Knee Deep IPA
Knee Deep Brewing Company

Knee Deep IPAKnee Deep IPA
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From:
Knee Deep Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 13.62%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
73
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 15, 2019
Added:
Oct 26, 2011
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  9
75 IBU
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Ratings by Csnowbrown:
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Rated by Csnowbrown

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

Aug 25, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.73 by Branlott42 from Missouri

Jul 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.93 by BeerMe8 from Florida

Jun 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.59 by scottspencer from Indiana

Sep 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by gr8fulbeerhead from California

Apr 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.02 by ssato27 from Pennsylvania

Jan 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.17 by BigTrubble from North Carolina

Jan 10, 2017
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Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island

4.06/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap 12/11/2016 at Stevie D’s Tavern in East Providence, RI, served in a tulip pint glass.

A: The beer is a light amber color, with a large white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains strong fruity citrus, floral hops and caramelized malts.

T: The taste starts out with a strong fruity citrus sweetness that is quickly followed by a strong but not over-powering floral hops bitterness. The malt character is hearty but not too heavy and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet and slightly hoppy.

M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

O: Tasty, goes down very easily, not too filling, good kick, good representation of style, this is a solid IPA to drink for a while.
Dec 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by JohnofUpton from Massachusetts

Jul 09, 2016
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Rated by BadAxeBeer from Michigan

2.21/5  rDev -39.8%
look: 4 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
I give it an 80/100. Flat taste. A bit too malty. Prob wouldn't drink another
Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Nov 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Mikerri6 from Pennsylvania

Sep 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by kvgomps from New Jersey

Jan 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by wethorseblanket from California

Jan 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by zestar from California

Aug 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by GClarkage from California

Jul 07, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by LloydBobBoozehound from California

Apr 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Beerswag from California

Feb 08, 2014
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Reviewed by Gueuzedude from Arizona

3.05/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
A steady pour into my Lost Abbey teku glass produces a three-finger thick, pale amber tinged, tan colored head. The beer is a full to dark amber color that shows a brilliantly clear, bright amber hue when held up to the light. The aroma smells of pine needles, caramel malt coated grapefruit zest, a dusty white pepper like note, perhaps a hint of menthol and a back drop of toasted, crystal malt, biscuit like notes and perhaps some brown cracker like notes.

The beer is amply bitter throughout, and it almost has a green hop astringency to it in the finish. The crystal malt character almost seems like it has some cardboard like oxidation to it somehow; this is a bit weird, as the beer should be pretty fresh and maybe this is just an interaction between the green hops and the crystal malt somehow. The pine and herbal hop notes are definitely the leading flavors here, but there is quite a bit of supporting grapefruit and tangelo like hop notes here as well. The crystal malt, as mentioned previously, certainly contributes as well with notes of English biscuit, toasted whole grain notes, some sweet tea like notes as well as some caramel malt sweetness. The hop character has quite a bit of peppery character that lingers in the finish along with the bitterness and a sweet, caramelized malt character. The body of this beer has a medium’ish quality to it, but is about where an IPA should be; it could be a touch lighter perhaps, but this is certainly nowhere near a heavy interpretation of the style.

The nose & flavor of this beer certainly has a certain balance between the malt and the hops; while it is certainly a hop dominated beer, I wouldn’t describe this as your typical West Coast IPA, the noticeable crystal malt character and the muted, for an IPA, aroma hops certainly are a bit of a throwback. There is way too much caramelized malt character in this beer, it really tends to dirty, and muddle what should be a cleanly focused hop forward beer; the crystal malt seems to accentuate the harsh side of the hop character and really makes this beer unbalanced for an IPA. With so many stellar, hop focused examples of the style out there, I find a hard time wanting to drink this; having said that though, for those that like noticeable crystal malt character in their IPAs, then this might be an IPA for you. It just doesn’t scratch my, particular, hop itch though. The beer does manage to soften up a bit as it warms up, but not enough to bring this beer into focus.
Sep 30, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by prock180 from Arizona

Sep 07, 2013
Knee Deep IPA from Knee Deep Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 73 ratings