Obtuse Juice
Sun King Brewing Company
- From:
- Sun King Brewing Company
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.4%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 10.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 20, 2013
- Added:
- Dec 07, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by 46andBrew from Indiana
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had in 12oz snifter on tap at The Tap in Bloomington, IN.
Appearance - Golden, copper and mostly transparent. Very thin head is retained throughout. Lacing rings after most pours.
Smell - Hops are strong. Pine and citrus. Not much sweetness from malt.
Taste - Just like smell. Hops all the way. Very bitter.
Mouth - Crisp and carbonated.
Overall - I enjoyed this IPA. Very simple in that the piney/citrus hops dominate the whole way through. I find it more bitter than Sun King's other IPA offerings, but that's not a bad thing. It's a must try for any IPA lover.
Jan 03, 2013Appearance - Golden, copper and mostly transparent. Very thin head is retained throughout. Lacing rings after most pours.
Smell - Hops are strong. Pine and citrus. Not much sweetness from malt.
Taste - Just like smell. Hops all the way. Very bitter.
Mouth - Crisp and carbonated.
Overall - I enjoyed this IPA. Very simple in that the piney/citrus hops dominate the whole way through. I find it more bitter than Sun King's other IPA offerings, but that's not a bad thing. It's a must try for any IPA lover.
Reviewed by CooperEllis from New York
3.73/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
I listed this as "Limited" as I have no information to the contrary. My growler (32oz Sun King swingtop is fresh from robwescott - cheers!) is hand-labeled from the brewery identifying 7.4% ABV and 81 IBU.
If you know me, you know I like two things - chew gum and my IPA's brite. And I came here to do two things - Redheads and kick-ass.
This isn't quite a red-head, it's a white topped golden amber with thin lacing and an opaque, glassy appearance. Good, light, brisk hops and grain aroma.
If I had this on draft I would undoubtedly push it up to an overall 4. It's quite good over-all, but I wanted more subtlety or layering of the hop character which I believe may be there straight from the tank. There isn't anything particularly wrong with this at all. It does more than hit the spot; it delivers a single, crisp hop note. That note is pine bitterness.
Mouthfeel is light, slightly too long, bitter lingering aftertaste but otherwise quite good.
(198th review - 1st beer added? Certainly among the first handful)
Dec 07, 2012If you know me, you know I like two things - chew gum and my IPA's brite. And I came here to do two things - Redheads and kick-ass.
This isn't quite a red-head, it's a white topped golden amber with thin lacing and an opaque, glassy appearance. Good, light, brisk hops and grain aroma.
If I had this on draft I would undoubtedly push it up to an overall 4. It's quite good over-all, but I wanted more subtlety or layering of the hop character which I believe may be there straight from the tank. There isn't anything particularly wrong with this at all. It does more than hit the spot; it delivers a single, crisp hop note. That note is pine bitterness.
Mouthfeel is light, slightly too long, bitter lingering aftertaste but otherwise quite good.
(198th review - 1st beer added? Certainly among the first handful)
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