I.P.A.
Broad Ripple Brew Pub
- From:
- Broad Ripple Brew Pub
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #4,730 - ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,797 - Avg:
- 3.37 | pDev: 15.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 17, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 24, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by Joeyphunk
3.35/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Blah... No particular nose or taste. Boring l
Mar 28, 2015Rated by JPSwanson91 from Iowa
4.19/5 rDev +24.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +24.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Surprisingly refreshing, very easy to drink IPA
Jan 29, 2015
Reviewed by ktrillionaire from Florida
2.36/5 rDev -30%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.36/5 rDev -30%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Review from July 2010
A - It pours a gold hue with a basic IPA look to it.
S - Whoa, what a bad nose. Like egg water. I can't believe these people also made the ESB, Limping Mallard, and Wobbly Bob. Those were excellent. This only needs one description for the aroma: Hold your nose.
T - The flavor is a bit flavorless, consisting of vaguely bitter grassy hop, naked and pale grain. It tastes like a diet IPA. The flavor is not sharp, good or different.
M - IPA. Average, at best. It is fizzy and a bit prickly, which can work well to hammer home 'certain flavors'. Problem is, this is lacking those 'certain flavors.'
D - Inexplicably bad, considering the relative quality of everything else at Broad Ripple.
Nov 12, 2010A - It pours a gold hue with a basic IPA look to it.
S - Whoa, what a bad nose. Like egg water. I can't believe these people also made the ESB, Limping Mallard, and Wobbly Bob. Those were excellent. This only needs one description for the aroma: Hold your nose.
T - The flavor is a bit flavorless, consisting of vaguely bitter grassy hop, naked and pale grain. It tastes like a diet IPA. The flavor is not sharp, good or different.
M - IPA. Average, at best. It is fizzy and a bit prickly, which can work well to hammer home 'certain flavors'. Problem is, this is lacking those 'certain flavors.'
D - Inexplicably bad, considering the relative quality of everything else at Broad Ripple.
Reviewed by alleykatking from Indiana
2.38/5 rDev -29.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
2.38/5 rDev -29.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
Poured from "new" plastic growler.
A- Pours a semi-hazy apple cider color. No carbonation brings forth no head at all. No lacing on the glass of course.
S- This smells like a skunk. Dank weed smell from the hops. No real distinct malts in the aroma. Some almost caramel malts but not quite there the hops are blocking any other aroma.
T- Bitter hops right off the bat but there is a strange off flavor overall in the front. Light malts come into play around the middle of the beer but stay for a split second before it hits the bitter hops in the ending.
M- Heavy mouthfeel. No carbonation at all which makes the beer heavy. Hops everywhere in the palate with hops in the aftertaste as well. Flavors were muted and bland. Although carbonation would do this beer much better.
D- This beer the way it is is not good at all. If I can try this beer with some carbonation from the source maybe I'll rewrite this beer review. The way it stands now this beer has a lack of carbonation so it lacks a good score.
Jun 01, 2010A- Pours a semi-hazy apple cider color. No carbonation brings forth no head at all. No lacing on the glass of course.
S- This smells like a skunk. Dank weed smell from the hops. No real distinct malts in the aroma. Some almost caramel malts but not quite there the hops are blocking any other aroma.
T- Bitter hops right off the bat but there is a strange off flavor overall in the front. Light malts come into play around the middle of the beer but stay for a split second before it hits the bitter hops in the ending.
M- Heavy mouthfeel. No carbonation at all which makes the beer heavy. Hops everywhere in the palate with hops in the aftertaste as well. Flavors were muted and bland. Although carbonation would do this beer much better.
D- This beer the way it is is not good at all. If I can try this beer with some carbonation from the source maybe I'll rewrite this beer review. The way it stands now this beer has a lack of carbonation so it lacks a good score.
Reviewed by mynie from Maryland
1.99/5 rDev -40.9%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
1.99/5 rDev -40.9%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Pours like a brewpub IPA. Translucent, light amber with a small little head.
Smells like it's being served to me in a glass that's not entirely clean. A little like west coast hops, a little like a dishrag. My girlfriend's is the same, so it's either the beer or a busted dishwasher, but either way it's unacceptable. Along with the the dishrag aroma the hops are balanced against a malt that's a little bit medicinal, making me wonder if this was brewed from kit.
And, crud, it tastes like it smells. The stagnant puddle water nodes aren't as strong as I had feared they would be, but that's actually worse since it means I'm tasting the malt, not the glass, and the malt is just really badly done.
May 24, 2010Smells like it's being served to me in a glass that's not entirely clean. A little like west coast hops, a little like a dishrag. My girlfriend's is the same, so it's either the beer or a busted dishwasher, but either way it's unacceptable. Along with the the dishrag aroma the hops are balanced against a malt that's a little bit medicinal, making me wonder if this was brewed from kit.
And, crud, it tastes like it smells. The stagnant puddle water nodes aren't as strong as I had feared they would be, but that's actually worse since it means I'm tasting the malt, not the glass, and the malt is just really badly done.
Reviewed by thedrewski86 from Indiana
3.7/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Had this on tap. Filled to the brim in a pint glass so I can't say whether or not it had good head. Nice piney, grassy smell. Taste is hoppy but balanced. Not overpowering at all but very nice. Honestly this seems more like a mild pale ale than an IPA. Out of the few beers I had at BR this left the smallest impression on me. It was enjoyable though.
Jan 17, 2010Reviewed by BrewIndy from Indiana
3.06/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
3.06/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
A: Amber in color just like a pale ale!
S: Light hop aroma so I'm told. I couldn't smell anything.
T: More hop than malt. Not a great balance but also not terrible.
M: Other than that bitterness in the back of my throat I'd say it's about average for the style.
D: They say full flavor dances on the palate but after this one I'm ready for something else.
Jun 12, 2009S: Light hop aroma so I'm told. I couldn't smell anything.
T: More hop than malt. Not a great balance but also not terrible.
M: Other than that bitterness in the back of my throat I'd say it's about average for the style.
D: They say full flavor dances on the palate but after this one I'm ready for something else.
Reviewed by FtownThrowDown from Ohio
3.39/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.39/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice amber in color. There was no head to speak of. Taste is decent amount of hops, but they were a tad bit subdued. All the flavor seemed a bit muted and reserved. Easy drinking and went down real smooth, just not a standout beer. Disappointing in the head and hop bite. Good, clean mouthfeel. Drinkable, but not very enjoyable.
Feb 21, 2009Reviewed by hopdog from Pennsylvania
3.33/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Growler acquired in trade with Sephiroth (big thanks for shipping a Growler out!).
Poured a medium amber color with a very small sized off white head. Aroma of earth, pine and citrus. Husky. Tastes of pine and grapefruit. Thinner body. Medium bitter finish.
Notes from: 2/2/07
Jan 07, 2009Poured a medium amber color with a very small sized off white head. Aroma of earth, pine and citrus. Husky. Tastes of pine and grapefruit. Thinner body. Medium bitter finish.
Notes from: 2/2/07
Reviewed by schoolcb from Texas
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Dark yellow and slightly hazed. Little head although carbonation level was ok. Lots of hops, and very bitter (duh, what else would you expect of an IPA?). Overall a nice beer, probably a bit too hoppy for the tastes of most folks. I'd even say it was a bit too hoppy for style in my opinion.
Jul 26, 2008
Reviewed by JamesS from Indiana
3.96/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
3.96/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
Came to the table with a nice copper color, with good lacing and decent head. A good aroma, slightly hoppy, although not very deep, with slight sweet tones to it. Nice flavor, with a good malt sweetness up front, nice American hops in the middle, and a huge hit of earthy English hops at the end that lasts. Goes down smooth.
Oct 09, 2007
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