Frankenlou's IPA
Seven Brides Brewing

Frankenlou's IPAFrankenlou's IPA
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From:
Seven Brides Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.25 | pDev: 16.92%
Reviews:
31
Ratings:
78
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 24, 2018
Added:
Feb 18, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by RedBiddy:
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Reviewed by RedBiddy from Oregon

3.58/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
You know how it is when you you experience quality and everything you compare afterwards just doesn't seem to quite measure up? This is what I get from Frankenlou's. A very fine IPA no doubt. Nice appearance, great frothy head, a scent that reminds me of hiking through old-growth forests, a bitter-sweet taste that makes me want to pucker for a kiss, an aftertaste that is the QRS heart rhythm that is preparing you for the next taste. All that this beer offers I truly appreciate but it just doesn't quite get me to the level of my first, and longest lasting, IPA love - Lagunitas Maximus.
Feb 10, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by Seabulls69 from Oregon

Jun 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.91 by devilmakesthree from Oregon

Oct 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.53 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Oct 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Sep 06, 2016
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Reviewed by gandres from Philippines

3.13/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
22 ounce bottle to glass
Appearance: light amber, hazy, cloudy, white foam
Aroma: strong aroma of hops
Taste: very bitter
Palate:full body, thick feel, lively, long finish
Overall: good beer, tried because of the 100+ IBU not for repeat and not looking forward to
Drank: April 10, 2016
Apr 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.3 by CoryR from Oregon

Mar 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Asics from Washington

Oct 13, 2015
 
Rated: 2.92 by travolta from California

Sep 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.42 by kidneythief from Oregon

Sep 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.65 by elihull from Utah

Aug 17, 2015
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

3.58/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
2015-08-08
22oz bottle served in a large snifter. If there's a date, I don't see it. Brought to me by @mr-jj.

Pours hazy amber with a medium-large head that fades slowly and has a lot of carbonation. Smell is lemon, lemon rind, flowers and pine.

Taste is intense lemon rind bitterness with a surprising, slow, subtle sweet finish. But that lemon rind bitterness builds sip-to-sip, and that sweetness is delicate. If that was accentuated a little more, or the lemon rind bitterness was damped a little bit, this beer would have some serious potential. As it is, it's heavily overbalanced to the bitterness. Luckily, I do like the bitterness.

Mouthfeel is nice, fluffy, airy, very pleasant. Overall...like I said, this beer could be better. I like it, though.
Aug 09, 2015
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Reviewed by BeerisGod from Oregon

3.64/5  rDev +12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer is described on the bottle as a hop monster, for good reason. Golden orange color, ok white head with a little lacing when poured in a glass. Piney hop aroma. Hop forward flavor with a bit of a sweet malty finish. Not the best IPA I've ever had, but not close to being the worst either.
Aug 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.17 by aquazr1 from California

May 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by ambruns1979 from California

May 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.53 by GRG1313 from California

May 09, 2015
 
Rated: 2.87 by GeorgeAKeim from Oregon

May 06, 2015
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

2.02/5  rDev -37.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 1.75
Pours a murky super dark orange-brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour and funky along with malt, caramel, earth, and candied citrus zest aromas. Taste is much the same with sour, funk, earth, dirt, citrus zest, and grapefruit juice flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of earth and hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very poor beer that definitely has some infection issues going on, but there are still some hop qualities that come through if that means anything.

Serving type: bottle.
Apr 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.44 by arini10 from Oregon

Jan 09, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by Jaymanisgod from Washington

Jan 04, 2015
Frankenlou's IPA from Seven Brides Brewing
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 78 ratings