11th Hour IPA
Crow Peak Brewing

11th Hour IPA11th Hour IPA
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From:
Crow Peak Brewing
 
South Dakota, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,423
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
80
Ranked #26,186
Avg:
3.51 | pDev: 12.25%
Reviews:
96
Ratings:
243
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 28, 2023
Added:
Aug 22, 2010
Wants:
  24
Gots:
  36
Hop aroma and flavor dominate this IPA. However, the malt character of this deep amber colored ale nicely balances the hop component thus avoiding a harsh bitterness. Pure hoppiness!
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Ratings by UnionMade:
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Reviewed by UnionMade from New York

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%
A good beer, but the hops were not my favorite. Really earthy, which some people may like, but I prefer pine and citrus flavors. It reminded me of early 2000's east coast IPA made with english hops. What I liked most about this beer was how easy it was to find in the Black Hills. Somehow i was expecting craft beer to be very hard to come by in the land of leather (seats and women) and chrome. The first gas station we hit had all three packaged offerings from Crow Peak, and it seemed ubiquitous around the Mount Rushmore area. Taste seemed to give way to mass appeal and cost nearing Sturgis, but I could still find a couple craft beers here and there.
Aug 22, 2014
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Rated: 3.48 by Gerred from Missouri

Sep 28, 2023
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Reviewed by HorseheadsHophead from Colorado

4.12/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Clear golden color, small white head. Good retention.

Piney and grapefruit aroma, pine bark and wood more specifically, grapefruit zest and some juiciness, a hint of malt, earthy, lemony, some iced black tea.

Reminds me a lot of Lagunitas IPA. Pine bark, pine wood, pine sap, earthy, pine cone...zesty grapefruit oils, citrus and pine oils coat the tongue. Seriously piney IPA. I love it. This is one of the super nice old school liquid pine cone IPAs. Crisp, dry, biscuity malt. Pretty serious bitterness hits initially, rides for a bit and then subsides to a fairly crisp finish. Mouth is coated with oils a bit. Crushable in spite of its bitterness and intense pine.

If you like old school American IPAs, you're going to love it. I personally am a huge fan. If you're in distro, buy this! Take your taste buds for a whirl.
May 24, 2023
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

4.01/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz can into a pint glass.
L: Pours clear medium caramel w some large steady carbo bubbles, a 1+" foamy pock-marked off white head w excellent retention, loose baggy lacing w some ghostly banding.
S: Grains, grassy hops, caramel malts, floral, a hint of orange, a suggestion of hard candy sugar.
T: Lightly sweet malts, a hint of bread, a firm hop bite, bright citrus zest, a hint of toffee, pine, hops are slightly intense but aren't bashy, fairly full flavored, lingering bitterness.
F: Firm, brisk, med to med-light bodied, bright and wet w a moderately long medium dry finish and a long linger.
O: Well balanced, excellent bittering, hop forward, gently sweet, very EZ drinking, good carbo to end. A beautiful American IPA. Would like to try this on tap. It is excellent in its style.
Mar 31, 2023
 
Rated: 3.32 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Oct 05, 2022
 
Rated: 3.58 by BeerBeast from Florida

Sep 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Aug 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.58 by WDJersey from Colorado

Jul 26, 2021
 
Rated: 3.84 by MJSFS from Florida

Jun 08, 2021
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Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota

3.98/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a clear amber color. 3 finger fluffy white head. Head retention is decent. Really nice lacing on the glass.
The nose has a nice, but mellow pine hop to it. There's a hint of pineapple also, but faint.
Taste - Yeah, lots of sticky pine flavor here. This is a very old school IPA flavor here.
Very sticky feeling. The hops coat, and cling to my throat, and just don't let go. Body is decent.
Solid old school IPA, and a good throwback to what IPAs used to be. I like it.
Jan 11, 2021
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Reviewed by ANPoN from South Dakota

3.72/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Golden, and lacy once the head recedes. Great look in the glass.

Smells like an IPA.

Bitter and bright. A little hollow. If you like IPA, you'll like this; but it's not pushing any new boundaries, that's for sure.

Thin and smooth mouth feel.

Not bad. Not special.
Aug 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by leroybrown10 from Missouri

Jul 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3.72 by Idahoman from Minnesota

Jun 20, 2020
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Reviewed by TheSixthRing from California

3.55/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
No canned date

Appearance - Pours crystal clear and brilliant orange in color with an off-white, near two-finger width head. Displays good retention before settling to a thin, consistent layer of surface suds.

Smell - Grassy, slightly piney and floral, and with a hint of bready sweetness riding beneath.

Taste - Follows the nose. Really grassy, with hints of pine and floral character accenting the hop profile. Fair malt presence, with bready sweetness and a faint touch of toffee, especially near the finish. Aftertaste lingers with that grassy bitterness.

Mouthfeel - Light-to-medium in body with fair carbonation. Drinks easy enough before a mostly dry finish.

Overall - Fair to good IPA. I'm not really one for grassiness in IPAs though. I finished the sixer no problem.
Feb 10, 2020
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Reviewed by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

1.89/5  rDev -46.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.75
L: Ice tea or copper coloring, surprisingly clear (in today's age), with a quickly receding beige head and sparse lacing.

S: More like a malty amber than an IPA, one note. Bitter. Astringent. Unpleasant.

T: Disparate malt bomb and bitter nuke. Turpentiney pine-like bitterness. Horribly strong bitter finish which lasts seemingly forever. I like the very bitter IPAs, but this is a crazy outlier.

F: Okay carbonation and dry finish on a medium body, but bitey and difficult to drink.

O: This just seems to me to be a prime example of what not to do - more bittering hops eventually is not better. This is two different beers fighting to dominate - a malty amber, and a cloyingly bitter IPA.
Jul 18, 2019
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

3.83/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
6/22/19...medium copper, still light, foamy lid. Pine bitter leads. Grassy too. Soft open, sneaky bitter mixed with a toffee malt. Bitter gains steam as the beer goes on. Hearty finish.
Jul 14, 2019
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Rated by Red_Hook_Madness from Minnesota

2.76/5  rDev -21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Would not recommend personally.
Jun 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.8 by Pfishin28 from South Dakota

Apr 28, 2019
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Rated by FergusonRyanGroll from Colorado

4.74/5  rDev +35%
look: 3.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Great brew! Just enough hoppiness for my taste with a smooth finish. I always pick up a 6er or two when I make it to S.D.
Dec 02, 2018
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12oz undated can poured into a wheat beer glass at fridge temp 6.5% ABV. The beer pours bright golden light amber with persistent light khaki head. The head recedes to an 1/8" cap and leaves a little lacing. The aroma is evergreen. The taste is caramel and evergreen with mild bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium to thin bodied, adequately carbonated, dry and a little chalky. Overall, ok.
Oct 21, 2018
11th Hour IPA from Crow Peak Brewing
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 243 ratings