Dry-Hop'd IPA
Freetail Brewing Company
- From:
- Freetail Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.51 | pDev: 0.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 31, 2012
- Added:
- Jun 25, 2009
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by wagenvolks from Texas
4.52/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Although Freetail had just ran out of their Sarsaparilla Saison, imagine my inner hop-head's delight when they erased the former's entry on the chalkboard and replaced it with "Dry-Hop'd IPA w/ Simcoe". Not only was this beer doused with one of my favorite hop varieties, but I got one of first pulls from the cask.
Served in a pint glass, this is one of the cloudiest IPA's I've ever encountered, for obvious reasons mentioned above. The body took on a beige-orange hue, while up top, a sticky, meringue head retained well and draped curtains of lacing along the inside of the glass. Smelled like fresh Simcoe hop butter--a touch heavy on the diacetyl, but still very, very nice. Lemon zest, hop oils, and peachy, caramel malts rounded out the aroma.
Taste was flat-out phenomenal for a cask-conditioned IPA. I struggled between a 4.5 and a perfect 5.0 for a while, but eventually settled for one reason or another...it was close, though. The diacetyl wasn't as evident in the flavor, and instead I got a well-balanced sticky smack of Simcoe & Palisade hops, pine, and tropical fruits galore. Chewy, caramel backbone provided the perfect canvas upon which a crisp, bitter finish was painted. Mouthfeel was slick & creamy with a perfect carbonation level and a lingering hoppy bite that would satisfy any hop-head. Overall, an amazing beer that made my lunch stop all the more enjoyable.
Jun 25, 2009Served in a pint glass, this is one of the cloudiest IPA's I've ever encountered, for obvious reasons mentioned above. The body took on a beige-orange hue, while up top, a sticky, meringue head retained well and draped curtains of lacing along the inside of the glass. Smelled like fresh Simcoe hop butter--a touch heavy on the diacetyl, but still very, very nice. Lemon zest, hop oils, and peachy, caramel malts rounded out the aroma.
Taste was flat-out phenomenal for a cask-conditioned IPA. I struggled between a 4.5 and a perfect 5.0 for a while, but eventually settled for one reason or another...it was close, though. The diacetyl wasn't as evident in the flavor, and instead I got a well-balanced sticky smack of Simcoe & Palisade hops, pine, and tropical fruits galore. Chewy, caramel backbone provided the perfect canvas upon which a crisp, bitter finish was painted. Mouthfeel was slick & creamy with a perfect carbonation level and a lingering hoppy bite that would satisfy any hop-head. Overall, an amazing beer that made my lunch stop all the more enjoyable.
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