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Grand Circus IPA
Atwater Brewery

Grand Circus IPAGrand Circus IPA
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From:
Atwater Brewery
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
71
Avg:
3.03 | pDev: 20.46%
Reviews:
78
Ratings:
335
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 01, 2019
Added:
Aug 22, 2011
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  50
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Ratings by Tripel_Threat:
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Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan

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, 2015
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

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, 2019
 
Rated: 1.71 by spiejak from Michigan

Nov 03, 2018
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Reviewed by Quackershnoc from Michigan

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, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Timc32 from Michigan

Mar 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.33 by einman from Minnesota

Dec 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.13 by cgrunin from Texas

Jul 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by Ardeer from New York

Jun 21, 2016
 
Rated: 2.27 by joe12pk from Michigan

May 22, 2016
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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
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, 2016
 
Rated: 3.15 by BLZR from Michigan

Apr 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by red94tt from Michigan

Apr 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by n2492004 from Michigan

Jan 31, 2016
 
Rated: 2.35 by brandongoblue24 from Michigan

Jan 12, 2016
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Reviewed by MIBeerGeek from Michigan

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
 
Rated: 3.78 by QuadriderMX from Michigan

Nov 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.09 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Nov 10, 2015
 
Rated: 2.82 by malprep from Pennsylvania

Nov 06, 2015
 
Rated: 2.77 by TTripp725 from Pennsylvania

Oct 09, 2015
 
Rated: 2.77 by jrborchert74 from Michigan

Sep 13, 2015
Grand Circus IPA from Atwater Brewery
Beer rating: 71 out of 100 with 335 ratings