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Thrillseeker IPA
Beachwood Brewing
- From:
- Beachwood Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #193 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #4,187 - Avg:
- 4.16 | pDev: 8.41%
- Reviews:
- 57
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 17, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 14, 2011
- Wants:
- 40
- Gots:
- 51
Thrillseeker is a West Coast style IPA that will push your senses to the edge! A daredevil combo of Simcoe, Chinook, Warrior, and Centennial lays down a massive citrus and tropical hop profile.
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Ratings by mmcurran:
Rated by mmcurran from North Carolina
4.29/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Mar 27, 2015
4.29/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Mar 27, 2015
More User Ratings:
Rated by BradMacMullin from Massachusetts
4.66/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.66/5 rDev +12%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had at the Theodore in Phoenix on tap. Nice and crisp ale, nice combination of fruit and very piney. Very good beer
Mar 17, 2023Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can from Saraveza.
A crystal clear straw yellow with a dense white head with good retention and lacing. The nose is a blend of citrus, gumdrops, melon and grape with a dank undercurrent that's just really deep and intense. As it warms, the dank, skunk like weed notes only grow. The palate opens clean, bitter and intensely dank with a skunk heavy weed note, dank and deep. Behind this are notes of fruit - grape, melon, stone fruit. Minimal malt. Drying, dank, clean finish. Fantastic beer.
Mar 12, 2023A crystal clear straw yellow with a dense white head with good retention and lacing. The nose is a blend of citrus, gumdrops, melon and grape with a dank undercurrent that's just really deep and intense. As it warms, the dank, skunk like weed notes only grow. The palate opens clean, bitter and intensely dank with a skunk heavy weed note, dank and deep. Behind this are notes of fruit - grape, melon, stone fruit. Minimal malt. Drying, dank, clean finish. Fantastic beer.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.22/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bright and clear body, medium yellow; lively, dancing carbonation bubbles; fair head, one-finger thick, sudsy. Dense, resinous scent; pine sap; dank. Hop-forward beer; classic old school west coast flavors; light to moderate malt taste infused with a pine resin cap. Medium body; crisp bite with a sticky sweetness; semi-dry.
Classic west coast IPA redux...malty, hoppy, swillable...
Pouring temperature: 54 °F; canning data: C1-THRILL 02/09/22
Mar 24, 2022Classic west coast IPA redux...malty, hoppy, swillable...
Pouring temperature: 54 °F; canning data: C1-THRILL 02/09/22
Reviewed by MeanMotaScootah from California
4/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Originally I had this years ago in a glass bomber now it's available in cans - yay. Pours a pale gold - nice foamy head. Aroma is big time tropical fruits, Beachwood didn't skimp on the late hop additions. Taste is light yet nice and bright and hoppy with a crisp finish - very much in line with Pliny the Elder. Mouthfeel is perfect with a slight creaminess. Overall a solid West Coast IPA - one of my all time favs.
Jan 17, 2021Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
4.23/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Can poured into a Russian River Brewing Co pub glass
A: Pours golden yellow with a frothy eggshell white head that settles to a firm layer and laces very nicely.
S: Jumps out of the glass, nice mix of zesty citrus and pine, backed with some fruity and floral notes, kinda bready malt, and a touch of caramel sweetness.
T: Opens with pine, but quickly transitions to citrus, grapefruit, lemon, and a touch of orange, light underlying tropical fruit, peach, passion fruit, and apricot, a hint of melon, floral notes, bready malt, and just a touch of caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderately lively carbonation.
O: This is right in my wheelhouse. Everything you want in an IPA.
May 08, 2020A: Pours golden yellow with a frothy eggshell white head that settles to a firm layer and laces very nicely.
S: Jumps out of the glass, nice mix of zesty citrus and pine, backed with some fruity and floral notes, kinda bready malt, and a touch of caramel sweetness.
T: Opens with pine, but quickly transitions to citrus, grapefruit, lemon, and a touch of orange, light underlying tropical fruit, peach, passion fruit, and apricot, a hint of melon, floral notes, bready malt, and just a touch of caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderately lively carbonation.
O: This is right in my wheelhouse. Everything you want in an IPA.
Reviewed by bret27 from California
4.22/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Wcipa. Words “canned on” date left blank?
Appearance: Clear copper/yellow, white head and lace. Fizzy carbonation.
Smell: pine and grapefruit. Not overwhelming, done right. Slightly sweet.
Taste: grapefruit, pine, grass. Bitter. Fair amount of sweetness & malt caramel balance. Stone fruit.
Mouthfeel: Bitter slick dry wcipa mouthfeel.
Malty presence balances well. crisp slight refreshing bite.
Overall: Good wcipa. Though not dated was a recent drop to small bottle shop and tastes fresh. Very well balanced. Perfect to style.
May 04, 2020Appearance: Clear copper/yellow, white head and lace. Fizzy carbonation.
Smell: pine and grapefruit. Not overwhelming, done right. Slightly sweet.
Taste: grapefruit, pine, grass. Bitter. Fair amount of sweetness & malt caramel balance. Stone fruit.
Mouthfeel: Bitter slick dry wcipa mouthfeel.
Malty presence balances well. crisp slight refreshing bite.
Overall: Good wcipa. Though not dated was a recent drop to small bottle shop and tastes fresh. Very well balanced. Perfect to style.
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
4.08/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Raul’s first thought is like how Lebowski feels about the Eagles - I am not a fan. Poured all West Coast like a 1950’s orange grove. Aroma was nice. Hella citrus and pine that wood keep a player content for days. That is, until I took a sip. And like that chick in your 3rd period ceramics class with jet black dyed hair and purple lipstick, it’s a little weird. The citrus and pine is there, but it also kind of tastes like a piece of wood and a bottle of windex had a baby - woody astringency.
Yeah, not exactly terrible, but your main man isn’t pleased.
Peace!
*Update - this beer mellowed out rather quickly. The wood and astringency died and it became fairly pleasant.
Oct 22, 2019Yeah, not exactly terrible, but your main man isn’t pleased.
Peace!
*Update - this beer mellowed out rather quickly. The wood and astringency died and it became fairly pleasant.
Thrillseeker IPA from Beachwood Brewing
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
323 ratings
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