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Retro IPA
Grateful Hands Brewing
- From:
- Grateful Hands Brewing
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 10.39%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 11, 2013
- Added:
- Mar 14, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by dgilks from Australia
3.44/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Hazy pale golden colour with a big, foamy, white head. Fair head retention.
Resinous aroma. Very piney. Not all that fruity or citrussy. No malt. Not bad but not popping.
Slightly harsh bitterness with moderate intensity. Resinous and lacking fruit. Okay.
Medium-light body with moderate carbonation. Okay.
It isn't a bad beer but it doesn't amaze me like some others I've had. Straight forward IPA which is okay.
Oct 06, 2013Resinous aroma. Very piney. Not all that fruity or citrussy. No malt. Not bad but not popping.
Slightly harsh bitterness with moderate intensity. Resinous and lacking fruit. Okay.
Medium-light body with moderate carbonation. Okay.
It isn't a bad beer but it doesn't amaze me like some others I've had. Straight forward IPA which is okay.
Reviewed by LittleDon from Texas
4.29/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
From a bomber purchased at Beverage Warehouse, Burlington, VT in or around 8/3/13
Where's the love? A very fine IPA. Not an in your face West Coast kill ya with the hops beer, but certainly closer to West than East style. Lighter than expected, a click darker than golden with lace ghosts. Aroma is right there. A confluence of toasted malt and catty hops. The flavor is where this beer shines. Well balanced, albeit hop centric. Pine, earth, cat, decent caramel backbone and some alcohol. Medium bodied. Not all day, but still quite sessionable. Reminds me of the IPAs from about ten years ago, before over the top was the style. I was fortunate enough to get a fresh bottle, as I'm not sure how it would be a month from now.
Aug 09, 2013Where's the love? A very fine IPA. Not an in your face West Coast kill ya with the hops beer, but certainly closer to West than East style. Lighter than expected, a click darker than golden with lace ghosts. Aroma is right there. A confluence of toasted malt and catty hops. The flavor is where this beer shines. Well balanced, albeit hop centric. Pine, earth, cat, decent caramel backbone and some alcohol. Medium bodied. Not all day, but still quite sessionable. Reminds me of the IPAs from about ten years ago, before over the top was the style. I was fortunate enough to get a fresh bottle, as I'm not sure how it would be a month from now.
Reviewed by ppoitras from Massachusetts
3.94/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.94/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle purchased as a single from somewhere in the Middlebury/Burlington area.
Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/4" off-white head over the cloudy golden amber brew. Head holds on pretty well, with etched lasting lace. Aroma is citrus, oranges and tangerines.
Taste starts moderately sweet, juicy fruit citrus in the middle, closes with moderate bitterness. Mouthfeel is smooth, and drinkability is easy. Doesn't quite come together as well as it could, but the abundant citrus makes it a pleasant brew for sure.
Aug 04, 2013Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/4" off-white head over the cloudy golden amber brew. Head holds on pretty well, with etched lasting lace. Aroma is citrus, oranges and tangerines.
Taste starts moderately sweet, juicy fruit citrus in the middle, closes with moderate bitterness. Mouthfeel is smooth, and drinkability is easy. Doesn't quite come together as well as it could, but the abundant citrus makes it a pleasant brew for sure.
Reviewed by Digimaika2 from Canada (ON)
3.63/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
(3.75) A: Hazy golden colour with a thin head that recedes to a bubbly ring where it lingers for a while. Streaky lacing down the glass.
(3.75) S: Dry pine, some tropical elements (pineapple & mango), tart grapefruit, lemon zest, and grasses. Fruit qualities are there but this may be a bit one-dimensional with a focus on the pine.
(3.5) T: Similar to aroma with certainly more citrus than tropical fruit present in the taste. A nice dry woody flavour with a lighter bready malt base. Solid dryness with equal bitterness.
(3.5) M: Medium-lighter bodied with moderate carbonation. Fairly creamy and smooth.
(3.75) D: This is a nice traditional IPA and worthy of a try. Good things come out of Cabot- I’d like to pair this with some Cabot cheddar.
Jun 12, 2013(3.75) S: Dry pine, some tropical elements (pineapple & mango), tart grapefruit, lemon zest, and grasses. Fruit qualities are there but this may be a bit one-dimensional with a focus on the pine.
(3.5) T: Similar to aroma with certainly more citrus than tropical fruit present in the taste. A nice dry woody flavour with a lighter bready malt base. Solid dryness with equal bitterness.
(3.5) M: Medium-lighter bodied with moderate carbonation. Fairly creamy and smooth.
(3.75) D: This is a nice traditional IPA and worthy of a try. Good things come out of Cabot- I’d like to pair this with some Cabot cheddar.
Retro IPA from Grateful Hands Brewing
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
28 ratings
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