Pineapple Express
Terrapin Beer Company

Pineapple ExpressPineapple Express
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From:
Terrapin Beer Company
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
Helles
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.35 | pDev: 15.22%
Reviews:
31
Ratings:
176
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 06, 2017
Added:
Jan 01, 2014
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  6
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Ratings by socon67:
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Rated by socon67 from New York

3.75/5  rDev +11.9%

Jun 09, 2014
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.67/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From Notes: Pours a deep straw producing 2 fingers of somewhat lasting, pillowy, white foam head that leaves only a few blotches & streaks of lace. Aroma is sweet, doughy wheat, pilsner malt, a little grass & lemon (hallertau hops?), yeast & a hint of yeasty fruit esters & thin smoke. Pineapple is present but backstage. Taste is a little bitter, slightly tart, yeasty & smokey up front. Wheat in middle with a hint of clove, hoppy grass & lemon combine with cracker & biscuit of Pilsner malt to produce a clean but snappy pepper, dry finish. The smoke is detectable throughout the sip but the pineapple is very subtle. Aftertaste is bittersweet, clean & shortlived. Mouthfeel is light bodied or if you are really pushing it light-medium bodied, lively with carbonation, crisp, dry & oh so drinkable. Pineapple Express (Side Project 21) is the winner of Terrapin's first annual Employee Homebrew Challenge.
Feb 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.84 by lemmy187 from Missouri

Jul 14, 2015
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A big burst of carbonation when opened. Fairly clear, light-golden color with an overly huge white head filling the entire glass. Smoke and pineapple heavy in the nose, along with some nutmeg and medicinal notes. More of a rauchbier than a helles in the flavor. Big smoke upfront with a helles taste in the background. The pineapple is subtle, but present, and the entire beer is pretty-well balanced on the whole. Rauchbiers aren't really my thing, but I can appreciate how well-crafted this is and think a lot of people would really enjoy it.
Jun 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by Budlum from Maryland

Apr 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by Justdoit1234 from Minnesota

Mar 08, 2015
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Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Tasted from draft at Firkin on February 27, 2015.
Feb 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by DrMindbender from South Carolina

Jan 08, 2015
 
Rated: 2.5 by Mark5252 from Pennsylvania

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by RavenForBeer from Georgia

Nov 05, 2014
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Reviewed by OrestesMethuon from Montana

4.06/5  rDev +21.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
I give this beer a lot of credit for being both (a) a beer that maybe shouldn't work, but strangely does, and (b) really going out on a limb, as far as I'm concerned, while somehow strangely keeping its wilder impulses fairly reigned.

While ostensibly a Helles Lager, the overall effect and composition of Pineapple Express lends itself more to smoke beer discrimination than anything else. The nose is sugary, with pineapple overtones, but its heart is all campfire and wood; the flavor matches, but moreover extends the sentiment, with a cascading and clarion assertion of its smoked malt base—a brewing decision that keeps the texture and the malt-load light and fluffy, but adds a dark, burnt richness to the body of the beer. Meanwhile: true to its Helles Lager inspiration, the beer is a very blonde golden complexion—echoing the grilled-pineapple notions that suffuse the brew—but it's paired with a somewhat sediment-heavy turbidity, a payload of yeast that helps accentuate the subtle tropical-fruitiness provided by the pineapple addition.

Overall, I'd have to say this is a success—though I'm a non-trivially big fan of smoke beers—and a surprising success, at that, given the adventurousness of the concept (not to mention the employee homebrew provenance). It's tasty, yes, but bonus points are due for nailing a beer that was born from what could have been a sketchy premise.
Nov 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by bhudlow23 from Georgia

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by RHB33 from Maryland

Oct 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by GeorgiaBeerGuy from Georgia

Oct 09, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by chadwicktorres from District of Columbia

Oct 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.08 by JStewart00 from New Jersey

Sep 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by vwbus7 from North Carolina

Sep 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by runner72 from Massachusetts

Sep 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Washuffizi98 from Tennessee

Sep 15, 2014
Pineapple Express from Terrapin Beer Company
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 176 ratings