F5 IPA
COOP Ale Works

 

 

 

 

 

Great lacing. Piney bready and malt forward. Refreshing. Classic American ipa. Great summer beer. Hops are muted even though the ibu is 85. Slight dank aftertaste. No smell at all. Look is weak but the sum is greater than the parts. A solid beer overall.

 

 

Appearance:
Poured into a nonic pint glass from a stovepipe (19.2 oz) Can. Date 10/14/21. Clear, effervescent Orange-Gold, Three finger head that is topped with a perfect lasting mini-dome within the head which is generated by the bottom etching of a nonic pint glass. It never dissipated. Reminds me of the little "overshooting top" vorticity dome the forms atop a tornadic thunderstorm. How fitting. Lacing was irratic but huge. http://convectivestorm.blogspot.com/p/overshooting-tops-in-vis-and-ir-bt.html

Aroma:
Bready malt, citrus-dominant hops. A touch of pine.

Flavor
Flavor is reflective of aroma: Bready, crackery malt, slightly overpowered by the citrusy and piney hop flavors and a lasting and pleasantly acidic and resiny bitterness that dries out the malt. One of the maltier West Coast IPAs out there. Very Old-School American IPA. Not exactly a palate wrecker.

Mouthfeel
Medium, High CO2, very slight alcohol warmth, Sugary texture. No undue astringency.

Overall
An Oklahoma classic. This used to have a >100 IBU rating and was hazier in it's original recipe. This newer recipe pulls the punch a bit on bitterness --85 IBU-- making it more approachable yet retaining the overall character and keeping within style guidelines.

While a certain number of people are critical of the change, the move to pull back on the bitterness is paying off. This is a good commercial move for Coop as this brand is now more palatable to the majority of consumers in their market. I used to stay away form F5 but I kind of like it now and I usually don't go for IPAs. As a trained beer judge, I know what the acceptable parameters are for style and this fits within those limits. Ignore the few snobby haters. F5 is tasty, fits the broad definition of the style, has no technical flaws and has some traits on the grain side of things that stand out above the rest.

And one more thought: This tastes like the IPA I used to drink when I still liked IPAs (1995-2010).

 

12oz can, tulip, 4/15/21 on the bottom.

Nice sunset color with a very thick orange-tinted head. The lacing is crazy thick.

Candied orange, peach rings, caramel malt, quite sweet.

It’s got the same flavor profile that’s heavy on sweet, candied orange with a little bit of alcohol, like grand marnier. A very nice medium bitterness with a little bit of pine helps round it out and bumps it up here.

Medium body with tight little bubbles that make it almost creamy.

It’s an American IPA in the classic sense and a good one from Oklahoma to pickup.

 

Favorite beer these days. Could do with out that slight fruit aftertaste but still my favorite so ... smooth stuff. If you're looking for a full beer, like a lager but not quite that heavy, perfect on a thirsty day you'd probably find this one worthy of top shelf status.

Worst beer I've ever drank. Period.

 

 

tallboy into a tulip. classy af.
can dated 5/5/20

hazy deep golden body with an excited fluffy foam cream-colored head that lingers with moderately high retention; leaves patchy spiderwebs of sticky foam lacing as it settles to a thin halo with even thinner patches of bubble clouds across the cap.

the smell is underwhelming. primarily pine hop that pushes through caramel malt. small detours of citrus and floral hop. far from pungent, buttt...

the taste is a pungent mixture of slightly herbal but mostly pine hop and light citrus (lemony) but mostly floral (lemon tree) hop varieties combined with a rush of firmed up caramel malt as a backbone. resinous and strong.

slightly carbonated, medium thick body, dry finish with a bittersweet that sticks around long after the sip is done. gnarly.

overall:
straight up tribute to the old school West Coast variety of IPA. if that's your bag then go on and do it. it's a nod to a few of the classics, and is a nice reminder that this style got revitalized thanks to a snarl more than a smile. it's primarily pine hop with caramel malt, and then something vaguely reminiscent of citrus/herbal/floral tributaries within the style. if you are a NEIPA and citrus-forward hop lover and haven't been diligent in revisiting the classics, you may be taken off guard. rest assured, that is entirely your fault and you should be ashamed. luckily, this brew will help jog your memory.
cheers

 

Look: Dark gold to light amber. Slightly hazy.
Smell: Somewhat disappointing, very light caramel, pine, citrus.
Taste: Good hop bite up front, some caramel malt to balance but this is hop forward. Lots of pine but some hints of lemon and lime are also noticeable. I don’t really get any grapefruit from it, maybe it’s just me.
Mouthfeel: Slightly thick, a little oily viscous feeling on the tongue.
This is a good honest IPA. Not one of the new friendly versions that are so popular these days. Good beer.

Nothing to be disappointed about here. Just a fine drinking, hoppy bit of citrusy yumminess. Plus @ 7% abv, all you need is one during a nice lunch at your local ramen house. :)

 

 

Look - cloudy with not much foam. Decent amount of lace.

Smell - not particularly pungent for an IPA, but floral and citrus.

Taste - Pine in the west coast style. Sweet caramel undertones and finish. A little citrus.

Feel - very good. Medium bodied and perfect for an IPA

 

 

Pours a golden amber color from the tap. Small white head that fades pretty quickly, but it leaves an impressive lacing, especially if you drink it somewhat slowly.

Feel is somewhere between medium and full, moderate carbonation. Taste is malty with some citrus presence and a really strong pine flavor. Don’t let that bother you though - the pine notes settles quickly and virtually disappear in the aftertaste. Overall, one of my favorite IPAs and my absolute favorite beer brewed here in OKC.

Served on tap in a pint glass
Appearance – The beer is served a clear golden amber color with a one finger head of white foam. The head has a decent level of retention, fading over time to leave a bit of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is strongest of a mix of tropical fruits (pineapple, mango, and tangerine) as well as some hop of a pine and grapefruit nature. Along with these smells comes a touch of breadiness and a hint of herb.
Taste – The taste begins with a moderately malty taste that has a good backing of pine and grapefruit hop. The pine is a bit stronger then the grapefruit, but the two are fairly close in intensity and balanced rather nicely by some moderate tropical fruit and citrus tastes. Toward the end the resinous pine seems to amp up, all while the fruit does so as well to leave one with a nice and easy going hopped taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is average in thickness and creaminess with a carbonation level that is average as well. For the mix of flavors the feel is quite nice and makes for a robust, but easy drinking brew overall.
Overall – A rather tasty and nice drinking IPA and one to at least try if you get the chance.

 

good beer from Oklahoma. very hoppy (almost too much) west coast style.

Pours an amber color with off white head. Lacing gentle grips the glass. Nose has a zest aroma. Taste slightly bready until the hop bitterness hits. Great bite on. A little of tongue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Really solid clean well balanced IPA. Great flavor.