Inukshuk IPA
O'Dempsey's

Inukshuk IPAInukshuk IPA
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From:
O'Dempsey's
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.41 | pDev: 14.96%
Reviews:
40
Ratings:
95
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 22, 2019
Added:
Sep 14, 2010
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by Georgiabeer:
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Reviewed by Georgiabeer from Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a slightly hazy dark orange with a medium head that fades to a swirl and ring. Smells slightly sweet and grainy with a modicum of citrusy hops. The taste is also a bit on the sweet side with slightly subdued citrusy hops as well. A little thick and grainy in the mouth, this could use a bit more work- needs to be cleaner, smoother, and hoppier.
Jun 12, 2011
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

2.92/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Very see-through rust color.

Nice white head; strong lacing.

Bitter grapefruit smell; not a great sign for me.

Thin mouthfeel.

A bitter bomb, no fruit accents at all. Not a winner to me.
Apr 22, 2019
 
Rated: 3.4 by AD17 from New Jersey

Apr 26, 2016
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has an orange/beige color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of caramel malts. Taste is also malty, slightly sweet, light hops in the background, not much in the way of bitterness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer, but drinks much more like and English IPA than an American one.
Mar 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by MasterRigger from North Carolina

Dec 28, 2015
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Reviewed by gopens44 from Virginia

2.88/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Forced pour produced this little disinterested fizzy head that ends up floating like a lazy winger on top of this coppery bronze beer.

Nose full of caramel and very little else.

Taste is following the nose until a tangy bitter sets in. Think to medium bodied with a lingering bitter aftertaste with just a bit of sweetness.

At best this is mediocre beer that has a nice dating information, so I can only assume that this is the intended product. It is also contact brewed by Thomas Creek, so who knows what the overall intent was here.
Dec 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by SmellsofMahagony from Texas

Sep 23, 2015
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia

4/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass tulip. This is a copper colored beer with a medium sized white head.
The taste is pretty good with a nice caramel flavor;
The aroma is big on malt and caramel with maybe some citrus in the background.
The Palate is medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall- A pretty solid IPA, I would drink this again.
Jul 05, 2015
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.87/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
O'Dempsey's "Inukshuk IPA"
12 oz. brown glass bottle, contracted through Thomas Creek Brewery, date code is illegible

Notes: Hazy deep amber-copper beneath a rocky head of light khaki that holds very well and leaves some thin streaks of lace. Good appearance overall. Limited aroma with light to medium caramelish malt that's infused with floral and herbal hops. The flavor is the same with the addition of some light pine/mint. Solid bitterness. Some yeastiness, and a mild apple-like fruitiness. Dry, lingering finish.
Jun 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.23 by benloho from Utah

Apr 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by reptile3141 from Georgia

Feb 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by BeerNoobNC from Georgia

Dec 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by SCanthony from South Carolina

Oct 31, 2014
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Reviewed by argock from Virginia

3.23/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 12 oz brown bottle into a clear glass tulip. No freshness date. Received as a gift from little sister Tami.

A: Light copper with 1-2 fingers of off-white, foamy head with decent retention and some webs of lacing down the glass.

S: Very malty and caramelly with some light citrus and pine notes. Too malty for an Am IPA.

T: THe flavor is more reminiscent of an English IPA with big medium crystal caramel malty notes that equal if not overwhelm the light orange citrus and floral hops notes. There is a touch of pine in there too. Overall though. this is way too slanted to the malt for the style.

M: I would not call this thin at all -- the feel is above-average for the style with a fairly sticky mouthfeel with lowish carbonation and medium-dry finish. Not bad for a malt-dominated beer.

O: I think this beer would score a lot better as an English IPA or Imperial Amber or some other style -- this is way too malty to be an Am IPA that competes with the likes of Two Hearted, Alesmith, Alpine Duet and Nelson, BR Racer 5, etc. Not a bad beer but they took balance a little too far.
Sep 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.32 by Washuffizi98 from Tennessee

Sep 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by cjgiant from District of Columbia

Aug 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by ncstateplaya from North Carolina

Aug 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by DrMindbender from South Carolina

Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Jonbw from Mississippi

Aug 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by bongobeer from Alabama

Aug 04, 2014
Inukshuk IPA from O'Dempsey's
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 95 ratings