Class Five IPA
Thomas Creek Brewery

Class Five IPAClass Five IPA
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From:
Thomas Creek Brewery
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,499
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
77
Ranked #27,256
Avg:
3.34 | pDev: 15.57%
Reviews:
101
Ratings:
299
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 29, 2023
Added:
May 29, 2008
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  27
84 IBU
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Ratings by RDW:
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Rated by RDW from Nebraska

3.5/5  rDev +4.8%

Jul 28, 2012
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Rated: 3.12 by Slyde180 from Texas

Jan 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.26 by Van_boi from New Hampshire

Dec 06, 2019
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Reviewed by omahawk from Nebraska

3.42/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Got this beer on vacation in Myrtle Beach. This is just OK. Pours a dark copper. Smell is faint grassy hops. Taste is caramel malt, peppery (rye) and grassy slight citrus hops. I taste a lot of Chinook hops I think. It’s somewhat clashing flavor profile for me. Not a great IPA.
Jul 20, 2019
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Rated by JohnnyEd from Georgia

3.43/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A West Coast IPA. Reddish Amber. Very hoppy, but few aromatics. Very similar to Green Man IPA.
Feb 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.69 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Dec 02, 2018
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.68/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep orang amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with good strength. A bit muddy aromas. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, citrus peel/rind, mint, wood, pepper, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is a nice IPA. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Classic tasting IPA. Centennial, Cascade, Fuggles. Nice juicy, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; nice dark/bready malt backing, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Aug 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by AllanPatchin1016 from Ohio

Jul 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by Buffettman2018 from North Carolina

Feb 13, 2018
 
Rated: 1.88 by jmkovey from Indiana

Jan 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Wrigfen from South Carolina

Sep 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.71 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

Aug 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.34 by Samputnam14 from South Carolina

Apr 24, 2017
 
Rated: 2.75 by JeffKowalek from Tennessee

Oct 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Oct 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.24 by Nate2034 from South Carolina

Jun 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.27 by drned from Virginia

Jun 22, 2016
 
Rated: 2.95 by rjd722 from Maryland

May 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.43 by JordanlikesAles from Georgia

May 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Mar 10, 2016
Class Five IPA from Thomas Creek Brewery
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 299 ratings