Leather Lips IPA
The Tap Brewing Company

Leather Lips IPALeather Lips IPA
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From:
The Tap Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
5%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 13.81%
Reviews:
301
Ratings:
411
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 27, 2018
Added:
Apr 05, 2004
Wants:
  57
Gots:
  20
he brewing process by itself contains enough Nugget and Chinook to satisfy the most seasoned hop head. But we couldn’t leave it alone. Once fermentation is complete we add a massive hop bag to the bright tank that is bursting at the seams with whole cone Centennial for an aroma that you just can’t get any other way. High fives all around.
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Ratings by orfeu:
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Reviewed by orfeu from New Mexico

4.13/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Many thanks to zrrbrrt for sending this my way. Cloudy apricot nectar with a huge mass of just-off-white sticky and cratery foam. Killer lacing, to boot. Lovely grapefruit and spruce scents, nothing mind-bogglingly unique about the aroma, but it's nevertheless a mouth-watering, hoppy nose that seems "picture perfect" for an IPA. Bitter through and through, with piney flavors just beating out the grapefruit pith citrus notes. Finishes *slightly* phenolic with a pleasantly biscuity aftertaste. Again, nothing that really "stands out," but I think Haverhill has simply nailed a solid, sessionable IPA here. Juicy mouthfeel with a dry finish. Awesome drinkability -- glad I have another in the cellar. I have the feeling that this might be just a bit better on tap...
Jan 17, 2007
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Rated: 3.96 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 27, 2018
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.59/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Has a darker yellow vibe to it, almost half inch of head, white. Aroma was hoppy, smells a lot like my own hops I grow (Nugget, CTZ, Cascade, Centennial).

Solid but not over the top bitterness, malt is firm. This drinks bigger than the abv or color would lead you to believe. One of those ipas you would love in the 90s, but is somewhat obsolescent in 2015.
Dec 08, 2015
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Reviewed by jimboothdesigns from Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A good solid IPA. Pours a nice golden amber with a light and thin head. Smell isn't too overwhelming and there is definitely a hit of the Centennial hops. Nice bite of hops and carbonation. Good bitterness at the end. Kudos to The Tap.
Nov 02, 2015
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Reviewed by raiderandbeerfan from Nevada

3.43/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dark golden color, almost 1/2" head on the top, good clarity, the head is white.

Aroma was hoppy, you get the c hops mostly.

Bitterness, but not palate wrecking. Biscuit malt, caramel. Solid use of the nugget hops here, such an underutilized hop imho. Does drink substantially heavier than what you have come to expect at the 5% abv threshold. More grapefruit than pine. Hops don't burst with flavor as much as they do bitterness, but it works since they aren't trying to push the 100ibu bs nonsense. Not complex, solid 60 ibu pounder.
Sep 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.34 by rallyr32 from New York

Aug 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by yourmom123 from Massachusetts

Aug 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by coombski from Maine

Aug 08, 2015
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It positively blew my mind last night how bitter and intense this beer is for being in the single IPA abv range, I mean it's uncanny. Looks unassuming, pale in color with golden and rust notes depending on the light. It smells like pine and hop oil, northwestern for sure despite where it's made, and a heavy C hop nose all around. Still, it doesn't prepare me for the intensity of the hops in the flavor, totally over the top. Bitter is an understatement, but it's boldly flavored and oily too. Approaching harsh really, like an enormous double IPA without the alcohol. Impressive they packed so much hops in here, the wordiness of the centennial is very obvious, but it's a little more than u need in a beer I might try to have several of. Wow this is a bruiser, almost makes me feel allergic. Crazy intense, I bet it's a fun beer to make. Highly recommended to any true hop head, this will really wake you up. Never expected a palate wrecker at this abv. I liked it, but it was a one and done for me.
Jul 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.76 by Jackjaffar from Massachusetts

Jun 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.6 by SamPaps84 from Massachusetts

Apr 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by lambpasty from New Hampshire

Feb 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by freshcarl from Connecticut

Jan 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.48 by TheBeerSipper from Massachusetts

Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Nov 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by JAHMUR from Connecticut

Oct 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jpd7374 from Pennsylvania

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by JohnofUpton from Massachusetts

Oct 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by JKV96 from Massachusetts

Oct 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by dubdrop from Vermont

Oct 08, 2014
Leather Lips IPA from The Tap Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 411 ratings