Relay IPA
Thorn Brewing Company

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From:
Thorn Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,931
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
87
Ranked #15,934
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 8.23%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
50
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 06, 2024
Added:
Aug 17, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  13
This San Diego-style IPA is hop forward and not overly malty or bitter. Simcoe, Centennial, Amarillo, and Citra run a hop relay during the brew. Flavors of citrus, mango, grapefruit, and pine blend to form a deliciously hoppy beverage.
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Ratings by LegalBrew87:
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Rated by LegalBrew87 from California

4/5  rDev +2.8%

May 15, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.65 by minterro from California

Feb 06, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpenske from California

Aug 20, 2023
 
Rated: 3.79 by QuintusHorace from California

Jun 27, 2022
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Rated by BDW720 from California

4.58/5  rDev +17.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A totally crushable West Coast IPA. Not overly malty or bitter.
May 13, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by hester7 from Texas

Mar 16, 2022
 
Rated: 3.98 by JTuomi from Finland

Jul 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by Marvicsin from California

Jun 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by AnitaBrewski from Massachusetts

Sep 22, 2020
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Reviewed by timon from California

3.79/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Very grassy beer. I don't like that term but I don't know what else to call it. The taste shifts too quickly in the mouth for my liking. The flavors are fine, but the shift is jarring. Look and mouthfeel are good. Smell is a bit too sharp and grassy for me.
May 07, 2020
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

4.49/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I was glad to have had a chance to drink a great West Coast IPA as recently most of the IPAs that I drank were hazy, NEstyleIPAs - not that they weren’t outstanding, I just felt the need for a “real”, “old fashioned” IPA.
First of all, it IS filtered and smells like an IPA should/used to smell like until a few years ago: hoppy, tropical and piney.
The best thing about it was that it had a kind of hop bitterness that was interesting, not just a simple bitter sensation but also a complex bitterness created by the blend of all the kinds of hops used for the brew (see the notes for more details, also for a description of the feel - they seem to have summed it up quite well).
It is not a beer that punches you in the face but it has depth to it that makes it a really interesting experience. I was 100% pleased with this beer, even to an extent that I would even drink it again.
Jan 04, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Mattias from Sweden

May 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

May 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.95 by Gmartin75 from Pennsylvania

Apr 18, 2019
 
Rated: 3.77 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Feb 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.9 by Johnnyrafer from California

Oct 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.32 by Wesmaze from New York

Oct 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.45 by evanwoertz from California

Aug 05, 2018
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Reviewed by SoCal_Matt from California

4.11/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours golden yellow with a bit of white head. Aroma is very bright and dominated by orange zest with a touch of pine. Taste is mostly citrus and pine with a touch of tropical fruit. Flavors of grapefruit, orange marmalade, lemon, mango, pineapple, and pine. It has a nice malt presence is well. Feel is excellent - medium carbonation and a very light syrupy texture as it warms. Overall, I have enjoyed everything that I have had from Thorn so far and this is no different. This is definitely something that I would pick up again when I'm in the mood for a "San Diego-style IPA."
May 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by jeff1973 from California

Apr 26, 2018
Relay IPA from Thorn Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 50 ratings