Hop Savant
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

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From:
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.05 | pDev: 10.12%
Reviews:
137
Ratings:
756
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 18, 2021
Added:
May 14, 2013
Wants:
  45
Gots:
  76
This brew is made of a blend of different hops (36% Citra, 36% Mosaic, and 28% Simcoe). To keep things interesting, each batch is dry hopped using different experimental hops varietals. The bottles are marked on the back to show which strain was used for that specific batch.
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Ratings by SpeedwayJim:
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Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York

3.99/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz. capped bottle into Hill Farmstead stemware. Shared by schen9303.

Pours a foamy 2 finger white head with moderate to low retention. Beer is a clear goldenrod. Lacing is spotty and stringy with good stick. Average.

Nose is big on the Brett. Notes of pineapple, band-aid, flower, and citrus. Aromatic and very appetizing.

Opens lightly tart pineapple, apple, citrus and Brett funk. Some cane sugar and a light hop bitterness come into complement the slight tartness in the middle. End is citrus, cobwebs and hay. Dry finish with a slightly lingering aftertaste. I like it.

Light bodied with ample carbonation. Prickly and lively in the mouth and goes down crisp and light. Finishes filmy with a lingering aftertaste. Really good.

My first offering from Crooked Stave is definitely a pleasant one. The Brett funk is definitely noticeable and imparts an interesting funky flavor profile to this brew. I'm ready for more!
Mar 01, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Jul 18, 2021
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.53/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Pours hazy gold with a dense creamy white foam head. Smells like fresh flowers, citrus, tropical fruit, some funky barnyard, leather, hay, sweet spice, caramelized bready malt, with floral earthy herbal resinous pine. Tastes like citrusy tropical fruit, orange, pineapple, mango, grapefruit, lemon, fresh flowers, sweet spice, hay, some funky barnyard, leather, caramelized bready malt, with floral earthy herbal resinous pine. Feels medium-light bodied, creamy with moderate smooth carbonation. Overall a really nice Brett IPA.
Apr 28, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Apr 17, 2019
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

4.21/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Big foam over hazy bronze; big cheese + a ton of apricot; apricot jam cake, big pineapple + nectarine, hay, washed rind, grapefruit granata comeback; chalky bitter end.

4 4.25 4.25 4 4.25

Mature Brett: lots of cheese + stone fruit. Hops dulled by age, but still there. Complex while still drinkable.
Jan 28, 2019
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Reviewed by Beejay from Virginia

3.59/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: a hazy pale yellow with white head.

S: funky up front with yeast notes,a big earthy aroma,and a touch of barnyard. Citrus hops are in the finish.

T: earthy funk, with a touch of fairness and citrus in the finish with a bit of solvent.

M: medium light, fairly active carbonation. Finish isn't as dry as i would have expected.

O: overall an interesting beer, but a bit more refining would improve it.
Dec 27, 2018
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

4.08/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Picked up a single from TW Camelback 6-14-18 for $2.79. Batch 31 with no canning date; cold stored since purchase.

Beer poured a cloudy golden with a huge white head that has some awesome hang time as expected for the style.

Nose has hints of lemon and barnyard, which comes out nicely as the beer warms.

Taste is lemony with some leathery barnyardy phenols that blend well. Not much bitterness but enough to balance the malt base.

Mouthfeel is delightful, very light and very refreshing.

Overall i would love to have a fresher version of this from the hops perspective as the brett has aged quite well!
Nov 01, 2018
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

4.81/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
I love Brettanomyces-brew (Farmhouse) ales - as much as I hate to pour them into a glass, they always tend to go wild at the bottle opening... I had a Famhouse ale from Crooked which was awesome - and this Brett IPA is also outstanding. No surprise, it seems that Artisan breweries like Prairie or Crooked who "specialize" on wild/Brett/farmhouse stuff, do exceptional brews with a character like no other. This is no exception, I'm quite overwhelmed once again: that amazingly spicy, citrusy Brett aroma and that neverending story flavor, that puts you through experiences of different flavors over and over again, such a beer is a true explosion. I am a hands-down fan of IPAs for their hop character and complexity but I must say honestly that when it comes to a Farmhouse or a funky Brett ale that has been crafted with such an excellence, then there is nothing more to say - you just sit (and gulp) with awe. Because it is just simply amazing. Well, do I need to say anymore? Try it out for yourself!
Oct 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.97 by OKCNittany from Oklahoma

Oct 19, 2018
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Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Catching up on some notes
Bottle shared by Dave, thanks for the hookup.
Slightly hazy deep golden color with a bubbly white head that persists. Pretty tasty beer.
Sep 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by IckyT2012 from Florida

Jul 22, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by Gretakae from Oklahoma

Jun 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

May 31, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by addiwilliams from Virginia

May 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by Slarson7 from Oklahoma

May 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

May 12, 2018
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Reviewed by HopsAreDaMan from Missouri

3.9/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 oz can, dated 8-27-17, putting it at 8 months old.

Lots of white head, so much so that I had to be careful how I poured it.

Nice aroma.

Nice mouthfeel.

Plenty of complexity in the flavor.

I was impressed with this beer. It seems to me to be a fine example of other bret beers, and for $9 a four-pack, it is a bargain.
Apr 26, 2018
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Reviewed by schoolboy from Ohio

3.67/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This is one of those brews where the appearance is awesome and unique, but the over the top appearance almost seems fake (flour?). It's yellow and exceedingly hazy (to an extreme). It foamed like mad (it was rattling around in the back of my Lincoln). The aroma is a disappointment. All those bubbles are releasing a raunchy smelling funk. The taste follows suit, and actually goes a little downhill after the initial taste (most go up). The aftertaste lingers bitter and soapy. This just did not work for me - I'm not enjoying it.

Not recommended.
Apr 24, 2018
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Reviewed by TH28 from Florida

4.14/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
12oz can. Packaged 12/28/17. Appearance: Thick, milky, opaque straw yellow, with a pillowy white head. Head and lacing linger throughout Aroma: Pineapple, citrus, hay, grassy, with some of that barnyard funkiness Taste: Very light malt sweetness, kind of cracker like in taste, followed by a light citrus, hay, and barnyard funk. Bitterness is moderate on the swallow, but builds on the finish. Mouthfeel: Light bodied, highly carbonated. Finish: Dry, citric tartness and high bitterness linger after the swallow. Some retronasally funkiness. Overall: Really nice showcase of a brett fermented IPA. Beautiful head and lacing from the high carbonation. Light malt character allows the yeast character to shine from aroma all the way through the finish. A touch of fruity citrus and pineapple is there, but overall dominated by the grassy, hay, barnyard characteristics typically associated with brett. Well done
Apr 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.44 by chrismattlin from Ohio

Apr 10, 2018
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