Colderest IPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #23,322
ABV:
7%
Score:
80
Ranked #188,846
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 0%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 01, 2024
Added:
Mar 01, 2024
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
From the can:
Cold India Pale Ale brewed with flash-frozen hops and winter wheat.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.89/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
There's a green hue to the straw-colored liquid. Mild hazing. The head just makes a single finger of width and settles to a thin layer of bubbles on the surface.

The hop smell comes first. It's mostly black pepper with a touch of citrus rind. The malt shows up slowly and softly giving off a barely-kilned pale aroma. Some initial splotches for lace, bare glass thereafter.

Clean, crisp taste matches the thinner body and higher carbonation. Very brief macro lager-like malt profile up front. The hop is naturally stronger and a moderate bitterness. This is a refreshing beer, probably reflecting the wheat malt present (although I don't catch any wheat on the tongue). This is what a good lawnmower beer can be.
Mar 01, 2024