Meltwater India Pale Lager
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
- From:
- Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
- New York, United States
- Style:
- India Pale Lager (IPL)
Ranked #24 - ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #15,628 - Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 7.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 31, 2025
- Added:
- Jan 21, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 17
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
A lager at heart, malty, crisp and refreshing, with the hoppy aroma that you would expect from an India Pale Ale. This beer is a hybrid that takes two very different styles, Pilsner and IPA, and mashes them up into a unique, highly-drinkable beer.
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Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.88/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Clear, golden color. Medium-sized, white head. Hoppy aroma with notes of tropical fruits ( grapefruit dominates). Refreshing bitterness in taste with malt presence on the background. Crisp with a dry finish.
Jan 31, 2025
Reviewed by Vetbidder from Pennsylvania
4.05/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden see through with an orange tinge to this brew with an off white head. Citrus, tropical fruits and a slight malt backing ooze from the nose of this beer. Easily one of the best flavored IPL's available that I've had. I'll call it piney and slightly sweet grapefruit hops with a slightly bitter finish. Well carbonated with a medium mouth feel. Overall a very good beer here.
May 03, 2017
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
3.89/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12oz bottle into a pint glass. dating hard to decipher, but it looks like bottled date of January 2017.
Looks really good in the glass. almost clear deep yellow body with generous white head leaving decent lacing.
Aroma is mostly of the mango type.
Mango doesn't really come through on the palate, but overall taste is pretty good and refreshing.
Mouth is around medium, finish slightly dry.
overall, the alcohol is pretty well hidden, and it's an enjoyable quaff.
Apr 17, 2017Looks really good in the glass. almost clear deep yellow body with generous white head leaving decent lacing.
Aroma is mostly of the mango type.
Mango doesn't really come through on the palate, but overall taste is pretty good and refreshing.
Mouth is around medium, finish slightly dry.
overall, the alcohol is pretty well hidden, and it's an enjoyable quaff.
Rated by Mikehurls from Massachusetts
4.12/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Well done for the style. Another solid offering from CL.
Feb 20, 2017Reviewed by citizencane from Pennsylvania
4.05/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pour pale yellow-orange with minimal head but persistent lacing. Smell is of tropical fruit and malt. Taste is a great example of the style- tropical fruits are backed by bready malt. Mouthfeel is crisp but neither thin nor particularly thick. Tasty and solid example of the style.
Jan 28, 2017
Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
3.98/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On-tap 1/22/2017 at Battleship Brewhouse in Fall River, MA, served in a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a medium off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains grassy hops, lager yeast, citrus and caramelized malts.
T: The taste starts out with a mild citrus and caramel sweetness that is quickly followed by some breadiness from lager yeast and a hearty malt character. The hops presence I s grassy in flavor but not over-powering and provides a good balance. The after-taste is slightly bready and slightly hoppy.
M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, decent kick, good representation of style, this is a solid beer to drink for a while.
Jan 22, 2017A: The beer is a deep gold color, with a medium off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains grassy hops, lager yeast, citrus and caramelized malts.
T: The taste starts out with a mild citrus and caramel sweetness that is quickly followed by some breadiness from lager yeast and a hearty malt character. The hops presence I s grassy in flavor but not over-powering and provides a good balance. The after-taste is slightly bready and slightly hoppy.
M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, decent kick, good representation of style, this is a solid beer to drink for a while.
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