Pied Piper IPA
The People's Pint
- From:
- The People's Pint
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 16.86%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 67
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 23, 2020
- Added:
- May 02, 2002
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
78
Okay
78
Okay
No description / notes.
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Ratings by CHADMC3:
Reviewed by CHADMC3 from Connecticut
2.64/5 rDev -21.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.64/5 rDev -21.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Dark copper in body with a deep tan head which hangs around for a while leaving a sticky lacing clinging to the glass that hangs out for the duration. Quite dark for an American IPA.
The hops on the aroma are secondary to tea leaves and biscuit malt. The hops that are present are parts floral, pine, or woody. It's kind of hard to tell for sure since they are so subdued.
Flavor similarly leaves a bit to be desired. I guess there are some woody and pine hops. Again there are some tea leaves and copious malt, which really isn't even totally identifiable but I guess biscuit. A bit watered down and lacking the tasty hop punch of its more representative counterparts.
Heavy in body for the style with generous carbonation.
For reasons listed above this was primarily a disappointment. I expected more as I understand they make some decent brews. Would still try a different style from the People's Pint.
Jul 21, 2014The hops on the aroma are secondary to tea leaves and biscuit malt. The hops that are present are parts floral, pine, or woody. It's kind of hard to tell for sure since they are so subdued.
Flavor similarly leaves a bit to be desired. I guess there are some woody and pine hops. Again there are some tea leaves and copious malt, which really isn't even totally identifiable but I guess biscuit. A bit watered down and lacking the tasty hop punch of its more representative counterparts.
Heavy in body for the style with generous carbonation.
For reasons listed above this was primarily a disappointment. I expected more as I understand they make some decent brews. Would still try a different style from the People's Pint.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by FFreak from Vermont
3.61/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Purchased a non-dated bomber at the liquor store in Greenfield, MA - I think it was under $5. Pours a dark mohagany color, clear, with a fluffy light-tan head. Aroma is mostly malt, with just a hint of citrus. Taste is clean and malty, lots of caramel and not much hop taste, and very little bitterness on the finish. Mouthfeel is good - medium-bodied, sweet and smooth, not cloying, average carbonation. Overall, I initially thought maybe the bottle was mislabeled due to the extremely dark color of the beer - I thought it was more of a brown ale - but it's a decent beer. Not really what I look for in an IPA as it's very dark and malt-heavy for the style and the ABV.
Mar 03, 2016
Reviewed by chinacat from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +18.3%
4/5 rDev +18.3%
As far as British Style IPA goes this is a pretty damn good beer. Nice hop / malt balance with hints of fruitiness and biscuit balanced by a deceptively present hop finish. copper color, medium body. Very enjoyable on tap at the brew pub. (Pretty friendly bar to hang out at helped too)
If you are expecting big hop forward American Style IPA this is not that nor should it be considering they state it is brewed with English Ale yeast and English malts. Try their Double IPA instead.
Reviewers would do well to read the actual beer descriptions that most brewers post at their pubs since several posters here have called this an American IPA.
Oct 21, 2014If you are expecting big hop forward American Style IPA this is not that nor should it be considering they state it is brewed with English Ale yeast and English malts. Try their Double IPA instead.
Reviewers would do well to read the actual beer descriptions that most brewers post at their pubs since several posters here have called this an American IPA.
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