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Cape May IPA
Cape May Brewing Company
- From:
- Cape May Brewing Company
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,716 - ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #20,285 - Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 12.14%
- Reviews:
- 57
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Monday at 10:30 PM
- Added:
- Jul 18, 2011
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 90
The American IPA named for America’s Oldest Seaside Resort, Cape May IPA is loaded with floral and citrus notes, slightly bitter with a zesty finish. A West Coast-style IPA brewed in the heart of the East Coast, it’s the beer that’s Crafted on the Cape.
65 IBU
65 IBU
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Ratings by waddellc2:
Rated by waddellc2 from Pennsylvania
3.75/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jul 01, 2015
3.75/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jul 01, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland
3.87/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Picked this up last night while staying over in Rehoboth on Spring Break with my son. I love the single 19.2 ounce. Incidentally, we we use "oz" as the abbreviation for the word ounce since it was adapted from the Italian "onza" in the 1500's. Linguistics is cool. This is an old school (west side!) IPA with some new school (NEIPA) trappings. Sweet copper color and huge head. Hoppy but also tropical fruit. Lemon zest at the end followed by dryness. Solid overall effect but maybe less than the sum of its parts.
Monday at 10:30 PMRated by Samnem from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Solid. Refreshing
Mar 19, 2024Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
4.1/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Hazy amber orange color with a thick head with good retention.
Aroma with notes of oranges, pine and passionfruit.
Flavor with notes of tangerines, passionfruit, resiny pine, lychees, honey and malt sweetness. Dry and bitter aftertaste.
Excellent American IPA or even closer to an NEIPA, full of tropical, tangerines and some resiny fresh notes.
Mar 06, 2024Aroma with notes of oranges, pine and passionfruit.
Flavor with notes of tangerines, passionfruit, resiny pine, lychees, honey and malt sweetness. Dry and bitter aftertaste.
Excellent American IPA or even closer to an NEIPA, full of tropical, tangerines and some resiny fresh notes.
Rated by mcgiants from New Jersey
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can poured into tulip glass.
Pours golden amber. Clean, crisp, not overly hopped. Very drinkable. Solid. This is how it is done.
Jan 28, 2024Pours golden amber. Clean, crisp, not overly hopped. Very drinkable. Solid. This is how it is done.
Rated by bubseymour from Maryland
4.28/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A very solid American IPA
Dec 30, 2023Reviewed by Specialmick from Connecticut
3.49/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Look...A copper and yellow predominantly clear with a foamy white head. A traditional IPA look, nothing special.
Smell...so so faint hop citrus with a little bit of lemon zest
Taste...Bitter hop off the bat and reminds of the old school malt on the back end of the swallow. I feel this beer is imbibed in old school hops like cascade and Chinook but what do I know. Definitely getting the bitter vibe which is cool for me. A nice clean finish with drying lightness
Feel... Medium amount of carbonation with a really effervescent resonance leaving appropriate medium lacing
Overall...This is no show stopper but def quality beer. In the proper element this is the kind of beer I like with food, Love bitter, lower ABV IPAs, when eating certain foods. Reminds me a lot of Sea Hag by NEBCO and I am not a huge fan of that one but rated in a similar ballpark.
Aug 30, 2023Smell...so so faint hop citrus with a little bit of lemon zest
Taste...Bitter hop off the bat and reminds of the old school malt on the back end of the swallow. I feel this beer is imbibed in old school hops like cascade and Chinook but what do I know. Definitely getting the bitter vibe which is cool for me. A nice clean finish with drying lightness
Feel... Medium amount of carbonation with a really effervescent resonance leaving appropriate medium lacing
Overall...This is no show stopper but def quality beer. In the proper element this is the kind of beer I like with food, Love bitter, lower ABV IPAs, when eating certain foods. Reminds me a lot of Sea Hag by NEBCO and I am not a huge fan of that one but rated in a similar ballpark.
Reviewed by soxfanben from Illinois
4.71/5 rDev +24.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +24.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
On tap at C-View in Cape May. On draft, it pours in a hazy golden color with a thick frothy head. Smells of lemonade and pears, but the good kind of pears. Looks more like a hazy. Go Pats. Tasting notes: orange sherbert, apple juice, and hints of cayenne pepper, but not spicy, because that would be weird. Pairs well with the optimism that always accompanies a new football season.
Jul 12, 2023Reviewed by philbe311 from Pennsylvania
3.97/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
3.97/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Two fingers worth of crisp lush light khaki colored froth... Rock solid retention... Color is a golden yellow with the slightest of hazed... Inviting nose of mild citrus and even the slightest bit of candied sugars... Flavor profile is spot on to the nose as this one is equal parts sweet and hoppy... Feel is lush, smooth and medium bodied... Very nice beer that is super easy drinking... Quaffable and really enjoyable...
Jul 09, 2023Reviewed by TurboMon_911 from New Jersey
3.82/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured a clear golden straw color with an off white finger high head into a pint glass that dissipated quickly. Piney in aroma and taste with a descent malt backbone. Carbonation is present but barely visible. A good go to IPA that won't break the bank. A solid brew from Cape May.
May 30, 2023Reviewed by Caoimhin from Pennsylvania
3.6/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.6/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pine and citrus hop flavors are prominent, but nothing very complex is going on. The mouthfeel is pleasant with many tiny bubbles which give a creamy effect. There is not much malt flavor at all to balance out the hops. Overall - a middle-of-the-road affordable IPA,
May 23, 2023
Cape May IPA from Cape May Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
292 ratings
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