Gearhead IPA
Laurelwood Public House & Brewery

Gearhead IPAGearhead IPA
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From:
Laurelwood Public House & Brewery
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 10.54%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
60
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 13, 2014
Added:
Sep 11, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  4
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Rated: 3.5 by SJbigtuna from Washington

Jul 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by GClarkage from California

Jul 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by 2beerdogs from California

Aug 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by earinc from Washington

Jun 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hopmodium from Washington

Jan 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by caseyscarb

Jan 05, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by adkieffer from Washington

Dec 17, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by baklo from North Carolina

Dec 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by SteeleWright from Texas

Nov 28, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by DanE from Connecticut

Nov 09, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Skye1024 from Indiana

Oct 10, 2012
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Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland

3.53/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass.

Pours a cloudy/hazy orange to more brown amber body, with an off white three finger head. Very good retention on this, with some aggressive lacing. Pretty good looking.

Nose is malt brown sugar, and not very hoppy. Mild sense of milk chocolate and a little bit of green herbal tea.

Palate brings a doughy creamy biscuit sense with a little wet body feel. Some light skim milk sensations, toasted light brown sugar, and a faint earthy dry hop quality on the finish. Herbality comes out a bit, with a mild milk astringency quality. Aftertaste brings most of the hop profile, not the mid palate. Very tea like.

Overall not a bad beer, but not crazy about it either.
Oct 09, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Oct 05, 2012
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Reviewed by jellikit from Washington

3.88/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Auburn. Orange-red. Thin head. Thin, short-lived lace.

Smell: light. Malt is Sweet. Hops are Floral.

Taste: Hops are citric. Malt is medium and body is there. Good balance.

Mouthfeel: Great carbonation. Nice body.

Overall: Good beer. Alcohol, malts and hops are balanced.
Aug 29, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by beerpadawan from California

Aug 27, 2012
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Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Served in straight pint glass. Poured an attractive coppery gold color with just a thin cap of white head that had decent retention and lightly moderate lacing.

The aroma had a solid malt base and the expected blast of citrusy hops that typify PNW IPAs. The flavors had the same features, with the big hops showing upfront and on the finish, some pine/floral hops in the middle, and the mildly sweet malt offering both support and counter-balance.

The body was just on the fuller side of typical for the style, and I like that. Drinkability was good, I rarely have more than one IPA in a row and would have a couple of these. Overall, a good, solid, well made example of the style. If you want to know what PNW IPAs are like, you could do worse than using this beer as a guide. Worth trying if you see it
Aug 12, 2012
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Reviewed by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

3.15/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Another one of my LetsPour west coast IPA bombers. This one is way too out of balance for my liking, way too heavy on the hops with nothing to back it up. Leaves too much of a cloying sweetness in the mouth and is mouthpuckeringly bitter. Still drinkable (if you love hops like I do) but they really need to work on this one to appeal to the masses and fit in with the large amount of other IPAs available.
Jul 29, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by BeerOps from Illinois

Jul 24, 2012
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

3.45/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Had on-tap at Collins Pub in Seattle.

Pours a golden orange hue with a filmy, white head. Very minimal, patchy lace. It has a decent weight to the body and fine carbonation as a result. A bit generic, but not bad overall.

Nose is a deep, bland citrus with some caramel undertones. There's a touch of lemon custard tart, some husky grain and a hint of deeper earthiness. It's OK, but very similar to any number of other generic IPAs.

Taste is similar to the aroma, in that it doesn't offer anything pronounced or exciting. Citrus rind, pithy, some earthy grain notes and a touch of carbonic acidity. Coupled with all this is a really pronounced and slightly too forward bitterness, giving ashy tobacco on the finish. Very generic, and not all that good. Feel is exceptionally light, even more so than usual for a generic IPA.

Overall, yes, it's an IPA. And it's not bad. But it's exceptionally dull. What's more the bitterness builds to a level that's a touch offensive—or at least, it's a bitterness that's not earned; one without purpose and drive.
Jul 18, 2012
Gearhead IPA from Laurelwood Public House & Brewery
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 60 ratings