Organic IPA
Napa Smith Brewery

Organic IPAOrganic IPA
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From:
Napa Smith Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.1%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.43 | pDev: 18.95%
Reviews:
117
Ratings:
261
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 26, 2017
Added:
Mar 09, 2010
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  20
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Ratings by bobhits:
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Reviewed by bobhits from Kentucky

2.99/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Thick creamy white head. The color is a touch darker and denser than most IPAs. Carbonation is pretty minimal but at over 7% that's somewhat expected for this beer.

An almost vanilla note to open after the pour. I'm sure I'm missing it on this but I'm a bit surprised by that aroma mixed in with the expected hops. Grapefruit hops and caramel malt...wow I feel like a broken record describing IPA's and imperal IPAs. Think of more of an east coast malt IPA nose though.

Heavy bodied, and very fruity. The hops aren't really the showcase that they should be. I have no idea when this was bottle but I haven't seen Napa Smith on the shelves more than a few months so I am thinking this beer is worse case just past its prime but far from old. The beer packs a bit of lemon zest and has an apricot flavor as well. There's certainly some grapefruit hops in there as well. It's tasty but I can't even begin to list better examples.

Very drinkable. I'm not sure what it is about this beer but this glass is vanishing as fast as I can type.

A touch of a hop/alcohol bite in a really smooth and well enough carbonated beer. I'd say good it is.

Organic or what ever this is a tasty beer that at 9 bucks for a 4 pack is well worth the time. I should warn people that next to this was a 5 dollar 22 oz so stay the hell away from that over priced joke.

All and all not the "west coast" hop forward IPA I wanted but tasty enough and priced very reasonably.
Oct 21, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by Marvicsin from California

Dec 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by mush from Illinois

Nov 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.74 by Silke_Neryn from Sweden

Sep 26, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.18/5  rDev -36.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Solid orange appearance looking like some good west coast ipas out there, 1/2" white head. Aroma lacked hops. In fact, it was a questionable development of buttery grain and bitterness to it.

Taste was more of the same, buttery malt lacking hops. Alcohol really pronounced. Look its fine if you want to stress balance in an ipa, but at least, shit man, make it decent and not questionable in terms of its amount of diacetyl rolling around.
Mar 22, 2016
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.93/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This IPA is way better than the ratings.
To understand why, see the detailed review from BeerChitect. (my Like.)
The review from my malt-biased palate is Napa Smith does well with this IPA. It sells hops like its brethren, but doesn't go crazy when delivering. I tasted what malt is supposed to do; create subtle fruity flavors that tease the buds.

Had this IPA transferring in SF airport's Napa Farms Market, with the clever slug of "farm to flight."

History lesson. Napa's brewmaster is one of the founders of the craft beer movement. Started at New Albion almost contiguous with Anchor. (New Albion didn't have the cash to expand and went under, leaving Anchor the longest-standing.) He then went to Mendocino, later bought by a wine/spirits distributor; indicating the craft movement's early adulthood. And he now keeps producing beers at Napa Smith, figuring out how hops goes with food (which in my book, is not easy.) In my book, this man has settled all three frontiers.
Mar 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.55 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

Jan 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.3 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Nov 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.16 by LannahC from North Carolina

Oct 24, 2015
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Rated by GlennWB from West Virginia

4.43/5  rDev +29.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Nice hazy copper color ipa. Hoppy with nice citris. On tap at Henleys Augustine.
Sep 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by ThisSeasonsWaifu from Sweden

Sep 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by Teodor from Sweden

Aug 14, 2015
 
Rated: 2.93 by Wer34truh from Minnesota

Aug 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.53 by WDJersey from Colorado

Jul 19, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had on tap at Prima. L: Hazy copper with a 1” cream colored foam collar. S: fruit and bread T: Hop driven with citrusy hop bitterness but well balanced by the malt. F: Creamy, medium body, just under medium carbonation. O: I was happy to find this at Prima. It goes very well with a cob salad.
Jun 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.42 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Jun 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by Aewachiw from Maryland

Jun 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by DMc8ride from California

May 10, 2015
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Rated by x0darap from California

4.31/5  rDev +25.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A solid IPA. Just slightly not as good as a Stone IPA.
Apr 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.17 by jshusc from South Carolina

Apr 14, 2015
Organic IPA from Napa Smith Brewery
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 261 ratings