Idiot IPA | Coronado Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Coronado Brewing Company
California, United States
coronadobrewing.com
Style: American Double / Imperial IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by scottoale on 05-09-2007
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Ratings: 1,514 | Reviews: 398
3.84/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
650ml bottle poured into Sam Adams pint glass.
Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with one fat finger of beige head that leaves cloudy summer sky lace as it recedes. Pretty.
Smells of rich sweet bread, sliced orange and lime, pineapple, soft caramel and dank piney hops.
Tastes of orange and lime rind, pineapple chunks, bready caramel malt, pine resin and alcohol.
Feels thick and soft. Full bodied with furry carbonation. Finishes dry and a little harsh.
Verdict: Recommended. Not very elegant, but pretty tasty.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
650ml bottle poured into Sam Adams pint glass.
Pours a slightly hazy golden amber with one fat finger of beige head that leaves cloudy summer sky lace as it recedes. Pretty.
Smells of rich sweet bread, sliced orange and lime, pineapple, soft caramel and dank piney hops.
Tastes of orange and lime rind, pineapple chunks, bready caramel malt, pine resin and alcohol.
Feels thick and soft. Full bodied with furry carbonation. Finishes dry and a little harsh.
Verdict: Recommended. Not very elegant, but pretty tasty.
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3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sitting at the 8.5%, I opted for my tulip.
The appearance was a semi-dark golden bronzed orange color about it with a stiff finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Sly roaming lace.
The aroma had a gentle blend of citrus pith, fresh pine, light alcohol and a subtle fresh biting grassy sweetness.
The flavor started bitter and became sweet but then went back to the bitterness. Malts are quite low here. I was hoping this would have eventually combined to become fully bittersweet but to no avail. Fairly nice aftertaste of the citrus, pine and low riding biscuits.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt appropriate. ABV hit just as expected. Slight astringency, but acceptable to me.
Overall, pretty good DIPA that I could have again.
ine, light alcohol, mild bitterness for the style. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer, but the flavors seem to clash rather than flow together.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sitting at the 8.5%, I opted for my tulip.
The appearance was a semi-dark golden bronzed orange color about it with a stiff finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Sly roaming lace.
The aroma had a gentle blend of citrus pith, fresh pine, light alcohol and a subtle fresh biting grassy sweetness.
The flavor started bitter and became sweet but then went back to the bitterness. Malts are quite low here. I was hoping this would have eventually combined to become fully bittersweet but to no avail. Fairly nice aftertaste of the citrus, pine and low riding biscuits.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt appropriate. ABV hit just as expected. Slight astringency, but acceptable to me.
Overall, pretty good DIPA that I could have again.
ine, light alcohol, mild bitterness for the style. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer, but the flavors seem to clash rather than flow together.
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3.55/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.29/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.8/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.57/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.96/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nothing exceptional but decently drinkable. American Oak, Alameda, CA, April 2017.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nothing exceptional but decently drinkable. American Oak, Alameda, CA, April 2017.
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3.28/5 rDev -15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Tried this offering from the local who reaches out.
Look was the golden but no hop aroma. Maybe it was the transport to the east coast. Taste was smooth but alcohol like. Maybe if I could try it fresh I would have a better revisit attitude. I'll finish the six anyway.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Tried this offering from the local who reaches out.
Look was the golden but no hop aroma. Maybe it was the transport to the east coast. Taste was smooth but alcohol like. Maybe if I could try it fresh I would have a better revisit attitude. I'll finish the six anyway.
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3.47/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.37/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of citrus, some pine. Taste is citrus, pine, light alcohol, mild bitterness for the style. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer, but the flavors seem to clash rather than flow together.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of citrus, some pine. Taste is citrus, pine, light alcohol, mild bitterness for the style. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer, but the flavors seem to clash rather than flow together.
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3.79/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This pours a tan yellow in the glass. Nice aroma, with some straw and citrus. There's a sweet orange rind, some bittering on the finish. One was enough for me.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This pours a tan yellow in the glass. Nice aroma, with some straw and citrus. There's a sweet orange rind, some bittering on the finish. One was enough for me.
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4.31/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Idiot IPA from Coronado Brewing Company
Beer rating:
3.89 out of
5 with
1,514 ratings
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5