Simcoe Showers
Noble Ale Works

Simcoe ShowersSimcoe Showers
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From:
Noble Ale Works
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.8%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.13 | pDev: 7.02%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
85
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 16, 2020
Added:
Mar 23, 2014
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  7
Simcoe is the fourth release in our double IPA series that showcases our favorite hop varieties, one by one, with each consecutive release. This hop was a game changer when it was released 14 years ago because of its bright layers of overripe pineapple, guava, and sage. Look forward to many upcoming releases within this series of single hopped double IPA's.
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Ratings by mactrail:
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

4.07/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Here is another nice surprise in this single hop series. Noble seems to know what to do with any of these hops, and resists the urge to overdo it. This starts with a sweet malty taste that shows off the intensely fruity hops. Tart citrus with a tangerine aroma. Hot and rather acidic, as you might expect. A touch of pineapple and a cloud of fragrance. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Bottlecraft in San Diego.
Dec 28, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 16, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Oct 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.41 by BeerTailor from Ohio

Feb 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by IamScuba from Arizona

Jan 13, 2016
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Reviewed by aquazr1 from California

4.35/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bottle served in a tulip. There was a burst of citrus nose when the bottle was opened, a good sign that was confirmed by the first sip. A well balanced DIPA that has loads of flavors for a single hop beer.
Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by Zaximus from Colorado

Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by brpendergast85 from District of Columbia

Jan 03, 2016
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Reviewed by mynie from Maryland

4.14/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
1. That's a nice, simple name for a beer. The "bobby" or "jane" of beer names. That's a lost art, what with the recent onslaught of "Spaytlins" and "Cressicars."

2. Nice understated bottle art, too. H-have I become a 60-year-old in the last few weeks?

Pours a bright, very vibrant orange with a soapy and retentive white head. Smells herbal but not very cannabis-y, with some sweet honey malt and a little bit of pineapple. Not quite the tropical fruit bomb I was expecting from a beer with "simcoe" in its name, but still interesting and well balanced.

Tastes like it smells, albeit a bit more hop-heavy. Thick simcoe nodes dominate throughout, and while they are nominally well balanced/accentuated by sweet malt, the hop profile itself could use some balancing. I guess a straight-simcoe IPA isn't completely by cup of tea, but I can appreciate the craftsmanship here. The fact that it was first released 14 years ago, back when proto-beersmen were locked in their basements drinking homebrewed shoe leather-tasting ESB's, this is quite an impressive beer.
Dec 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.59 by Chief99 from California

Dec 23, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by Beerbom from California

Dec 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.3 by aceseth13 from California

Dec 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by joeyjoey104 from California

Dec 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.37 by Ryancthomas7 from California

Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by TomO23 from Illinois

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.2 by Dominic_Decoco from New Jersey

Nov 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.2 by kborning from California

Sep 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by aoampm from Hawaii

Sep 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Beerbuddy21 from California

Aug 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by zestar from California

Aug 08, 2014
Simcoe Showers from Noble Ale Works
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 85 ratings