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Sonoma Springs Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sonoma Springs Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 10.15%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 27, 2018
- Added:
- Apr 02, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Our West Coast take on a NorthEast Style IPA that is brewed with boatloads of Crystal, Amarillo, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops. With a heavy oat and wheat base, this beer tastes like ruby red grapefruit juice and has a super smooth mouth feel. No grapefruits were harmed in the making of this beer!
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Reviewed by chrisjws from California
3.19/5 rDev -19%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
3.19/5 rDev -19%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
On draft at IBU Milpitas, also from a can purchased at ISO beers (combined notes)
A: Dull orange, frothy head with a lot of big bubbles, head stuck around for quite a bit. Some lacing on the glass.
S: Dough, orange citrus, astringency, diacetyl. Honestly it smells like iffy homebrew.
T: Follows the nose, you get a certain amount of grapefruit rind and orange citrus which I like, but there's a ever present buttery character.
F: Medium mouthfeel, low carbonation on the tongue
O: Not very good, this is a pretty bad example of East meets West as far as IPAs go.
Dec 27, 2018A: Dull orange, frothy head with a lot of big bubbles, head stuck around for quite a bit. Some lacing on the glass.
S: Dough, orange citrus, astringency, diacetyl. Honestly it smells like iffy homebrew.
T: Follows the nose, you get a certain amount of grapefruit rind and orange citrus which I like, but there's a ever present buttery character.
F: Medium mouthfeel, low carbonation on the tongue
O: Not very good, this is a pretty bad example of East meets West as far as IPAs go.
Reviewed by CJNAPS from California
4.43/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Hazy for sure, but still a west coast IPA. Nice hop aroma as soon as the can was open. Fresh clean taste nice creamy head that goes away as soon as you start drinking. Will revisit again
Apr 14, 2017
Reviewed by frasergrove from California
4.3/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Definitely hazy...as the title would suggest! Opaque and peach/light orange in color, frothy white head that sticks around for a bit. Aroma is a juicy fruit bomb - melon rind, peach, light dankness and pine as well. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel with an enjoyable lingering bitter bite at the end. Flavor is tropical fruit and stonefruit sweet. This is a damn solid beer - and fits the NE Hazy IPA craze well, with an additional west coast IPA bite.
Apr 02, 2017
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