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Wally
Wachusett Brewing Company
- From:
- Wachusett Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- New England IPA
Ranked #2,219 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #8,522 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 8.4%
- Reviews:
- 42
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 24, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 22, 2017
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 62
The citrusy aroma and flavor is achieved from an experimental 2-step dry hopping process using Citra and an experimental hop named 431. Other hop varieties used in this brew are CTZ, Bravo, and Simcoe.
70 IBU
70 IBU
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Ratings by smcolw:
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.78/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Hazy, dirty gold color. Lasting small head which leaves streaks of 3D lace.
Freshly mowed grass with freshly crushed hop pellets is the nose I get from this beer.
The pale malt base is brief completely dominated by the biting hop. Chewy body with a lower carbonation level. There's a bit of apricot but is also nearly dry.
Sep 17, 2017Freshly mowed grass with freshly crushed hop pellets is the nose I get from this beer.
The pale malt base is brief completely dominated by the biting hop. Chewy body with a lower carbonation level. There's a bit of apricot but is also nearly dry.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
4.08/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a very lightly hazed orange-yellow color with a one finger head of puffy foam. The head has a good level of retention, fading over time and leaving a good sum of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is very heavy of a ruby red grapefruit and grapefruit rind smell mixed with notes of orange and tangerine. Along with these aromas comes a touch of pine and bread as well as a hint of apricot and peach. Overall, very citrusy.
Taste – The taste starts out as one would expect from the nose, with a huge showing of a nice bitter grapefruit and grapefruit rind flavor backed by a cracker and oat malt. At the same time there is a light orange sweetness as well as a little bit of a lemon sourness. As the taste advances the oat gets a bit stronger, all while the sweet fades a bit. Toward the end there is a touch of earth that joins in, leaving one with a very grapefruit and citrus center taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is moderate to slightly lighter in thickness and creaminess with a middle of the road carbonation level. For the more citrus forward and crisp taste, the feel is rather nice and creates a very easy drinker.
Overall – A nice, very citrus centered IPA. More west coast style, then NEIPA in my opinion. But technically, it is from New England. Anyway, who cares about the label, the beer itself is quite pleasant and very drinkable, and one I will go back to again.
Nov 24, 2023Appearance – The beer pours a very lightly hazed orange-yellow color with a one finger head of puffy foam. The head has a good level of retention, fading over time and leaving a good sum of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is very heavy of a ruby red grapefruit and grapefruit rind smell mixed with notes of orange and tangerine. Along with these aromas comes a touch of pine and bread as well as a hint of apricot and peach. Overall, very citrusy.
Taste – The taste starts out as one would expect from the nose, with a huge showing of a nice bitter grapefruit and grapefruit rind flavor backed by a cracker and oat malt. At the same time there is a light orange sweetness as well as a little bit of a lemon sourness. As the taste advances the oat gets a bit stronger, all while the sweet fades a bit. Toward the end there is a touch of earth that joins in, leaving one with a very grapefruit and citrus center taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is moderate to slightly lighter in thickness and creaminess with a middle of the road carbonation level. For the more citrus forward and crisp taste, the feel is rather nice and creates a very easy drinker.
Overall – A nice, very citrus centered IPA. More west coast style, then NEIPA in my opinion. But technically, it is from New England. Anyway, who cares about the label, the beer itself is quite pleasant and very drinkable, and one I will go back to again.
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Deep golden pour with a creamy pure white head that has some staying power. A citrus nose and though I don't believe Wachusett added lactose, there is a medium bodied, silky mouthfeel. Orange is the primarily flavor, but unlike Wally Juice, Wally's orange peel taste is balanced by other hops that give this beer a refreshing bite and drier finish.
Sep 03, 2022Rated by ericstin from Rhode Island
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Juicy, hoppy, creamy, and ..... cheap. Let's face it. About the best $1.50 NEIPA you can buy.
Dec 05, 2020Rated by Mlhero81 from New York
2.97/5 rDev -26.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.97/5 rDev -26.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Tastes like tea
Nov 13, 2020Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the can, it pours a hazy lighter amber with a nice white head that lasts. Lacing. In the nose, it is primarily orange juice. In the mouth, it is the same. Good juicy ipa!
Sep 08, 2020Reviewed by Qtaug from Massachusetts
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Tastes like a beer cream-sicle! Orange Man Bad, but not in an OBozo way! If you are set on drinking and driving, this is your brew! Stay safe! Drink alone!
Apr 05, 2020
Wally from Wachusett Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
205 ratings
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