Idiot IPA
Coronado Brewing Company
- From:
- Coronado Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #2,732 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #21,655 - Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 11.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 402
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 03, 2025
- Added:
- May 10, 2007
- Wants:
- 58
- Gots:
- 323
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
4.12/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. bottle poured into a pint glass.
Appearance - Clear golden body with a nice white head. The head lasts a good while and becomes nice, sticky lace.
Smell - Great citrus hop aroma. Strong and vibrant. Smells as good as the best IPAs. A little bit of biscuit malt, as well.
Taste - Very citrusy at first and then some pine hoppiness. Great hop flavor. A bit of caramel sweetness in the middle and it finishes with the same biscuit malt I smelled. The downfall is the bitter finish. It's got a burnt character to it that's a bit off-putting. Otherwise, very nice.
Mouthfeel - Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Par for the course and what I'm looking for in a DIPA. The only issue is that bitter aftertaste.
Overall - A very nice DIPA. I'm enjoying it, despite that aftertaste. It's hardly a complaint, just a slight imperfection.
Jul 26, 2011Appearance - Clear golden body with a nice white head. The head lasts a good while and becomes nice, sticky lace.
Smell - Great citrus hop aroma. Strong and vibrant. Smells as good as the best IPAs. A little bit of biscuit malt, as well.
Taste - Very citrusy at first and then some pine hoppiness. Great hop flavor. A bit of caramel sweetness in the middle and it finishes with the same biscuit malt I smelled. The downfall is the bitter finish. It's got a burnt character to it that's a bit off-putting. Otherwise, very nice.
Mouthfeel - Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Par for the course and what I'm looking for in a DIPA. The only issue is that bitter aftertaste.
Overall - A very nice DIPA. I'm enjoying it, despite that aftertaste. It's hardly a complaint, just a slight imperfection.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.59/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Orangish amber pour with nice fluffy head, soft hoppy aroma, taste is more tart and bitter, pine notes on the finish. Nice sharp DIPA (west coast style)
Nov 24, 2023
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -3.6%
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
Bottled 2/4/15; drank 3/9/15 @ the Yarchives.
Semi-opaque light orange appearance; white flotsam.
Big eggshell head; frothy lace.
Grapefruit, caramel & pine needle notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Pine needle & caramel flavors up front; a grapefruit bite on the finish. As this warmed, a nice peanut butter (!) note emerged.
Not normally my flavor profile, but this was interesting & tasty. I'd have another.
Apr 15, 2019Semi-opaque light orange appearance; white flotsam.
Big eggshell head; frothy lace.
Grapefruit, caramel & pine needle notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Pine needle & caramel flavors up front; a grapefruit bite on the finish. As this warmed, a nice peanut butter (!) note emerged.
Not normally my flavor profile, but this was interesting & tasty. I'd have another.
Rated by Ghrymm from Canada (BC)
3.91/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A pretty good Imperial hoppy IPA.
Apr 02, 2018
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