Rainy Day IPA
1702 / The Address Brewing Co.

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From:
1702 / The Address Brewing Co.
 
Arizona, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.34 | pDev: 9.68%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
10
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 30, 2014
Added:
Dec 18, 2011
Wants:
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Gots:
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Rated: 5 by BarkBrewing from Arizona

Oct 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by muskiesman from New Jersey

Sep 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by mc4z from California

May 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Lobina from Arizona

Sep 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by DonDirkA from Arizona

Aug 01, 2012
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Reviewed by Phelps from Arizona

3.77/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Enjoyed in a mug at Papago. According to the brewer, the name for this beer came from the weather — both times he originally tried to brew it, he got rained out. This version was cask-conditioned but poured from the tap.

Cloudy apricot in color, hazed with particles. A whisper-thin head of white sits atop before I slurp it down.

Great aroma — very fruity. The brewer said he was going for Sculpin clone with this, and in the notes of orange peel, mango and dank weed say he succeeded. Honey, crackers and a touch of grass in the back.

The flavor is a little less bright and more muted. Lime peel, orange, a handful of grass, a subtle dank character. Honey as well. It’s decent in the front, but everything kind of dies off at the swallow. Moderate bitterness.

Cask-like body. Soft yet prickly carbonation, medium feel. Clean finish.

Not a bad first effort from 1702/The Address. It’s got a good balance and keeps you drinking.
Jun 21, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by justinlaz from Arizona

Apr 23, 2012
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Reviewed by Gueuzedude from Arizona

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Sampled on tap at 1702, Tucson; December 2011
The beer arrives with a hazy, pale amber colored body that is topped by a frothy, 1.5 finger thick, pale colored head that leaves a nice lacing pattern on the sides of the glass as I work my way through my pour. The beer smells gloriously, freshly hoppy, with lots of tropical fruit, huge lychee, ample peach flower nectar, a touch of tangelo zest and a backdrop of dank, “hemp” oil like herbaceous-character. This is just about a perfect mix of fruit and herbal hop aromatics in an IPA for me; it leans heavily towards the fruit side, but has enough supporting herbal / pine character to keep it from being cloying.

A bit too cold at first, it has a fizzy, effervescent carbonation that keeps it light on the palate. The flavor up front is deadened because of the coolness, but the finish has a biting hop bitterness to it and a flowering fruit character that is able to be expressed after each sip has departed down the throat (the warmth from my palate likely helps this get expressed). The beer is quite dry, leaning towards the west coast style, this deeply accentuates flavors of pine and a sharp herbal character that even has some menthol or perhaps even brighter mint in the finish at times. The beer is fairly light bodied, but has some viscous texture to it; this keeps it nice and quaffable, but without feeling overly thin; the body is in fact almost exactly what a West Coast IPA should strive for.

So, after letting this sit for a while and as the beer warms up some more of the fruit character becomes noticeable; actually the hop character in the flavor in its entirety becomes more noticeable. Lots more of the tropical fruit, lychee and super ripe tangelo character, as well as a brightly ripe sweet-grapefruit character becomes noticeable and so does a more herbaceous, slightly dank hoppy character that also has a fair amount of bitter pine like character. The finish is just down right biting with a huge bitterness and a linger green hop astringency.

What could be better? If I had to find some minor nits, underneath the wonderful hop onslaught, the malt character seems a touch muddied (this is very subtle due to the ample hop character here) and I wonder if this could use a bit more cold conditioning . The conundrum for me with West Coast IPAs is that I like the pale malt focus and the dryness, but this last one especially really kills the bright fruit character that would be expressed in an IPA with more residual sweetness. Often times brewers will compensate by adding more crystal malt, but this also ends up detracting from the pure hop focus, instead I usually try and use an clean English Ale yeast, or mash a little warmer to keep a touch more residual sugars from the mostly pale malt base. The aroma is just about perfect, juicy with lots of tropical fruit character, but the flavor doesn’t quite live up to that promise (though it get significantly better if you allow the beer to warm up to a more reasonable IPA serving temperature, but most will never experience this as the glass will be long gone before this point). This far exceeded my expectations, it is far and away the best IPA ever brewed commercially in Tucson; and I am sure it helps that it is so fresh.
Feb 18, 2012
 
Rated: 5 by stephenhawking from Arizona

Dec 19, 2011
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Reviewed by bennetj17 from Arizona

4.12/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had a pour of this inaugural beer on draft this week. Only a 31 gallon batch, I think it just about sold out the first day. The nanobrewery itself has been dubbed "The Address Brewing".

Hazy, bright orange appearance. Thin, white foam. The nose has a potent citrus bouquet, with a soft, floral-like sweetness. Very inviting. Tastes clean, with a focused hop presence and only subtle caramel malt balance. The finish was quite bitter and much appreciated. Well-rounded carbonation and appropriate mouthfeel for style.

Very impressive for their first release. This IPA exceeded my expectations, and after trying it I will be only more inclined to visit when the next brew is tapped. Cheers to tasty, Arizona brewed beer- there isn't enough of it.
Dec 18, 2011
Rainy Day IPA from 1702 / The Address Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 10 ratings