Fresh Prince
Gilgamesh Brewing

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From:
Gilgamesh Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
89
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 9.9%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
13
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 19, 2018
Added:
Sep 26, 2015
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Ratings by OregonGrown7:
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Reviewed by OregonGrown7 from Oregon

4.39/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
A fresh, juicy IPA that lives up to the expectations one has when they read "fresh hop" ipa. Bright citrus, pine, and low bitterness make this exactly what I hoped for!
Apr 23, 2016
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Rated: 3.93 by BlueSpader from Washington

Oct 19, 2018
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Reviewed by bilbobrewer from Oregon

3.22/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Bought a 22oz bomber for $5.99 at grocery store in Portland. Never had anything by these guys before....IIRC.

LIght to the point of of watery, not very well carbonated, pretty nondescript flavor. Disappointing, especially for the price.
A single-hop beer made w Centennial hops may just not be to my taste.
And I don't know if previous reviews of this beer from recent years were for a different hop recipe (...?), but they sure seem to come to a very different conclusion than I do on this.

My vote is a firm Nope.
Sep 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by johnnyboy76 from Oregon

Sep 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by CMC73 from Oregon

Oct 13, 2016
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Reviewed by Spikester from Oregon

4.34/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Lightly hazed deep gold with two fingers of bone color head that has staying power. Nice rings of lace.
Smell is fresh floral hops with some white bread malt.
Taste is fresh fruity hops with notes of citrus. Lemon zest orange juice piney resins and moderate malts.
Mouthfeel is medium with fine carbonation. Finish is somewhat dry with lingering bitterness.
Overall a really nice fresh hop IPA. The bottle (22 ounce) date is 9/13/2016. Really fresh.
Oct 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by Sound_Explorer from Washington

Oct 01, 2016
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Reviewed by westcoastbeergeek from Canada (BC)

3.5/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Aroma and Appearance: It pours a clear amber colour with two fingers of foam and an above average level of carbonation. It has a very fresh lemon aroma upfront, with some pine, loose leaf tea, grapefruit and peach skin to round it out. A fairly complicated aroma, but overall it’s not unusual.

Flavour: I got a lot of big bready malt up front with lemon citrus and hints of caramel in the middle. It quickly led into lemon leaves and a massively bitter pine resin finish that lingered on the aftertaste.

Overall Impression: It’s odd that the aroma didn’t translate very well into the beer, but what was left over was still very good. I head this was amazing on tap too, from a couple of people who attended a Fresh Hop Fest in Oregon.

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Dec 03, 2015
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Reviewed by bsonk from Oregon

4.75/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Gilgamesh Fresh Prince IPA- 6.3% abv

A: a nice orange amber
S: light bready malt and lupulin
T: jasmine flowers, lupulin, orange juice, sourdough bready sugar malt, alcohol. Good stuff.
M: crisp yet kinda syrupy, sugar lingers.
O: a really nice juicy fresh hop IPA. Good stuff, 4.77/5, tasty af
Nov 03, 2015
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Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon

4.24/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
22 oz bottle purchased from Lifesource natural grocers in Salem. $5.99 Pours a deeper golden almost amber colour into the glass. It has a nice thick, bubbly off white head. Delicious hoppy fresh aromas fruity, lemony, spicy faint touch of spruce tip. caramel style malt aroma. Taste is wonderful and similar to the nose and finishes with a buzzing hop bitterness..great stuff. Nice smooth lower carbonated mouth feel it compliments this beer. Overall a very good Fresh hop the best i have had this yea
Oct 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.11 by Golden303 from Colorado

Oct 17, 2015
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Reviewed by TheWiltChamberlainofipas from Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is the fresh hop version poured from bottle dated 9-9-15. A super charged pine bomb with aromas and flavors that hit you so hard with resin goodness you'd think there were pine needles floating around inside your glass.
Sep 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.07 by rab53 from Washington

Sep 26, 2015
Fresh Prince from Gilgamesh Brewing
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