Sledgehammer IPA
The Rock Wood Fired Pizza And Spirits
- From:
- The Rock Wood Fired Pizza And Spirits
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #4,689 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,372 - Avg:
- 3.33 | pDev: 14.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 29, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 14, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by CoasterRider from Washington
3.5/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had this beer with friends in Federal Way at The Rock. Had never heard of the place before that. This was many years ago. Their beer is solid, nothing special though. Great beer and pizza with friends.
May 29, 2025
Rated by stratusjeans from Washington
3.75/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Nice hop bitterness, a little bit of balance, strong flavor. One of the better restaurant brewed IPAs I've had.
Dec 10, 2015
Reviewed by lokicat444 from Colorado
2.87/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.87/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Served on draft at a Rock Wood in Highlands Ranch, CO. The beer is an attractive orange, with a small head. Smell is mostly floral. The taste is of undifferentiated hop bitterness, with an equally undistinguished malt base.
This is a forgettable, though competent, IPA; nothing is especially striking about it, but it is pleasant enough to accompany a pizza. The ingredients and mouthfeel are right, but the sum is less than the whole of its parts. My final impression is 'generic'.
Nov 21, 2015This is a forgettable, though competent, IPA; nothing is especially striking about it, but it is pleasant enough to accompany a pizza. The ingredients and mouthfeel are right, but the sum is less than the whole of its parts. My final impression is 'generic'.
Reviewed by mikegodat from Washington
2.53/5 rDev -24%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.53/5 rDev -24%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
What can I say?? Not much about this local brew. It was not a "bad" ipa, but I can't say that I would make a habit of this beer.
A Amber/Orange with an iced tea undertone. Very small head that lasted about half the glass. Ample lace around the pint.
S Citrus and Pine... I guess it just struck me as mediocre
T Citrus, like orange rind in the front with a "mint" like middle followed with an astringent bitterness ending.
M Crisp on the tounge, but left my mouth with a tacky film that coated my pallate
D Like I said, not a bad beer but I don't think that I would put it on my repeats list.
Over all a good attempt. Just tastes like it is missing something.
Oct 19, 2007A Amber/Orange with an iced tea undertone. Very small head that lasted about half the glass. Ample lace around the pint.
S Citrus and Pine... I guess it just struck me as mediocre
T Citrus, like orange rind in the front with a "mint" like middle followed with an astringent bitterness ending.
M Crisp on the tounge, but left my mouth with a tacky film that coated my pallate
D Like I said, not a bad beer but I don't think that I would put it on my repeats list.
Over all a good attempt. Just tastes like it is missing something.
Reviewed by sockeye101 from Washington
3.88/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sledgehammer is a nice, balanced IPA, not earth shattering, but definitely a good beer. It had a nice little head that left nice lacing, and was a clear, amber/orange color. Smells were typical IPA, nice citrus notes, floral, sweet and just a bit of spice. Taste was bitter up front, but not over the top bitter, with a nice little piney spice and a citrus layer. Finishes with touch of smooth malt and a lasting bitterness in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel was good, crisp and easy to drink. Definitely an IPA I'd serve up to a fellow BA.
Sep 14, 2006
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