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Broken Paddle
Dragonmead Microbrewery
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- From:
- Dragonmead Microbrewery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.27 | pDev: 16.82%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 19, 2016
- Added:
- Nov 15, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
If you like your beer on the bitter side then this one's for you. This American Style IPA uses Pale Ale, Munich, and Caramunich malt blest with Cascade, Chinook, Willamette and Centennial (dry hopped) hops to create a brew that is fit for the crazy American hop addicts.
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Reviewed by LilBeerDoctor from New York
3/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Reviewed on 6/19/2010. On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear golden yellow with a white head. Aroma of a little citrus, but mostly caramel malt. Flavor of plain caramel, sweet malt. Not hoppy at all, just a watery palate with sweet malt and sweet fruits. Meh, not impressed with this one.
Dec 23, 2010Reviewed by Reneejane from Illinois
2.35/5 rDev -28.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1
2.35/5 rDev -28.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1
Unidentifiable as an American-style IPA. That's my big complaint. The beer was clear yellow gold. The aroma was of butter-scotch. I expected way more noticeable hop aroma. The beer was sticky, perhaps lower ABV than I wanted? No hop flavors could I detect. It could be appreciated more I think with less butterscotch. I might have accessed a not as good batch.
Apr 23, 2009Reviewed by jujubeast6000 from Texas
2.26/5 rDev -30.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.26/5 rDev -30.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Reviewed 10/26/2007 (Sampler @ Dragonmead Brewery, Warren, MI):
Pours a brown, darker colored body, with a small white head. Has a somewhat hoppy aroma, but more sweet than bitter, weakish. Has a bitter dry almost acidic nutty taste. Bitter and unbalanced.
Feb 22, 2009Pours a brown, darker colored body, with a small white head. Has a somewhat hoppy aroma, but more sweet than bitter, weakish. Has a bitter dry almost acidic nutty taste. Bitter and unbalanced.
Reviewed by Derek from Canada (BC)
3.11/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.11/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
I sampled this at the Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Fest.
A: Copper, off-white head, not much retention, some lace.
S: Grapefruit citrus, bread, caramel, and an unfortunate hint of band-aids.
T: Toffee, grapefruit, bread, pine, cotton-candy, caramel. Too sweet, not enough bitterness.
M: Greater than moderate body, somewhat creamy, with an acidic finish. Carbonation is lower than moderate.
D: It'd be more sessionable with some more bitterness.
Aug 13, 2006A: Copper, off-white head, not much retention, some lace.
S: Grapefruit citrus, bread, caramel, and an unfortunate hint of band-aids.
T: Toffee, grapefruit, bread, pine, cotton-candy, caramel. Too sweet, not enough bitterness.
M: Greater than moderate body, somewhat creamy, with an acidic finish. Carbonation is lower than moderate.
D: It'd be more sessionable with some more bitterness.
Reviewed by stoutman from Michigan
3.97/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear amber color with a firm off white head. Grapefruit and floral hop aroma and some malts to balance it out. Somewhat bitter hops but they were weaker than I would have expected for the style. Also had some malts to balance out the finish. A solid beer.
Nov 27, 2005
Broken Paddle from Dragonmead Microbrewery
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
24 ratings
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