Green Head IPA
Newburyport Brewing Company

Green Head IPAGreen Head IPA
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From:
Newburyport Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,600
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
88
Ranked #13,973
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 10.69%
Reviews:
72
Ratings:
633
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 04, 2024
Added:
Apr 29, 2013
Wants:
  27
Gots:
  230
An assertive and hoppy west coast-style India Pale Ale. Bright hop aromas and flavors fade to a brief, smooth malt undertone and a clean, crisp, slightly bitter finish. This beer is brewed to bite you back!
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Ratings by goldenM13:
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Rated by goldenM13 from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.8%

Oct 05, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.23 by ccryder from New York

Nov 12, 2023
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Rated by Greymane from France

3/5  rDev -23.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
An okay WC IPA, but not my favorite.
Nov 08, 2023
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Reviewed by Bitburger from Vermont

4.21/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thick mouth feel, Super dense hop aroma and malt adequate. Higher carbonation and an ever lasting aftertaste. This is a very good brew and unexpected.
Oct 25, 2023
 
Rated: 3.88 by ndmoore22 from Massachusetts

Oct 08, 2023
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

3.82/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Served on tap in a point glass
Appearance - The beer is served a deep golden amber color with a small white head. The head fades rather fast, leaivng a bit of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell- The aroma is heaviest of a caramel and bready smell mixed with some orange and light topical fruits. Other aromas of grapefruit are rather strong, and are combined with a bit of pine and herb.
Taste - The taste begins with a nice bready malt and sweeter caramel taste, mixed with tangerine grapefruit hop. Other flavors of a light toast and some pine are there as well. As the taste advances more grapefruit and more bready malt comes to the tongue. Toward the end, some pine and light herb hop join in leaving one with a rather pleasantly hopped and more malty taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel - The body of the brew is thicker and chewier with a lower carbonation.
Overall - A nice, slightly more malty brew with a lot of flavor a a medium abv.
May 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.6 by BeerWasp from Germany

Apr 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Apr 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.96 by QuentinDishaw from Massachusetts

Nov 24, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by Dalkri from Massachusetts

Jun 30, 2021
 
Rated: 3.79 by mdfb79 from New York

Jun 14, 2021
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Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire

3.77/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hard to believe I haven't reviewed this one previously...

Canned on 2/1
Opened and reviewed on: 2/23/21

"The beer that bites you back"

It's that good 'ol clear, solid amber color. Old school west coast looker. Wildly foamy, off white cap is impressive. Big lace.

When you take a big whiff off the top, you get some very sweet fruity hop aromatics and sweet, caramel style malt up the nose in a big way. Strawberries, pineapple and caramel mostly.

The medium bodied brew is crisp enough but seriously smooth and fuzzy. Bitter earthy pine hop taste is the boldest of the bunch. Semi sweet candy malt is in excellent balance for the style. The earthy pine flavors really roll around, and change throughout the session.

Complex and bold but also nailing the style guidelines. Well crafted.
Feb 23, 2021
 
Rated: 4.08 by SmellsofMahagony from Texas

Jul 09, 2020
 
Rated: 4.4 by Bierbaum from Massachusetts

May 14, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by TrojanRB from Texas

Sep 16, 2019
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
on draft, served in a shaker pint glass

clear, darker amber copper color, white head. piney and citrus mild hop aroma, some slightly sweet malt. similar flavors in the taste, medium bitterness. thinner bodied.
Aug 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.9 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Jul 16, 2019
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Reviewed by ExtraStout from Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12 oz can poured into a pilsner glass. Looks and smells hoppy. Tasted hoppy, as it should, supported by Malt, which I like. When you hold a mouthful for a bit it does a dance on your tongue and let's you know it's not fooling around. The malt fades in the after taste but the hops do linger. Reminds of when IPA's first got popular and why I like them. The 7.2 ABV is also a nice-to-have bonus as well.
Jul 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

May 15, 2019
Green Head IPA from Newburyport Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 633 ratings