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War Bird
Pipeworks Brewing Company
- From:
- Pipeworks Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 9.87%
- Reviews:
- 58
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 25, 2015
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 38
The War Bird, the trusty side-kick of the ninjas, has been deployed! This delicious session ale, is reliable and remarkably complex. Always there when ya call, the bird is the word.
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Ratings by Malone47:
Rated by Malone47 from Illinois
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 25, 2016
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 25, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2015 vintage; drank 10/19/15 @ the Yarchives.
Opaque pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small bright white head; decent lace.
Peach, pear & lime notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Lime, lemon & pear flavors up front; peach & soda water bite on the finish. A pleasant brew, fine for a session ale.
I'd have another.
Dec 04, 2019Opaque pale yellow appearance.
A rough pour yielded a small bright white head; decent lace.
Peach, pear & lime notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Lime, lemon & pear flavors up front; peach & soda water bite on the finish. A pleasant brew, fine for a session ale.
I'd have another.
Reviewed by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania
4.06/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
It pour a slightly hazy bright yellow with a nice Belgian head (great retention) with small bubbles. The aroma is of Belgian yeast, but faint, with some slight hints of lemon and some clove. The taste is fairly mild, which is expected given the ABV, but with a surprising amount of complexity. Very smooth mouthfeel.
Oct 02, 2017Reviewed by hoptheology from California
4.05/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Like a hazy lemon gummy bear, this beer pours that shade with a creamy 2 finger cap.
Actually I get lemon on the nose too, with some Belgian yeasty esters. Clove and piney hop intertwine.
Flavor is very refreshing - lots of Belgian yeast and clove, with lemony hop, slight pine, slight banana, rice cracker, passion fruit, and grapefruit pith. Slight herbal and earth suggestions trailing on the end.
Crisp, clean feel with a semi dry parch. So refreshing.
Overall, a very nice, easy, light Belgian style IPA with a rice paper feel to it and lemony hops. I'll enjoy the rest of the 4 pack and look forward to picking up more soon.
Sep 30, 2017Actually I get lemon on the nose too, with some Belgian yeasty esters. Clove and piney hop intertwine.
Flavor is very refreshing - lots of Belgian yeast and clove, with lemony hop, slight pine, slight banana, rice cracker, passion fruit, and grapefruit pith. Slight herbal and earth suggestions trailing on the end.
Crisp, clean feel with a semi dry parch. So refreshing.
Overall, a very nice, easy, light Belgian style IPA with a rice paper feel to it and lemony hops. I'll enjoy the rest of the 4 pack and look forward to picking up more soon.
Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.42/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16 oz. canned 8/22/17
Pours cloudy hazy golden yellow with a creamy white foam head. Smells like apricot, grapes, gooseberry, passionfruit, orange citrus, grapefruit, apple, pear, banana, bubblegum, peppery clove spice, bready crackery malt, with floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Tastes a bit lighter with some bready crackery cereal grain malt, some apricot, grapes, gooseberry, passionfruit, orange citrus, grapefruit, apple, pear, banana, bubblegum, peppery clove spice, with floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Feels medium bodied, creamy and smooth with moderate carbonation. Overall a really nice hoppy Belgian style session ale.
Sep 21, 2017Pours cloudy hazy golden yellow with a creamy white foam head. Smells like apricot, grapes, gooseberry, passionfruit, orange citrus, grapefruit, apple, pear, banana, bubblegum, peppery clove spice, bready crackery malt, with floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Tastes a bit lighter with some bready crackery cereal grain malt, some apricot, grapes, gooseberry, passionfruit, orange citrus, grapefruit, apple, pear, banana, bubblegum, peppery clove spice, with floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Feels medium bodied, creamy and smooth with moderate carbonation. Overall a really nice hoppy Belgian style session ale.
Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
3.7/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
16oz, canned 07/03/17
Pale straw yellow body with a persistent white colored head. Grassy and tropical hops; passion fruit and lemon lime, along with some Belgian yeast. Hop forward and refreshing with notes of lemon-lime and passion-fruit, fruity Belgian yeast, and a bit of pineapple; faint cracked wheat for a malt base, but it's weak. Very light body with higher carbonation, modestly bitter showcasing the hop flavors rather than the bitterness. Overall, super easy to drink and quite flavorful.
Sep 09, 2017Pale straw yellow body with a persistent white colored head. Grassy and tropical hops; passion fruit and lemon lime, along with some Belgian yeast. Hop forward and refreshing with notes of lemon-lime and passion-fruit, fruity Belgian yeast, and a bit of pineapple; faint cracked wheat for a malt base, but it's weak. Very light body with higher carbonation, modestly bitter showcasing the hop flavors rather than the bitterness. Overall, super easy to drink and quite flavorful.
Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania
3.7/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Very pale, cloudy yellow with a massive, three-plus fingers of airy, bright white suds that are quick to dissipate. Modest lacing.
Belgian yeast, lemongrass and some slight crackery malt in the nose.
The taste exhibits bigger Belgian yeast, more lemongrass and a fairly dry, water cracker finish.
The lighter side of medium-bodied with a peppery zing to the carbonation in the feel.
This can is undated. I have reason to believe its old, but the beer is good enough I feel okay rating it anyhow.
Jul 14, 2017Belgian yeast, lemongrass and some slight crackery malt in the nose.
The taste exhibits bigger Belgian yeast, more lemongrass and a fairly dry, water cracker finish.
The lighter side of medium-bodied with a peppery zing to the carbonation in the feel.
This can is undated. I have reason to believe its old, but the beer is good enough I feel okay rating it anyhow.
War Bird from Pipeworks Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
240 ratings
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