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#ultrafresh
3 Stars Brewing Company
- From:
- 3 Stars Brewing Company
- District of Columbia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 9.18%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 23, 2022
- Added:
- May 14, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 11
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Ratings by Evan:
Rated by Evan from Maryland
4.06/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Mar 26, 2017
4.06/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Mar 26, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
4.02/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours orange yellow with a fluffy white head. Smells of floral and citrus hops, nice balance. Tastes of citrus and floral hops, decent grain. Beer is light/medium bodied yet easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Sep 09, 2020Reviewed by kookajamo from Delaware
3.62/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Above average DIPA but this one doesn't really stand out. Smell is a massive hop bomb and the taste follows but is overly bitter and one-dimensional. With this many hops included in the brew you would expect a more diverse flavor profile but its just a lot of grass and bitter flavors.
Not a bad DIPA by any means, but not something I'd seek out again.
May 02, 2020Not a bad DIPA by any means, but not something I'd seek out again.
Reviewed by Sheppard from Massachusetts
3.24/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a pale golden. Not much in the form of aroma. It's very grassy and not much else, not a huge fan of this, should’ve gotten a goblet instead of a pint. It did provide some hoppy burps, but it really didn't have much of an identity and with IPAs, isn't that the worst you can do?
Feb 22, 2020Rated by ThePold from Virginia
4.29/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Whole Foods, a clean IPA and one of the few here, nice crisp feel to this, above average lacing
Feb 16, 2020Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.93/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned 11/15/17, bought for the really interesting hop combination
Pours a decent fizzy bubbly 1 finger head that fades at a med pace, a little lacing, very clear pale yellow almost golden neon color
Nose interesting hops, lots of bright citrus but obvious lemony citrus, lemon lime zest, hand of buddha and other unique citruses, a little candied citrus, touch of stone fruit and candied apricot orange marmalade, cereal grains, little grassy floral but a touch spicy, plenty more citrus as it warms, lemon cereal
Taste starts a bit sweet, candy malts, candied citrus marmalade again, cereal grains and toasted, hops bring tons of citrus again, lemon lime candy up front, more hand of buddha and unique citruses, gritty orange lemon juice concentrate, lots of rind, a zest of all citruses known to man, touch of candied jelly stone fruit, fair bitterness, a little spicy floral hop, with a touch of alcohol coming as it warms and dries on the finish, a bit sticky finish, bitterness ramps quite a bit too, almost nagging bitterness
Mouth is med bod, a bit sticky, touch of alcohol late, nice fluffy carbonation
Overall started with a nice balanced DIPA, a bit heavy but enjoyable, finished a bit too bitter and boozy, hops were interesting not quite what I thought but def something I could see, maybe it should be fresher, but an interesting enjoyable beer nonetheless.
Feb 09, 2018Pours a decent fizzy bubbly 1 finger head that fades at a med pace, a little lacing, very clear pale yellow almost golden neon color
Nose interesting hops, lots of bright citrus but obvious lemony citrus, lemon lime zest, hand of buddha and other unique citruses, a little candied citrus, touch of stone fruit and candied apricot orange marmalade, cereal grains, little grassy floral but a touch spicy, plenty more citrus as it warms, lemon cereal
Taste starts a bit sweet, candy malts, candied citrus marmalade again, cereal grains and toasted, hops bring tons of citrus again, lemon lime candy up front, more hand of buddha and unique citruses, gritty orange lemon juice concentrate, lots of rind, a zest of all citruses known to man, touch of candied jelly stone fruit, fair bitterness, a little spicy floral hop, with a touch of alcohol coming as it warms and dries on the finish, a bit sticky finish, bitterness ramps quite a bit too, almost nagging bitterness
Mouth is med bod, a bit sticky, touch of alcohol late, nice fluffy carbonation
Overall started with a nice balanced DIPA, a bit heavy but enjoyable, finished a bit too bitter and boozy, hops were interesting not quite what I thought but def something I could see, maybe it should be fresher, but an interesting enjoyable beer nonetheless.
Reviewed by BikeChef from District of Columbia
3.09/5 rDev -21.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.09/5 rDev -21.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow. Nose is surprisingly muted for a hop-forward beer, but there are some dank hop notes. Taste is also underwhelming. You can detect the use of hop powder, with its distinct sharpness on the palate, but again, the hops are muted and something just isn't working here. Been drinking Lawson's, Trillium, Enjoy By 4.20, and other big boys this recently, and this attempt at a fresh super-hoppy IPA just doesn't come anywhere close.
Apr 19, 2017Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
4.25/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 16oz can into a speiglau IPA glass.
Look is an extremely hazy golden orange with an inch head.
Aroma is intense tropical hops with notes of mango pine and lemon.
Taste is a lot of those tropical notes. I think the lupine powder might dry it out at the end.
Feel of carbonation is prickly on the tongue.
This beer is definitely intensely hoppy but comes together in a great way.
Apr 13, 2017Look is an extremely hazy golden orange with an inch head.
Aroma is intense tropical hops with notes of mango pine and lemon.
Taste is a lot of those tropical notes. I think the lupine powder might dry it out at the end.
Feel of carbonation is prickly on the tongue.
This beer is definitely intensely hoppy but comes together in a great way.
Reviewed by Greywulfken from New York
4.43/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Featuring Eureka, Denali, and Topaz hops, and Citra lupulin powder... 3/16/17 canning... Really dug this... A very similar beer to those being produced by Other Half in Brooklyn, NY... Deep yellow and hazed under a white foam head a few fingers high that left lotsa lace behind. Aromas mainly citric and floral with some suggestions of fresh-cut pale grains... The taste is bright and light, full of pith with pricks of peel; some dank undertones as well as a pixie dust-like lemon citrus sweetness. Big bitterness crashes in over the sugars, gripping the tongue with just a bit of tartness on the edges. Medium-light body, amply carbonated, crisp and clean... A solid brew on par with much of the better New England-style D/IPAs around.
Apr 10, 2017
#ultrafresh from 3 Stars Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
57 ratings
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