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Ipswich India Pale Ale (I.P.A.)
Ipswich Ale Brewery
- From:
- Ipswich Ale Brewery
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 12.63%
- Reviews:
- 254
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 10, 2021
- Added:
- Jul 07, 1998
- Wants:
- 22
- Gots:
- 65
No description / notes.
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Ratings by TheManiacalOne:
Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
3.93/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12oz. bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a cloudy deep amber color, with a medium-sized foamy off-white head that fades slowly and leaves thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma is heavy with malty citrus & caramel sweetness. The hops are in the background, but they're not very strong.
T: The hops come out a little bit stronger in the taste, but the citrus sweetness is still the dominant factor. There are also flavors of caramelized malt and a hint of smokiness. The after-taste is a balance of the hops bitterness and citrus sweetness. Since the hops are somewhat subdued overall, this is the type of IPA that would be good to start someone down the hophead path.
M: Crisp and very smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, clean finish.
D: Tasty, easy-to-drink, not very filling, this is a good beer to stick for an evening, but personally, I prefer a more hoppy IPA.
Dec 28, 2006A: The beer is a cloudy deep amber color, with a medium-sized foamy off-white head that fades slowly and leaves thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma is heavy with malty citrus & caramel sweetness. The hops are in the background, but they're not very strong.
T: The hops come out a little bit stronger in the taste, but the citrus sweetness is still the dominant factor. There are also flavors of caramelized malt and a hint of smokiness. The after-taste is a balance of the hops bitterness and citrus sweetness. Since the hops are somewhat subdued overall, this is the type of IPA that would be good to start someone down the hophead path.
M: Crisp and very smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, clean finish.
D: Tasty, easy-to-drink, not very filling, this is a good beer to stick for an evening, but personally, I prefer a more hoppy IPA.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From notes 7/14/13: Pours a hazy golden amber producing 2 fingers of creamy, off-white, somewhat lasting head that leaves behind motes, wisps and thin rings of lacing. Aroma is caramel and cotton candy backed by citrus, herbal and grassy hops. Taste is fronted by citrrus, floral and grass hops with caramel, citrus and pepper dominating the middle; it finishes malty, floral and spicy/peppery mingled with caramel sweetness before becoming mildly bitter with a low astringency in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate-high carbonation, prickly with pepper it is slightly slick and chewy.
Jan 06, 2019Reviewed by KMillard from North Carolina
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Fresh pulled pint, Unfiltered, citrus with complex hop flavors vieing for supremacy. Unbalanced, but interesting. Not a session beer. Compares with foothills jade.
Oct 26, 2018Reviewed by Greywulfken from New York
3.85/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Medium amber with a thin foam cap in a shaker (from the bottle) at Scatch Kitchen in Salem, MA... toasty with hearty malts right alongside mild citrus... medium-light body with some tingle if carbonation but s generally smooth feel... bitterness and sugars both present in moderation... very enjoyable...
Aug 30, 2017Reviewed by Djdumont from Massachusetts
3.36/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Described on label as a highly hopped English style IPA that combines the hop flavor with a sweet malty finish.
It poured a hazy golden color with a slight head. Not bad.
The smell was very uninteresting. It was indecipherable.
Taste was bland. Not very hoppy at all, not much malt on the finish.
Feel was pretty good. A little thicker than expected, but felt wholesome.
Overall: Didn't live up to the 92 score by the Bros OR the 87 overall. Probably like a 75 in actuality. Very much so a "blah" IPA that you'd drink if there weren't many other options, but wouldn't go out of your way to get again.
Mar 21, 2017It poured a hazy golden color with a slight head. Not bad.
The smell was very uninteresting. It was indecipherable.
Taste was bland. Not very hoppy at all, not much malt on the finish.
Feel was pretty good. A little thicker than expected, but felt wholesome.
Overall: Didn't live up to the 92 score by the Bros OR the 87 overall. Probably like a 75 in actuality. Very much so a "blah" IPA that you'd drink if there weren't many other options, but wouldn't go out of your way to get again.
Ipswich India Pale Ale (I.P.A.) from Ipswich Ale Brewery
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
501 ratings
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