Freedom Of '78
Half Acre Beer Company

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From:
Half Acre Beer Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 8.25%
Reviews:
76
Ratings:
207
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 25, 2022
Added:
Aug 06, 2010
Wants:
  34
Gots:
  20
Collaboration with Short's Brewing Company

Brewed in collaboration with Short's Brewing, featuring Jonathan Cutler of Piece. This beer was made in honor of the band Ween. We loaded up a Citra Hop forward IPA with some wheat and 1000 lbs of Guava Fruit from Ecuador.

You should check out Ween.
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

4.1/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2017 notes:
Lightly hazed, bright golden lasting white head.

In the nose: Fruity aromatics, big citrus and sweet tropical, low bitterness. Kinda nice.

In the mouth: Juicy/fruity at first. Little bit sweet, with minor hop bitterness. After pouring this can, the fact that it is brewed with guava completely left my mind, unless I started drinking. Guava's all over this. A little bit of apricot/tangerine in here, too. Below it all, some of the alpha acids are peeking through, just enough to make it an IPA, not an APA. The guava flavor seems to tamp down, just a bit, but it's juicy all the way through. Very nice.
Aug 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by Nurt20 from Illinois

Jan 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.52 by puftdank from Illinois

Jan 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Jul 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.72 by Qbdoo from Illinois

Feb 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania

Dec 10, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Dec 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by The_Beer_Guru from New York

Nov 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by GreenBayBA from Wisconsin

Nov 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by deereless from Colorado

Nov 04, 2017
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Reviewed by Ri0 from Wisconsin

3.82/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured 16oz can into snifter.It is a lighter amber orange, clear and has a 2 finger white head. Thick cap remains for the session and the lacing is minimal. Heavy aromas of guava and other citrus hops. This beer has one of the biggest guava and lime flavors on the first sip. It is slightly tart and bitter. The malts are laid back with mild sweet caramel notes. It is a lighter body for a IPA and that is okay. Slightly resinous and sticky. Solid flavored IPA from HA.
Sep 20, 2017
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Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois

4.1/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
16oz draft poured into a pint glass shows a gold colored body floating miniscule whitish head and leaving no lacing.

Aroma is an exciting mix of tropical fruit and citrus.
Flavor matches.
Mouthfeel leans lighter and finishes clean.
Overall a very nice collaboration. Apparently there were just enough cooks for this broth.
Aug 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by durlta from Iowa

Aug 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by DMcGirr from Massachusetts

Aug 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.65 by Kevinpitts from Illinois

Aug 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.91 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Aug 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by jsf14 from District of Columbia

Aug 13, 2017
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York

4.03/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tall can, 06/20/17 stamped on the bottom, so about 3 weeks in the can

Pours very typical almond amber looking, slight haze, off white moderate cap and leave just a smidge here and a blob there of thicker lacing.

Fruited up nose

On the palate its more soft fruit notes, a hint of smoke and dry hops....lighter and quite easy drinking (gotta be pretty bad beer not to be "easy drinking") I am not sure what guave actually tasts like and others have commented about how this beer is guava overload...tastes pretty good to me, fruity n flavorful with a dry finish....more quality beer in tall cans...the state of the USA beer world is excellent
Aug 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.43 by Hendry from Vermont

Aug 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by zombles222 from New York

Aug 07, 2017
Freedom Of '78 from Half Acre Beer Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 207 ratings