The Joy Bus Rad IPA
Four Peaks Brewing Company - 8th Street Pub
- From:
- Four Peaks Brewing Company - 8th Street Pub
- Arizona, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.26 | pDev: 0.61%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 13, 2020
- Added:
- May 21, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by tucson_brewson from Arizona
3.24/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.24/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a 6-pk from Total Wine after seeing the label/packaging and being a sucker for anything retro and local/regional, decided to give it a try. 12 oz bottle poured into a Spiegelau glass.
L - Pours a clear, golden color with about a finger of soapy white head that dissipates quick and leaves a thin lacing.
S - Lemon, apple cider vinegar, tea leaves, slightly piney, slightly sour, little-to-no hops, very mild overall.
T - Follows the nose with citrus and iced tea up front, a bready biscuit malt in the middle, finishes slightly hoppy.
F - Light-to-medium bodied, moderate carbonation, fairly thin but very drinkable. Finishes slightly dry.
O - Drinks more like a pale ale or a strong lager, doesn't have much of the characteristics of an IPA (very little citrus, pine, tropical fruit, bitterness) and doesn't come across as "bold" but it is radical, in a way. Hop heads look elsewhere, but if it were classified as another style, it's an okay middle-of-the-road beer.
Jun 13, 2020L - Pours a clear, golden color with about a finger of soapy white head that dissipates quick and leaves a thin lacing.
S - Lemon, apple cider vinegar, tea leaves, slightly piney, slightly sour, little-to-no hops, very mild overall.
T - Follows the nose with citrus and iced tea up front, a bready biscuit malt in the middle, finishes slightly hoppy.
F - Light-to-medium bodied, moderate carbonation, fairly thin but very drinkable. Finishes slightly dry.
O - Drinks more like a pale ale or a strong lager, doesn't have much of the characteristics of an IPA (very little citrus, pine, tropical fruit, bitterness) and doesn't come across as "bold" but it is radical, in a way. Hop heads look elsewhere, but if it were classified as another style, it's an okay middle-of-the-road beer.
Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona
3.29/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
12 oz, bottle -
Pours clear golden with a white head that becomes a wide island. Some lacing sticks.
The smell is very mild for an IPA. Slightly floral - subtle touch of citrus.
The taste is - like the aroma - very mild. Some tea-like bitterness with the slightest touch of citrus. Hop dryness (more dry than bitter) in the finish.
It is smooth. A bit thin but holds together. Alcohol very well-covered.
On the thin side all-around for a "West Coast" IPA. Nothing "off" but forgettable. Nothing really stands out. It's decent, that's all.
On the up-side - For every purchase the brewery donates a portion to a cancer center.
May 22, 2020Pours clear golden with a white head that becomes a wide island. Some lacing sticks.
The smell is very mild for an IPA. Slightly floral - subtle touch of citrus.
The taste is - like the aroma - very mild. Some tea-like bitterness with the slightest touch of citrus. Hop dryness (more dry than bitter) in the finish.
It is smooth. A bit thin but holds together. Alcohol very well-covered.
On the thin side all-around for a "West Coast" IPA. Nothing "off" but forgettable. Nothing really stands out. It's decent, that's all.
On the up-side - For every purchase the brewery donates a portion to a cancer center.
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