Riot
Backlash Beer Company

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From:
Backlash Beer Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 9.55%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
52
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 17, 2016
Added:
Jan 18, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by Kmlund:
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Rated by Kmlund from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +0.5%

Feb 04, 2014
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Rated: 4 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

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Rated: 4 by meb3476 from Massachusetts

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Rated: 4 by fossage78 from Massachusetts

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Rated: 4.25 by SuperHop18 from Massachusetts

Jul 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by cavemanlawyer1999 from Massachusetts

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Jmbbabson from Massachusetts

Jun 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by virinow from New York

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Rated: 4 by adjunctlager from Massachusetts

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Rated: 4.25 by kvgomps from New Jersey

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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

2.6/5  rDev -34.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Thanks to mjg0725 for this bottle in a recent trade. 22 oz. bottle, batch 1 of 2 dated December 2013, split with my wife.

Pour is a orange juice with about 81% of the orange sucked out of it, opaque. The polite nose is orange zest & citrus with a side of sweetness. If this is where we're headed, this is the tamest riot I've ever experienced.

Riot on the surburban Fawning Deer cul-de-sac, perhaps, but the local mall security guy can handle an outbreak like this. There's a nice bare ass-slap of bitterness right up front, but the crowd goes mild from there. Plenty of Aldi fruits: that orange zest, tangerines, a more general mash-up. Unfortunately there's too much of that dank, earthy hoppiness that grows as it warms. I know lots of people like it, but I'm not a fan of loam in my beer. Drinkability begins to tank as the dirt works its way between my teeth.

This is right on the border of a beer that I'll actually drink rather than tip into the sink. Way too much dankness spoils some pretty nice nuances. Sub-mediocre.
Mar 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jayhunter357 from Massachusetts

Mar 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by shehateme from Massachusetts

Mar 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Peter1977 from Massachusetts

Mar 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by BostonPhilly from Massachusetts

Mar 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by pisano from Massachusetts

Mar 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Lobina from Arizona

Feb 23, 2014
Riot from Backlash Beer Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 52 ratings