Amalgamator | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Brewed by:
Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
California, United States
beachwoodbbq.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.10%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by Halcyondays on 03-29-2013
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Ratings: 379 | Reviews: 79
4.22/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned on 5/7; consumed on 5/26 - poured from a tall boy into my Dogfish Head shaped pint glass.
Brilliantly clear amber body with an active half finger of magnolia suds - vague lacing, decent retention.
Intensely fruity aromatics loaded with passion-fruit and a touch of grapefruit. The malt bill contributes something to the nose as well, with a gentle cookie like note (presumably from the honey malt).
Tropical fruit and citrus on the palate with a peppery/herbaceous finish with a hint of cannabis. Moderately bitter; fairly dry, clean, and quite crisp. Something approaching a malt back-bone, but the hops are of course the star of the show.
Refreshing, traditionally crafted West Coast IPA utilizing a more contemporary array of hops.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned on 5/7; consumed on 5/26 - poured from a tall boy into my Dogfish Head shaped pint glass.
Brilliantly clear amber body with an active half finger of magnolia suds - vague lacing, decent retention.
Intensely fruity aromatics loaded with passion-fruit and a touch of grapefruit. The malt bill contributes something to the nose as well, with a gentle cookie like note (presumably from the honey malt).
Tropical fruit and citrus on the palate with a peppery/herbaceous finish with a hint of cannabis. Moderately bitter; fairly dry, clean, and quite crisp. Something approaching a malt back-bone, but the hops are of course the star of the show.
Refreshing, traditionally crafted West Coast IPA utilizing a more contemporary array of hops.
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3.8/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Clean golden color. Aroma has sweet honey and pollen notes, quite floral hop profile. Taste has a sweet malty backbone with floral hops and medium bitterness on the finish. Medium body, crisp carbonation.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Clean golden color. Aroma has sweet honey and pollen notes, quite floral hop profile. Taste has a sweet malty backbone with floral hops and medium bitterness on the finish. Medium body, crisp carbonation.
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4.19/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a clear goden yellow with soapy, fine foam.
Smell is piney and citrusy with some earthiness and mango. A bit understated.
Taste is citrusy and piney with plenty of dank hops. Great balance, not as bitter as I thought. Reminds me of a cleaner Heady Topper.
Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.
Overall, a west coast IPA that veers to the balanced side rather than the bitter. Very drinkable and clean.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a clear goden yellow with soapy, fine foam.
Smell is piney and citrusy with some earthiness and mango. A bit understated.
Taste is citrusy and piney with plenty of dank hops. Great balance, not as bitter as I thought. Reminds me of a cleaner Heady Topper.
Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.
Overall, a west coast IPA that veers to the balanced side rather than the bitter. Very drinkable and clean.
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4.27/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From a pint can.
Perfectly clear golden with a nice two fingers head
Aroma is on the passion fruit, pine needles, pineapple, peach, grapefruit
Flavour is much more on the resinous pine with cannabis notes, passion fruit is there too. Herbal bitterness. Some floral notes
Fine carbonation almost juicy.
A classy and quite original west coast ipa!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From a pint can.
Perfectly clear golden with a nice two fingers head
Aroma is on the passion fruit, pine needles, pineapple, peach, grapefruit
Flavour is much more on the resinous pine with cannabis notes, passion fruit is there too. Herbal bitterness. Some floral notes
Fine carbonation almost juicy.
A classy and quite original west coast ipa!
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4.29/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewing Co pint glass
A: Pours golden amber with a frothy off white head that settles to a thin layer and leaves some light lacing.
S: Really nice mix of citrus, pine, and spicy herbal earthy notes, biscuity malt, and light caramel sweetness.
T: Citrus, orange/tangerine, lemon, and grapefruit, resinous pine, slight earthy herbal notes, a little peppery, floral, underlying tropical fruit, passion fruit, classic mosaic influence, papaya, almost berry, slightly bubble gum notes, biscuity malt, and light caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Super well balanced and dangerously drinkable. Excellent west coast IPA.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewing Co pint glass
A: Pours golden amber with a frothy off white head that settles to a thin layer and leaves some light lacing.
S: Really nice mix of citrus, pine, and spicy herbal earthy notes, biscuity malt, and light caramel sweetness.
T: Citrus, orange/tangerine, lemon, and grapefruit, resinous pine, slight earthy herbal notes, a little peppery, floral, underlying tropical fruit, passion fruit, classic mosaic influence, papaya, almost berry, slightly bubble gum notes, biscuity malt, and light caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Super well balanced and dangerously drinkable. Excellent west coast IPA.
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4.68/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
An excellent IPA.
Very drinkable. Perfect for a nice sunny day.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
An excellent IPA.
Very drinkable. Perfect for a nice sunny day.
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4.35/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.44/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
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4.26/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16oz can from a four pack that cost $13.49. Aroma is heavy Mosaic, berries and some sweetness. Flavor is more Mosaic, berries, a nice malt backbone, some bitterness, a great West Coast IPA.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16oz can from a four pack that cost $13.49. Aroma is heavy Mosaic, berries and some sweetness. Flavor is more Mosaic, berries, a nice malt backbone, some bitterness, a great West Coast IPA.
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4.29/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Straight pour from a 16oz can to a tall, narrow pint (Green Cheek nucleated flute). This was canned on January 31, 19 days before the time of consumption, according to a black ink canning date on the underside of the can ("CANNED ON 01/31/18"). Refrigerated consistently.
Appearance (4.0): This pours three ecru-colored fingers of fine, slowly gurgling foam capping a crystal-clear, 24 ct gold-colored body. The head dies slowly, leaving a rocky cap and craggy lacing composed of wide splotches of foam all around the glass. This is a classic West Coast IPA in appearance, and well above average.
Smell (4.25): Sunny notes of papaya, passionfruit, peach, and cara cara orange, anchored by a quietly dank, herbal note jump out of the glass. A modest dose of white sugar cookies and just a touch of fresh boule crust lend some body to the nose, giving the fruit wings. Meanwhile, a slightly grassy note accompanied by a light combo of white grape and maybe honeydew come out as it opens up a bit. I sure do love Mosaic hops.
Taste (4.25): Crisp and bright up front, the beer comes at you with a tangy mix of underripe honeydew, limeade, white grapefruit pith, and a lightly resinous, herbal blend of "dank" characteristics. As it warms, some orangeade comes into the mix, but the grassy and pithy bitterness remains. There's some malt in here, too, but it's lean-a touch of white sugar cookies blended with common crackers and a pale toffee note come together to support the heaps of hops as they spread out and do their thing. No sign of booze.
Mouthfeel (4.75): The carbonation is appropriately well-distributed, cascading in a soft blanket over the palate, belying the lean, dry, just-shy-of-medium-weight body, lightening it up even more as the carbonation foams up with a smooth, velvety feel just before washing out. Meanwhile, the hops help to dry it out even more, but not so much that it shows any real sign of astringency. They really knocked it out of the park here, in that it drinks its size but still begs for another sip.
Overall (4.25): This is an appropriately hopped, adequately sized, nicely lean and bitter but still juicy IPA. And, pro tip? Have it in the shower. Hachi machi, that's relaxing. Admittedly, this is my first beer from Beachwood, but they prove with this that they've got the classic West Coast-style (D)IPA on lock. I drank at least two of the other three cans in the shower, too. Was not lying. Great in the glass, phenomenal in the shower. What can I say? Recommended.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Straight pour from a 16oz can to a tall, narrow pint (Green Cheek nucleated flute). This was canned on January 31, 19 days before the time of consumption, according to a black ink canning date on the underside of the can ("CANNED ON 01/31/18"). Refrigerated consistently.
Appearance (4.0): This pours three ecru-colored fingers of fine, slowly gurgling foam capping a crystal-clear, 24 ct gold-colored body. The head dies slowly, leaving a rocky cap and craggy lacing composed of wide splotches of foam all around the glass. This is a classic West Coast IPA in appearance, and well above average.
Smell (4.25): Sunny notes of papaya, passionfruit, peach, and cara cara orange, anchored by a quietly dank, herbal note jump out of the glass. A modest dose of white sugar cookies and just a touch of fresh boule crust lend some body to the nose, giving the fruit wings. Meanwhile, a slightly grassy note accompanied by a light combo of white grape and maybe honeydew come out as it opens up a bit. I sure do love Mosaic hops.
Taste (4.25): Crisp and bright up front, the beer comes at you with a tangy mix of underripe honeydew, limeade, white grapefruit pith, and a lightly resinous, herbal blend of "dank" characteristics. As it warms, some orangeade comes into the mix, but the grassy and pithy bitterness remains. There's some malt in here, too, but it's lean-a touch of white sugar cookies blended with common crackers and a pale toffee note come together to support the heaps of hops as they spread out and do their thing. No sign of booze.
Mouthfeel (4.75): The carbonation is appropriately well-distributed, cascading in a soft blanket over the palate, belying the lean, dry, just-shy-of-medium-weight body, lightening it up even more as the carbonation foams up with a smooth, velvety feel just before washing out. Meanwhile, the hops help to dry it out even more, but not so much that it shows any real sign of astringency. They really knocked it out of the park here, in that it drinks its size but still begs for another sip.
Overall (4.25): This is an appropriately hopped, adequately sized, nicely lean and bitter but still juicy IPA. And, pro tip? Have it in the shower. Hachi machi, that's relaxing. Admittedly, this is my first beer from Beachwood, but they prove with this that they've got the classic West Coast-style (D)IPA on lock. I drank at least two of the other three cans in the shower, too. Was not lying. Great in the glass, phenomenal in the shower. What can I say? Recommended.
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4.3/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful looking beer! Crystal clear straw yellow pour with a huge pillowy eggshell head. Had to give the look a 4.5 cuz it’s that pristine! Nose is piney. Full of sap, must and resin. Slight notes of grapefruit zest. Taste is of sticky pine sap, pine needles, light floral and crisp grapefruit. Some grainyness shows through as well. Medium body to slightly thin. Nicely coats my tulip with a thin oily film as well as the teeth ;) If I was ever questioning my love for “west coast” IPAs which I wasn’t this beer reaffirmed the beauty of a brilliant pine bomb!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful looking beer! Crystal clear straw yellow pour with a huge pillowy eggshell head. Had to give the look a 4.5 cuz it’s that pristine! Nose is piney. Full of sap, must and resin. Slight notes of grapefruit zest. Taste is of sticky pine sap, pine needles, light floral and crisp grapefruit. Some grainyness shows through as well. Medium body to slightly thin. Nicely coats my tulip with a thin oily film as well as the teeth ;) If I was ever questioning my love for “west coast” IPAs which I wasn’t this beer reaffirmed the beauty of a brilliant pine bomb!
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4.24/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.36/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.34/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.16/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Ah! A crystal clear IPA. Almost a true gold body with a white head, about a finger and a half, that dissipates to a thin ring around the glass.
The aroma is pine, resin and grapefruit.
The taste is full and balanced. tropical and piney, with grapefruit and resin. Solid malt backbone with some sweetness.
The body is medium with medium carbonation. It has a wonderfully, dry, piney finish that compliments the beer.
This is the kind of beer that reminds me that I still like IPAs.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Ah! A crystal clear IPA. Almost a true gold body with a white head, about a finger and a half, that dissipates to a thin ring around the glass.
The aroma is pine, resin and grapefruit.
The taste is full and balanced. tropical and piney, with grapefruit and resin. Solid malt backbone with some sweetness.
The body is medium with medium carbonation. It has a wonderfully, dry, piney finish that compliments the beer.
This is the kind of beer that reminds me that I still like IPAs.
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4.02/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Crystal clear golden brew, leaning toward yellow. Head production and retention are solid, and lacing is excellent.
Nose is restrained, but features a nice balance of dank, herbal hops, biscuit, pine notes, and light grapefruit and passion fruit.
On the palate, the hops are again the main attraction, primarily piney, but with moderate dankness. Juicy notes are not the focus, but they range from grapefruit and lemon to passion fruit and pineapple. Balanced bitterness, and a nice showing of grainy pale malts, with a touch of caramel.
Very lively and active brew. Medium-light bodied. Long, gum-smacking finish thanks to lingering hop oils.
A nice modern take on the classic West Coast IPA style.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Crystal clear golden brew, leaning toward yellow. Head production and retention are solid, and lacing is excellent.
Nose is restrained, but features a nice balance of dank, herbal hops, biscuit, pine notes, and light grapefruit and passion fruit.
On the palate, the hops are again the main attraction, primarily piney, but with moderate dankness. Juicy notes are not the focus, but they range from grapefruit and lemon to passion fruit and pineapple. Balanced bitterness, and a nice showing of grainy pale malts, with a touch of caramel.
Very lively and active brew. Medium-light bodied. Long, gum-smacking finish thanks to lingering hop oils.
A nice modern take on the classic West Coast IPA style.
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4.14/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
It’s body is a slightly hazy golden color. Coarse bubbles make up a nice looking head. It’s aroma is strongly influenced with grapefruit & pine tar. Grapefruit pith bitterness & a hint in sweetness. Flavor follows it’s aroma with tropical fruit & tangerine & grain flavors. Just a bit more bitterness than I like, but I’m not a fan of IPA’s. Feel is thin with plenty of carbonation. Overall it is excellent.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
It’s body is a slightly hazy golden color. Coarse bubbles make up a nice looking head. It’s aroma is strongly influenced with grapefruit & pine tar. Grapefruit pith bitterness & a hint in sweetness. Flavor follows it’s aroma with tropical fruit & tangerine & grain flavors. Just a bit more bitterness than I like, but I’m not a fan of IPA’s. Feel is thin with plenty of carbonation. Overall it is excellent.
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4.31/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Amalgamator from Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Beer rating:
4.33 out of
5 with
379 ratings
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