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Northwest Passage
St. Paul Brewing
- From:
- St. Paul Brewing
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 15.36%
- Reviews:
- 56
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 15, 2021
- Added:
- Apr 02, 2009
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 13
No description / notes.
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Ratings by edbeered:
Reviewed by edbeered from Minnesota
4.18/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev +16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
It's always nice to introduce a new beer to the BA community, and especially nice if it's a keeper, like this one is. Served on tap at the 2nd anniversary party for Flat Earth Brewery at the Muddy Pig in St Paul, it apprears a clear amber color, with a frothy white head and ample white lacing lining the glass. The smell is faintly of hops. The taste is in-your-face hops with a mild malty flavor for balance. The hops taste is of the earthy variety with a faint whiff of pine. What's especially appealing is that this tastes completely different from the dominant IPA in this market(Surly Furious), yet stands up well against it. One can follow one with the other and truly appreciate the variety of flavors available to a great IPA. The carbonation is about right(it has been an issue with Flat Earth beers)and the mouthfeel is almost tart. This is a terrific American IPA and may be the best yet beer from Flat Earth. Right now it's only available on tap or in growlers. Hopefully they'll bottle it soon.
Apr 02, 2009More User Ratings:
Rated by Frozetoes from Minnesota
2.77/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.77/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Seemed almost sour. Good bitterness, but with an almost sour aftertaste.
May 01, 2016Reviewed by Czequershuus from Minnesota
2.93/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.93/5 rDev -18.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
This beer pours a sightly hazy amber with a solid head. The aroma offers up caramel, wheat, almonds, raisin, grilled mango, pine, and orange oil. The flavor offers up caramel and sunflower seed, dank resin, pine, as well as dark earthy tones. The mouthfeel is thick but with a somewhat astringent finish. Overall I cannot say I really like this beer. It ticks all the wrong boxes for me - too sweet, too thick, muted hops - it does have a nice level of bitterness, but this alone cannot save it.
Mar 22, 2016Reviewed by Chaz from Minnesota
3.2/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.2/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours an amber-gold in color, with near-excellent clarity and an off-white head. Good head retention and lacing.
Nose is that of a classic, 'old-school' American IPA: Big, bitter hop profile, with not much in the way of malt character peeking through.
Big, bitter bite on the first sip, with a clean and fairly neutral yeast character and just a touch of sweetness. Bitterness lingers nicely, and this one is classically dry. Lightly herbal (mint) character coming through toward the end.
Really not much malt character here, but it's not off-style at all. Light malt character, heavy on the hops, quite bitter, and lightly sweet.
Lighter bodied, but not thin. Easy-drinking and about the right strength for the style.
Not a bad beer at all! But the desired, of the moment hop profile of today's IPA drinkers (especially the younger ones) has shifted to a very different place.
Feb 20, 2016Nose is that of a classic, 'old-school' American IPA: Big, bitter hop profile, with not much in the way of malt character peeking through.
Big, bitter bite on the first sip, with a clean and fairly neutral yeast character and just a touch of sweetness. Bitterness lingers nicely, and this one is classically dry. Lightly herbal (mint) character coming through toward the end.
Really not much malt character here, but it's not off-style at all. Light malt character, heavy on the hops, quite bitter, and lightly sweet.
Lighter bodied, but not thin. Easy-drinking and about the right strength for the style.
Not a bad beer at all! But the desired, of the moment hop profile of today's IPA drinkers (especially the younger ones) has shifted to a very different place.
Rated by CraigP83 from Minnesota
3.81/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Thoroughly average ipa, more floral orientated
Oct 11, 2015Rated by Markframpton from Minnesota
4.02/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Drinking a growler of the unfiltered now some good stuff nice and hoppy
Oct 06, 2015
Northwest Passage from St. Paul Brewing
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
145 ratings
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