanced and not well blended...but still enjoyable...its like the malts and bitterness are fighting a little bit to blend on your tongue. Nice candied oranges taste, with grapefruity bitterness. Pretty tasty still.
M - The carbonation is good...very smooth...almost cask-like...a little syrupy...medium-light body
Overall - A very nice IPA...not the most amazing example of the style but very good...especially for the price point...and I love supporting my local philly breweries. I've had this beer on several occasions before and wasn't a fan. Whether or not PBC changed their recipe or if what I've had in the past was old...I've changed my opinon about this IPA. If you can get Newbold fresh definitely give it a try. Its a good ipa.
Cheers!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by maulmann from Pennsylvania
3/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Decent IPA. Taste centers around bittering hops
. Crisp, refreshing. Smell is decent but nothing special. Feel is good.
Overall decent beer, better than many mass distributed IPAs.
Give it a try, don't let overly negative reviews turn you off.
Apr 24, 2019. Crisp, refreshing. Smell is decent but nothing special. Feel is good.
Overall decent beer, better than many mass distributed IPAs.
Give it a try, don't let overly negative reviews turn you off.
Rated by Melissa322 from Pennsylvania
1.09/5 rDev -67.8%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1
1.09/5 rDev -67.8%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1
Gross. First time drinking beer from this company. I tend to call myself a beer connaseur and this stuff is absolutely terrible. Will not buy again.
Jan 24, 2019Rated by gobuccos from Ohio
1.86/5 rDev -45.1%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
1.86/5 rDev -45.1%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
2 month old bottle, even if fresh would have not been good. Some kinda funky taste. Drainpour.
Jan 02, 2019Reviewed by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It pours dark amber that borders a little bit on bright brown. Huge head with very nice lacing left behind. The aroma is fairly sweet from the malts. The taste has a string malty base but with a lingering bitterness. Medium body.
Aug 06, 2017Reviewed by haines710 from Delaware
4.21/5 rDev +24.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +24.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Rex 1516 in Philadelphia. Served in pint glass with small head. As others have noted, dark color and slightly fruity smell. Taste was very smooth and nice lacing on the glass. I enjoyed.
Mar 08, 2017Reviewed by Vetbidder from Pennsylvania
3.4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Darker somewhat hazy looking IPA. I'm getting tropical fruit and slight malt from the nose (fairly inviting). Oh no, not really any translation from the nose to the palate. This beer has a caramelized malt flavor to it with the ever so slight citrus and pine on the end. Watery taste with low carbonation. This is the second beer I've had from this brewer that wasn't very good.
Feb 17, 2017Reviewed by ctylinebeer from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
On cask tap at South Philly Tap Room. Served in a pint glass
L - hazy brown - amber color. Fluffy foam on top, sticking to the glass.
S - Pine tree forest. Little bit of grapefruit. Scent mostly of grapefruit with pine as the strong character
T - grapefruit dominant. Citrus but bitter on the back end. Pine is also there.
F - little to no carbonation. Watery feel, typical of cask ales.
Apr 30, 2016L - hazy brown - amber color. Fluffy foam on top, sticking to the glass.
S - Pine tree forest. Little bit of grapefruit. Scent mostly of grapefruit with pine as the strong character
T - grapefruit dominant. Citrus but bitter on the back end. Pine is also there.
F - little to no carbonation. Watery feel, typical of cask ales.
Reviewed by Roby923 from Canada (AB)
3.69/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Heavy bread on the nose along with medium hop presence. Well balanced in taste with a slight after-taste on the palette. Some sediment present. Bottled from grocer in King of Prussia.
Mar 24, 2016Rated by Marty from Maine
3.01/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.01/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
On cask. Super bitter. Not much aroma.
Dec 28, 2015
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