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The Gauntlet
Iron Fist Brewing Company
- From:
- Iron Fist Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 12.67%
- Reviews:
- 50
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 29, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 09, 2011
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 13
No description / notes.
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Ratings by imagese:
Reviewed by imagese from California
4.33/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.33/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
A- pours a dark golden amber with a 2 finger head that slowly fades to a thin head that lasts the whole glass and laces very heavily
S- initial smell is tart apple followed by a big citrus hop slam with a slight earthy yeast funk.
T- BIG citrus hop with the slightest candied malt sweetness, and I mean very slight. This is a hop bomb!
M- as close to perfect as you'll find. Very full and menacing. Bitter grapefruit rind hangs around forever and slaps your tongue around until you take another sip
D- unreal. I downed half the 750ml bottle just trying to wrap my mind around this beer to try to do it justice in this review
Jan 13, 2011S- initial smell is tart apple followed by a big citrus hop slam with a slight earthy yeast funk.
T- BIG citrus hop with the slightest candied malt sweetness, and I mean very slight. This is a hop bomb!
M- as close to perfect as you'll find. Very full and menacing. Bitter grapefruit rind hangs around forever and slaps your tongue around until you take another sip
D- unreal. I downed half the 750ml bottle just trying to wrap my mind around this beer to try to do it justice in this review
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.42/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Interesting appearance, darker than expected, almost light brown notes. Bitter, pine, in the woodsy kind of hop vibe.
Lots of bitterness, lots of malt which held the alcohol off the tongue. Mild citrus notes. Tasted like a lager/steam beer almost from the yeast contributions. Mild sweetness, this goes into crystal malt territory I believe.
I don't like the big bottle format, should be a 4 pack kind of beer.
Feb 25, 2016Lots of bitterness, lots of malt which held the alcohol off the tongue. Mild citrus notes. Tasted like a lager/steam beer almost from the yeast contributions. Mild sweetness, this goes into crystal malt territory I believe.
I don't like the big bottle format, should be a 4 pack kind of beer.
Reviewed by WillDavis707 from California
2.2/5 rDev -40.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 1.5
2.2/5 rDev -40.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 1.5
Picked up a bottle of this off the dry shelf at a local BevMo. Opened it up took one sip and drain poured the rest. Must have been a very old bottle, but couldn't find any date on it SMH.
I think it was my only drain pour of the year, wish i didn't waste that $12, thanks again BevMo
Jan 02, 2016I think it was my only drain pour of the year, wish i didn't waste that $12, thanks again BevMo
Rated by patm31806 from Delaware
5/5 rDev +34.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +34.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Very good! Unfiltered with plenty of flavor.
Feb 13, 2015
The Gauntlet from Iron Fist Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
123 ratings
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