Crystal-Hero
Revolution Brewing

 

 

L: Dark gold with 2 inches of thick, creamy, rocky, white head. Good lacing.
S: Sharp citrus with a hint of pine.
T: Very different than smell, a not too bitter pine with a touch of citrus.
F: For an IPA its not too dry or bitter.
O: A great tasting single hop IPA.

Deep gold, nice foamy head. One of those no-nonsense, punch to the sinuses hopbombs. Interested to know the IBUs on this beer, most likely substantial. No subtleties here, straight-from-the-hip Crystal hops, comin' at ya!

 

 

 

Love the appearance: dark gold with billowing white bubbles. Smell is full of hops, no complexity given the single hop nature, but potent and really lets you get the nuance of the crsytal hop used. Bitter, nutty and tropical. The taste has the hops up front with biscuit malt, bringing out lemon, pineapple, mango, light chestnuts, and grass. The lingering aftertaste gets a little much as you go, with intense brett-like wheatiness with the hops. Would go great with a hefty lunch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had this on 2018-02-11in Bolingbrook, IL from a 12oz canned on 2017-07-12 from a too old 12 pack at Tony's Market. Dates not listed on the outside of the packaging. Pretty lame to sell a mixed IPA 12 pack this old.

A - Clear golden-orange with a 2-finger off white head and good lace.

S - Orange, floral, honey piney-herbal spice. Pleasant.

T - Orange, sourdough biscuit, pine, pepper, metalic-herbal spice. Moderately bitter orange zest.

M - Medium body and carbonation.

O - It held up pretty well. No detectable oxidation. Decent but I liked the Other three varieties in this 12-pack more.

Appearance: orange in color with a fluffy 1" head that lingers around.

Smell: grapefruit, wood, and pine are very easy pull from the glass.

Taste: caramel, grapefruit, lemon zest, pine, and an earthy and spicy bitterness.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer. Crisp at the start, less crisp and a bit dry at the finish.

Overall: a very enjoyable IPA.

 

Can shared by Dave Nayman. Cheers.

Crystal-Hero pours a copper color, with a large, long lasting and lacing head. Big dry aroma, lots of hops; pine and hints of grapefruit. Taste is similar, big hoppy flavor, dry body, with hints of pine and grapefruit and a bitter finish. Good body and feel. Overall, very good, everything you'd want from an IPA.

 

 

 

Appearance: Clean amber, with a huge frothy head of off-white suds and a lattice of lovely lace.

Aroma: Tantalizing fruity hops, with pineapple, orange and papaya coming around. Very nice.

Taste: Bitter hops with a brisk citrus/grapefruit pineapple bite. Superb fruity IPA from the masterful Revolution.

 

 

 

 

12oz can, filled 08-07-2017
Amber colored body with a frothy ivory head that fades to a foam. Aroma is light caramel with a piney hop presence. Pungent bitterness on the palate with pine & spruce with some orange & grapefruit zest; caramel & pale malt provides some sweetness, but hops own the palate here. Medium body, very resinous, finishes bitter with pungent pine lingering. Overall, not my favorite of the Hero series, but definitely worthy of trying.

 

 

 

A - Light copper gold color with nice carbonation and head retention.

S - Nice floral and citrus nose.

T - Floral and citrus from start to finish with some peppery spice. Nice lingering floral bitterness.

M - Medium body with sprightly carbonation.

O - All hops from start to finish and extremely enjoyable.

Very nicely made, light copper-colored IPA. This beer is beautiful to look at, the head lasts forever. Wonderful flavors emerge upon first sip, with a huge explosion of pleasant floral hops blended nicely with malt, and soft alcohol. I don't want to use the word dank, but it has those charisctics deep inside it. This is an extremely well made and well-balanced beer that still showcases the hop characters.