Take 5 Session IPA
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall

Take 5 Session IPATake 5 Session IPA
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From:
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
4.3%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 8.94%
Reviews:
50
Ratings:
239
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 09, 2019
Added:
Mar 20, 2015
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  93
Harpoon Take 5 was first brewed on the Brewery’s 10-barrel system in early 2014. With each pilot batch the recipe was tweaked until the desired balance between hop aroma and malt character was achieved. This final version begins with a vibrant citrus and pine hop aroma from Simcoe and Amarillo hops and follows through with a sturdy malt profile from the combination of Pale, Vienna, Carapils, and English Amber malts. Hop forward but not too bitter, low ABV but with a significant malt body – a truly sessionable beer.
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Ratings by Dirk_Chappelle:
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Rated by Dirk_Chappelle from New Hampshire

3.42/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Jan 17, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.74 by mizx from England

Oct 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.21 by probert from New York

Jun 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by williahd from Maine

Mar 10, 2019
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.32/5  rDev -10%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 oz bottle with a 15 June 2019 BB date stamp on the neck from the Wall of Beer (Clemson, SC; $1.69).
Pours lightly hazy, pale amber with lots of tiny suspended sediment and visible carbonation rising to a white head. Decent lacing.
Aroma: fruity hay; hop dominated.
The mild flavor follows with clearer, more prominent, citrus notes.
Medium-light body and medium+ carbonation.
Feb 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.68 by S_McAteer_95 from Ireland

Jan 11, 2019
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Reviewed by Rice94 from England

2.63/5  rDev -28.7%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
Poors well, golden with minimal white froff head.
Smells very floral although smell deteorates after a few sips.
Poor aftertaste, wouldn't go out of my way to drink again.
Jan 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by plaid75 from New York

Nov 25, 2018
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Reviewed by Gajo74 from New York

3.89/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear golden color with a modest head and decent retention.
The nose opens with a nice pungent hops aroma, floral, piny and danky. This is complemented by citrus aromas that add a tangy sweetness.
The taste is hops forward with a light bitterness that is muted and accessible, grapefruit rind flavors, piny and lightly peppery. Unlike other examples of session IPA that taste like “hop water”, this one has a hint of malt.
Medium to light bodied, moderate carbonation and with a lovely smooth crispness. Clean and with a dry palate and finish.
As good as a session IPA gets. I had three of these and could have drank more. A pleasant surprise.
Nov 19, 2018
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.01/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottled and purchased at Asda where it can be bought for 4 for six pounds
Pours a hazy straw coloured body with nice looking white head
Aroma is the high in of low end dull beer
The flavour is like the aroma, not nothing but nothing massive
Nov 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.17 by chuckgietzen from Michigan

May 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.56 by lemonox from Massachusetts

May 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.12 by IDABEERGUY from Idaho

Mar 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by aztraz from Sweden

Mar 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.71 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Feb 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by scottvanbelois from Texas

Dec 19, 2017
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Reviewed by brewtaltap from Oregon

3.46/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.75
Take 5? I think I will take 10 in the summer. What this beer lacks in the visual and smell appeal it makes up for in the taste. Comparable to the #2 friend in a group of girls. She’s not the star of the show, nor the one you’re initially attracted too, but give it time and you can’t keep your mind off her.
Nov 09, 2017
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Reviewed by LeRose from Massachusetts

3.74/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a crystal clear goldn color with a generous soap bubbly head. Clung pretty well to the glass.

The smell is bright with grapefruit, a hint of resin, grassy, herbal. Light malt aroma and a little lemon peppery contribution as it warms a little.

Certainly lives up to being a session IPA. The flavors is light, mostly grapefruit, slight resin, slightly spicy. The malt is a bit light, but present. With continued drinkng, the flavor unfolds a bit more picking up some tropical notes and a mild level of sweetness. It is not highly bittered which is a good thing - bitterness ould be overwhelming.

It feels a bit too carbonated and maybe slightly bloating to me, but the taste is clear, crisp, with a mild peppery aftertaste that is quite pleasant.

Overall, this is an enjoyable beer to me. There is enough going on if you want to really dig in, but it is easy enough to just sit and drink if you don't. High likability factor for me. Is iit am IPA...well, maybe not in terms of what we have become used to these days. West coast more than east coast which is fine by me, but a certainly a light riff on the theme.
Oct 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by Barleycorn from Pennsylvania

Sep 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.39 by BAsbill from California

Aug 11, 2017
Take 5 Session IPA from Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 239 ratings