Big Twitch IPA
Marshall Wharf Brewing Company / Three Tides Restaurant
- From:
- Marshall Wharf Brewing Company / Three Tides Restaurant
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 10.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 26
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 09, 2018
- Added:
- Apr 03, 2009
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Our 2nd place IPA. Only the Cant Dog is stonger, although arguments abound as to who is hoppier. A session IPA? NO! But you can try if you want. One of our personal favorites around the bar.
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Rated by BEERMILER12 from Maine
3.92/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On tap at Great Lost Bear
Sep 05, 2016
Rated by JakeTWBSB from California
4.56/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Nice change (clean and crisp, little sweeter) to the in your face IPAs, but still 9%.
May 13, 2016
Reviewed by Flounder57 from Massachusetts
4.02/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served in a tulip at the Great Lost Bear in Portland
Appearance: A one finger head was poured that reduced to a thin layer. It is a caramel color with great clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Spotty lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.
Smell: Lemony and floral hops followed by caramel and crystal and a little alcohol in the rear too.
Taste: Same as above. Balanced with light bitterness in the rear. Very clean and straightforward flavor.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium to full bodied, light bitterness, medium carbonation, and a little booze.
Overall: Second time around with this one and enjoying it quite a bit. Will be looking for these in cans some day.
Jan 03, 2015Appearance: A one finger head was poured that reduced to a thin layer. It is a caramel color with great clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Spotty lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.
Smell: Lemony and floral hops followed by caramel and crystal and a little alcohol in the rear too.
Taste: Same as above. Balanced with light bitterness in the rear. Very clean and straightforward flavor.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, medium to full bodied, light bitterness, medium carbonation, and a little booze.
Overall: Second time around with this one and enjoying it quite a bit. Will be looking for these in cans some day.
Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts
3.64/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A-Pours a clear but somewhat dark amber color. Well built cap. Random lacing.
S-My first thought was how this one was mostly balanced. Sweetness with a pretty buttoned up hoppiness. Think of the standard citrus, pine, caramel and bread crew.
T-Closely approximates the nose. Both malt and hop are robust. Hops offer grass and pine and citrus. Malt relies upon a chewy caramel and muffiny pairing. A trace of alcohol.
M-Fuller bodied. Bitterness sneaks up behind the sweetness. Heats me up a little. Chewy. Medium carbonation.
O-A fairly pedestrian DIPA that reminds me of DIPAs past rather than DIPAs present. Still happy with the pint.
Jul 02, 2014S-My first thought was how this one was mostly balanced. Sweetness with a pretty buttoned up hoppiness. Think of the standard citrus, pine, caramel and bread crew.
T-Closely approximates the nose. Both malt and hop are robust. Hops offer grass and pine and citrus. Malt relies upon a chewy caramel and muffiny pairing. A trace of alcohol.
M-Fuller bodied. Bitterness sneaks up behind the sweetness. Heats me up a little. Chewy. Medium carbonation.
O-A fairly pedestrian DIPA that reminds me of DIPAs past rather than DIPAs present. Still happy with the pint.
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