Narragansett Private Stock Series - Town Beach Imperial India Pale Ale
Narragansett Brewing Co.
- From:
- Narragansett Brewing Co.
- Rhode Island, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 13.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 23, 2020
- Added:
- Jul 10, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 20
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Narragansett Beer continues to celebrate the summer season with the introduction of its all-new Town Beach Imperial IPA, the fifth installment of the Narragansett Private Stock series of 22-ounce limited edition craft offerings.
With a base of pale malt and German Pilsner, ‘Gansett’s Town Beach Imperial IPA is a citrusy brew, accentuated by blonde malt and bittered with Nugget and Chinook hops. With Northern Brewer and Hallertau hops, this beer’s German and American ingredients are a nod to the six German-Americans who founded Narragansett in 1890. The evenly-balanced IPA has notes of citrus flavors rounded out with light carbonation for a flavorful yet supremely drinkable Imperial IPA at 8.1% Alcohol By Volume and 60 IBUs.
Brewed by award-winning Brewmaster Sean Larkin at Buzzard’s Bay Brewing Co. in Westport, Mass., the beer features a label reminiscent of early 20th century packaging in homage to Narragansett’s 124-year history.
With a base of pale malt and German Pilsner, ‘Gansett’s Town Beach Imperial IPA is a citrusy brew, accentuated by blonde malt and bittered with Nugget and Chinook hops. With Northern Brewer and Hallertau hops, this beer’s German and American ingredients are a nod to the six German-Americans who founded Narragansett in 1890. The evenly-balanced IPA has notes of citrus flavors rounded out with light carbonation for a flavorful yet supremely drinkable Imperial IPA at 8.1% Alcohol By Volume and 60 IBUs.
Brewed by award-winning Brewmaster Sean Larkin at Buzzard’s Bay Brewing Co. in Westport, Mass., the beer features a label reminiscent of early 20th century packaging in homage to Narragansett’s 124-year history.
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Reviewed by devildog1633310 from Massachusetts
1.58/5 rDev -55.5%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.58/5 rDev -55.5%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Good Bye Neighbor! Great look on the can, I must say retro got me. But the IPA is sub par at best. It's much more light Pilsner. It has a crisp blandness to it with little or no after taste. It's a Coors Banquet with a hint of hops notes. $9.58 for a 6er of pounders in Weymouth, MA. They got me good. Oh well I learned, never again. I'll stick to my real neighbors beer. Hi Dan!
Sep 12, 2015
Rated by brother_rebus from Maine
3.44/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Not the best of their private series. Very clear. Not terribly hoppy. Very malty. Dark urine tone. Has a sweet taste. With earthy tones. Needs work.
Jul 23, 2015
Reviewed by PicoPapa from Connecticut
3.67/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at 2 Bros. Pours a brownish orange with an inch of frothy head. Fair amount of lacing. The aroma is piney hops with some fruits. Smells a bit like fruity candy. The taste is much like the aroma. Piney hops followed up by fruity candy. Maybe peach. Orange and grapefruit peel as well. Very little malt flavor. Finishes with some more pine bitterness. Lots of carbonation with a bit of an oily mouthfeel. Some what boozey. Overall, a decent offering but it doesn't' stand out all that much.
Sep 25, 2014
Reviewed by angrybabboon from Massachusetts
3.18/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Big thanks to Goblinmunkey7 for finding a bottle for me - now that I no longer live in Rhode Island, continuing my streak of reviewing every Narragansett beer is now more complicated
Consumed 9/7/14
A: Medium to burnt orange with some copper - slight chill haze but otherwise clear - pours with a medium sized, white head, fades to a few wisps of a cap, leaves some nice lacing
S: Ripe grapefruit peel and pith - some flesh as well, but mostly this smells like oily grapefruit zest - some orange peel as well - some sweetness and hints of lighter fruits - grassy and herbal with a hint of pine - some pale, but mostly toasted, caramel malts - bready and toasty
T: Big grapefruit with a high level of bitterness- oily, pithy, herbal, leafy, grassy, earthy bitter flavor, and it's not a charming kind of bitterness - I realize this bottle is a little old (as it is September), but I doubt age is the explanation for the abrasive level of bitterness - some malty sweetness - decent malt base, but the alcohol is somewhat noticeable - aspirin-like bitterness just continues to linger
M: Medium body, smooth, mostly clean except for the bitter, boozy aftertaste
O: Less charming than the actual Narragansett town beach
I'm not sure what the brewers were going for with this offering. It's one of the least drinkable beers I've had from Narragansett, and definitely is not reminiscent of a lazy day on the beach. Maybe it just tastes wrong because I'm now living in New Hampshire...
Sep 07, 2014Consumed 9/7/14
A: Medium to burnt orange with some copper - slight chill haze but otherwise clear - pours with a medium sized, white head, fades to a few wisps of a cap, leaves some nice lacing
S: Ripe grapefruit peel and pith - some flesh as well, but mostly this smells like oily grapefruit zest - some orange peel as well - some sweetness and hints of lighter fruits - grassy and herbal with a hint of pine - some pale, but mostly toasted, caramel malts - bready and toasty
T: Big grapefruit with a high level of bitterness- oily, pithy, herbal, leafy, grassy, earthy bitter flavor, and it's not a charming kind of bitterness - I realize this bottle is a little old (as it is September), but I doubt age is the explanation for the abrasive level of bitterness - some malty sweetness - decent malt base, but the alcohol is somewhat noticeable - aspirin-like bitterness just continues to linger
M: Medium body, smooth, mostly clean except for the bitter, boozy aftertaste
O: Less charming than the actual Narragansett town beach
I'm not sure what the brewers were going for with this offering. It's one of the least drinkable beers I've had from Narragansett, and definitely is not reminiscent of a lazy day on the beach. Maybe it just tastes wrong because I'm now living in New Hampshire...
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
3.25/5 rDev -8.5%
3.25/5 rDev -8.5%
I found this to be an extremely bitter DIPA, without any particularly well-defined hop flavors and aromas. There was certainly a citrusy bite, more peel than meat. Pale malt provides the body.
Certainly not one of the better DIPAs out there, but it is drinkable, and I wouldn't say it's bad.
Sep 06, 2014Certainly not one of the better DIPAs out there, but it is drinkable, and I wouldn't say it's bad.
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