Hop Drift
La Cumbre Brewing Co.

- From:
- La Cumbre Brewing Co.
- New Mexico, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.6%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.11 | pDev: 5.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 24, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 15, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
Bone dry and aggressively bitter, this Cold IPA combines the carefree drinkability of a Pilsner and the unbridled hop explosion of a West Coast IPA. With tropical notes of pineapple, guava, and lemon, this IPA truly lets the hops shine.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.04/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy goldenstraw capped by a two finger meringue; good persistence and some clumps of lacing
Smell: Clean malt tones with a citrusy mix of tangerine, ruby red grapefruit and lemonade
Taste: Crisp and clean, up front, like a pilsner, with the citrus combination and a hint of guava developing; orange flavors wind up dominating but the finish is also crisp and clean
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate to high carbonation
Overall: The cold IPA trend came and went so quickly I didn't get to taste many of them but a beer like this is perfect for a hot day like today
Thanks, kevindp9, for the opportunity
Aug 29, 2024Smell: Clean malt tones with a citrusy mix of tangerine, ruby red grapefruit and lemonade
Taste: Crisp and clean, up front, like a pilsner, with the citrus combination and a hint of guava developing; orange flavors wind up dominating but the finish is also crisp and clean
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate to high carbonation
Overall: The cold IPA trend came and went so quickly I didn't get to taste many of them but a beer like this is perfect for a hot day like today
Thanks, kevindp9, for the opportunity
Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico
4.24/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This beer is a clear gold color with a small, persistent white head. There is a little bit of lace.
Aroma of citrus, a little pine, and some sweet malt.
Grapefruit, orange taste, Late pine. Caramel.
Nicely hopped, just the right degree of bitterness.
Jun 08, 2024Aroma of citrus, a little pine, and some sweet malt.
Grapefruit, orange taste, Late pine. Caramel.
Nicely hopped, just the right degree of bitterness.
Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
4.35/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16 oz. Can
CO: 05/01/24
BB: 07/30/24
Poured into a Trillium glass a pretty nice slightly hazy dark golden yellow color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice thick/creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, mango, grapefruit, guava, pineapple), pretty nice pineyness like. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, mango, grapefruit, guava, pineapple), very nice piney note like. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a pretty nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty beer.
May 29, 2024CO: 05/01/24
BB: 07/30/24
Poured into a Trillium glass a pretty nice slightly hazy dark golden yellow color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice thick/creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, mango, grapefruit, guava, pineapple), pretty nice pineyness like. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, mango, grapefruit, guava, pineapple), very nice piney note like. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a pretty nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty beer.
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
3.79/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16oz can poured into a pint
A- pours a clear golden with a one finger foamy white head that reduces to a ring around the edge
S- slightly dank with some zesty citrus undertones. Hint of grass
T- Soft citrusy and floral hops up front, followed by a hint if malty sweetness. Mid palate begins to Enhance the citrusy hops note before finishing slightly resinous
M- medium body with medium carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into a crisp finish
Jun 15, 2023A- pours a clear golden with a one finger foamy white head that reduces to a ring around the edge
S- slightly dank with some zesty citrus undertones. Hint of grass
T- Soft citrusy and floral hops up front, followed by a hint if malty sweetness. Mid palate begins to Enhance the citrusy hops note before finishing slightly resinous
M- medium body with medium carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that continues into a crisp finish
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