Opener IPA
Kinney Creek Brewery

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From:
Kinney Creek Brewery
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.84 | pDev: 13.8%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
8
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 21, 2014
Added:
Aug 05, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.5 by SurlyUtopia from Minnesota

Nov 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by SteveGathje from Minnesota

Jul 26, 2014
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota

4.39/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Opener IPA pours a cloudy bronze color with a very small head. There is a very nice bitter, and floral aroma. The taste has a very nice bitter and strong hoppy flavors, that finishes very dry, but has hints of a sweetness. Good full flavors, nice bitterness, and very dry. Overall its a very nice dry and unique flavors.
Apr 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Dec 09, 2013
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Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota

3.57/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Split growler with Bry. Many thanks.
Rather subdued aroma. Mild spicy hop aroma, but hard to pick up strong character in any form.
Rather dark for style and rather muddy. Darker head with good size in early pours, and good amount of lacing.
Unique hopping in this one. Seems a bit "green" at first, but that seems to fade as warms. The hopping is rather spicy with hint of cinnamon, and herbs at times. Seems like English hops or brewer's gold maybe. Not bad tasting, just unique. Finishes dry with a really long finish of the hop bitterness laying on the tongue. They do seem to get the bitterness about right with an apparent presence, long finish, but not tongue splitting.
Moderate body and carbonated well. A bit of chewiness.
This is a decent drinking ale. Unique hopping and easy enough to enjoy a couple of glasses.
Sep 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by einman from Minnesota

Aug 18, 2013
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Reviewed by jera1350 from Minnesota

3.48/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A decent IPA that needs a bit more body and carbonation. The taste has a nice hop profile, but there is something at the end that is just a bit off. Good dose of hop bitterness with a pale malt backbone. Definitely a hop forward IPA, but pretty par for the course.
Aug 05, 2013
Opener IPA from Kinney Creek Brewery
Beer rating: 3.84 out of 5 with 8 ratings