Veridian
Banded Brewing Co.

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From:
Banded Brewing Co.
 
Maine, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,960
ABV:
6%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,033
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 9.25%
Reviews:
47
Ratings:
272
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 22, 2023
Added:
Feb 17, 2014
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  95
IPA
Soft, smooth mouthfeel that is vibrant with hops. Hazy and heavenly. Notes of orange creamsicle, candied Meyer lemon, fresh papaya + mango. Citra, Azacca & Chinook hops.
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Ratings by Urs:
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Rated by Urs from Connecticut

3.74/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

May 15, 2015
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Reviewed by FreePal88

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Package art reflects the taste; vague herbal/botanical notes mixed with subtle fruitiness. Barely bitter, but I'm OK with that. Nice to be able to reach for this among the glut of orange juice flavored hazy slop on the shelf.
Oct 22, 2023
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Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)

4.2/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap in Biddeford,ME at brewery.
Hazy bright orange with a finger plus of tight bubbly white head.
Wonderful aromatics - citrus, pine, pine resin, tropical fruit - mango; as warmed got a distinct vanilla/creamsicle aroma from my childhood.
Palate hits with some sweet pale malt, followed by sticky citrus - orange, a bit of grapefruit and again pine resin - less distinct tropical flavours, but again a bit of vanilla and creamsicle pop up. Subdued piney bitterness.
Medium full mouthfeel with bright carbonation and a soft yet somehow sticky sweet finish. Excellent.
Oct 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by Drkstr24 from Maine

Jan 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.92 by florisj135 from Virginia

Aug 23, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Dec 04, 2021
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Reviewed by farrago from New Jersey

3.7/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a huge head, three plus fingers deep, bright bleached white color, a bit airy with pockets quickly developing but retention is decent, hardly any stickiness to the lacing. The liquid has a very mild haziness to it, translucent, the yellow color is sort of washed out like rusty pipe water. Extremely malty nose, smells like Cocoa Puffs cereal, then a mild general graininess with quinine and white citrus notes, the white orchard fruit scents barely mutter, close to nonexistent. Light-bodied and smooth, well-carbonated relative to its heft. Mineral water with a certain stoniness adds to its freshness. But, as with the nose, there's not much flesh on the bones. Cereal grains, more cocoa, white grapefruit to blood orange citrus. I think you almost have to try to get an IPA with this little fruit flavor. Vaguely floral, no pine presence. And dankness is out of the question. Maybe they found an IPA recipe circa 1988? All that said, high drinkability and if it were a hot summer day outside could crush a few without thinking twice about it. My can said Citra, Summit and Azacca hops. (Canned 7/9/21)
Sep 03, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by BEERMILER12 from Maine

May 04, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by Shenk87 from Pennsylvania

Apr 04, 2021
 
Rated: 4.16 by cdub70085 from Connecticut

Sep 30, 2020
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado

3.69/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This beer makes for a fine return to beers with expressly more pine and resin notes than the ever popular hazes. A medium to light body delivers all the botanic goodness that the can's label promises, like a Pacific Northwestern cornucopia.
Jul 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.96 by coshag from Massachusetts

May 16, 2020
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Rated by Dillonpc from New Hampshire

2.84/5  rDev -27%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Not bad but has a bold flavour
May 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.52 by PaleAleWalt from New York

Apr 03, 2020
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Rated by GregDBoston from Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Smooth, hazy and hoppy. Well-balanced. Will try it again to see if maybe it's even better than I'm giving it credit for.
Feb 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Mleblanc25 from Massachusetts

Jan 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.22 by dsm45 from Massachusetts

Dec 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by dflo32 from North Carolina

Dec 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.88 by jay25mac from Massachusetts

Oct 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.27 by JDizzle from Indiana

Sep 17, 2019
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