Luponic Distortion: Revolution No. 007
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

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From:
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 6.89%
Reviews:
44
Ratings:
160
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 30, 2023
Added:
Sep 10, 2017
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  28
Revolution No. 007 marks the second time that Luponic Distortion has dipped down into the Southern Hemisphere for its lead hops, following the South African hops that set the tone for Revolution No. 004 last year.

“The hop intensity level on Revolution No. 007 is high,” says Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. “The primary Australian hop is loaded with this bright, citrusy Sauvignon Blanc character, and the other two hops round it out with classic Southern Hemisphere qualities.”
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Ratings by SawDog505:
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Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a Lost Abbey Teku glass canned on 9/1/17. Pours a yellow orange with a nice 2 finger sticky white head that leaves spotty lace.

Smell is mellon, tangerine, passion fruit, pine, and grapefruit rind.

Taste follows honeydew, pine, passion fruit, and grapefruit.

Mouthfeel is almost medium, plenty of life, maybe a little dry, and excellent drinkability.

Overall very solid, not sure if it tastes any different than all the others, but I will crush these happily.
Sep 21, 2017
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.25/5  rDev -17.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Taster at Growler Guys. Beautiful pour, pale golden, small tight head. Aroma and taste are very subdued, light. Pale ale? This is a stretch for an IPA. Not much substance.
Nov 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Sep 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.97 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Jun 28, 2020
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Rated by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

3.88/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottom half of the 7 Luponics I've had. Not incredible - stopped buying these.
May 03, 2019
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Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey

3.91/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
10/30/18...pale bronze, still after the fact and fizzy white foam. Some lacing. Malty, pilsy smell. Some citrus. Subtle hop bitter open, smooth. Quick black peeper burst. Simple and tasty.
Apr 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.09 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Feb 07, 2019
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

4.12/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The James Bond edition?

Pours as expected, crystalline clear with a billowy white cap of foam. Light aroma, with a strong bitterness and a long afterfinish. There's some pine sap and a sweet tropical fruit note on this.
Feb 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.07 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Dec 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.81 by Wizzle32 from Pennsylvania

Dec 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4.16 by Wheels2532 from Pennsylvania

Dec 21, 2018
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Reviewed by MaltsOfGlory from Oregon

4.1/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
12oz can

Pours a big, fluffy finger of white head into my tulip. Slowly fizzing. The body is orange, with a very small amount of bubbles coming up. As per usual with this series, the body is very see through. Head retention is ok. Looks fine so far.

The nose on this is just fantastic. It's bursting with fresh melon. Melon, melon, and more melon. Smells slightly sweet, and a tad sticky - the ladder being primarily from the hops. While a little sticky, it's still smells extremely refreshing. A fantastic nose.

The flavor is certainly more down to earth than the nose, i.e. it's not quite as good. A little fruity, but not even close to what the nose had going on. A pretty noticeable lemon zest coming mid way through the palate. Gets a little bit dank towards the end. Finishes with a mildy unfortunate grainy aftertaste, not a very big deal though. It's certainly more complex than the nose, so it has that going for it. With the exception if a few flavors, it's a pretty smooth, soft IPA, which is not necessarily a good or bad thing. Though, this borders on too little flavor at times. While it's nowhere near as good as the nose, this is still a tasty beer.

The carbonation is about medium here, but overall the beer does not have a very lively mouth to it. Not much of a hop bite or anything of that nature. The body itself is pretty thin, and quite soft and smooth. It's an ok mouthfeel, but for a light IPA light this, I would appreciate a little more action.

The drinkability is very high. It's a light, tasty beer. It goes down with no problem.

Overall a good beer here. The nose was kinda hard to live up to, but it's still a good brew.

The appearance turned out decent I guess. The head retention was ok, but the lacing was hardly there at all.
Oct 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.83 by samEBC from Belgium

Jun 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hopsohard from California

Jun 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by cmbeddoe7997 from Texas

May 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by djembeist from Virginia

May 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.23 by coombski from Maine

Apr 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

Apr 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.97 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Apr 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by mikesubocz from Washington

Apr 04, 2018
Luponic Distortion: Revolution No. 007 from Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 160 ratings