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Grand Circus IPA
Atwater Brewery
- From:
- Atwater Brewery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 71
- Avg:
- 3.03 | pDev: 20.46%
- Reviews:
- 78
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 01, 2019
- Added:
- Aug 22, 2011
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 50
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Tripel_Threat:
Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
3.22/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.22/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Poured into pilsner glass, provides for a couple inches of delicate, bubbly head that's here and gone, settles to a centimeter white, frothy cap with good retention. Some spots of lacing, but not much to write home about. Color is a gorgeous, glowing amber copper. If appearance were everything, this would be one of the best.
Aroma is grass, citrus, bread. Taste is not much. There's a hoppy bite, but otherwise, the plot is stretched thin. Mouthfeel is thin, too. I see why this one is sessionable, but there's other session IPAs that pack a bigger taste punch. If it wasn't part of a variety pack, I wouldn't have bought this one.
Feb 11, 2015Aroma is grass, citrus, bread. Taste is not much. There's a hoppy bite, but otherwise, the plot is stretched thin. Mouthfeel is thin, too. I see why this one is sessionable, but there's other session IPAs that pack a bigger taste punch. If it wasn't part of a variety pack, I wouldn't have bought this one.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
2.92/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Clear dull orange.
Off-white head; nice lace.
Minimal grapefruit smell; almost no nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Again, a hint of grapefruit but pretty flavorless. Pointless. Old perhaps?
Apr 01, 2019Off-white head; nice lace.
Minimal grapefruit smell; almost no nose.
Thin mouthfeel.
Again, a hint of grapefruit but pretty flavorless. Pointless. Old perhaps?
Reviewed by Quackershnoc from Michigan
3.04/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.04/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Appearance: golden-orange color; visible carbonation, lots of thick white head
Aroma: exactly what you would expect from a session IPA; citrus; hops; a little pine
Taste: starts a little citrusy; moves into a light caramel grain bill; finishes with some hops and little pine; pretty decent hop bite at the end
Mouthfeel: light/medium-bodied; thicker than expected
Overall Impression: this is a good IPA; I would take a Two Hearted or All Day over this most times I think, but it's not bad
From notes taken on 02/07/2017
Mar 17, 2018Aroma: exactly what you would expect from a session IPA; citrus; hops; a little pine
Taste: starts a little citrusy; moves into a light caramel grain bill; finishes with some hops and little pine; pretty decent hop bite at the end
Mouthfeel: light/medium-bodied; thicker than expected
Overall Impression: this is a good IPA; I would take a Two Hearted or All Day over this most times I think, but it's not bad
From notes taken on 02/07/2017
Reviewed by Jon_Hendricks from Pennsylvania
3.75/5 rDev +23.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +23.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a hazy amber color.
Overall: It has a fresh citrusy hop aroma. The taste begins with a bread taste with a moderate level of a hop flavor. Overall the brew is on the drier side with just some hints of caramel sweetness upfront, which soon fade, leaving only the the bready flavors to accompany the hop at the end. Overall its a rather easy drinking IPA.
Apr 19, 2016Overall: It has a fresh citrusy hop aroma. The taste begins with a bread taste with a moderate level of a hop flavor. Overall the brew is on the drier side with just some hints of caramel sweetness upfront, which soon fade, leaving only the the bready flavors to accompany the hop at the end. Overall its a rather easy drinking IPA.
Reviewed by MIBeerGeek from Michigan
2.1/5 rDev -30.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.25
2.1/5 rDev -30.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.25
When I first jumped into the IPA scene I thought this was a great beer. Its still decent if I was boating all day and wanted something refreshing but would probably rather drink a Shandy then force this down.
Dec 27, 2015
Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery
Beer rating:
71 out of
100 with
335 ratings
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