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Indie Pale Ale
Cisco Brewers Inc.


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- From:
- Cisco Brewers Inc.
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #3,455 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #25,117 - Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 13.04%
- Reviews:
- 224
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 19, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 26, 2007
- Wants:
- 22
- Gots:
- 119
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good


Notes:
Finally an American IPA from us. This beautiful red-orange ale has a full malty body balanced by a fruity apricot/grapefruit nose. Mounds of dank Summit hops in the whirlpool and dry-hop additions provide a delicious finish to this East meets West-coast ale.
66 IBU
66 IBU
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Reviewed by DCH from New York
3.83/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drank a few of these with a buddy of mine while shoveling out my driveway after a 3 ft snowfall. Definitely made the time go by quicker. Sticky mouthfeel and nice hop bite, would revisit if i happen to come across it again.
Apr 03, 2020Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.67/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the can, it pours a hazy light amber with a modest head that slowly diminishes as you enjoy the beer, leaving lacing. Citrus and malt in the nose, the same for the mouth. Not bad! Porbably great on the docks on Nantucket!
Jan 20, 2019Reviewed by Ronl12 from Massachusetts
3.52/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can into chalice. Dated 10/15/18.
Not sure its the same beer. says Indie IPA on can and ABV is 6.00.
Look is semi clear golden. Smell is light hop and yeast. Taste pretty much follows. Feel is light. Overall, ok beer that is worth a drink but I would not seek out.
Dec 16, 2018Not sure its the same beer. says Indie IPA on can and ABV is 6.00.
Look is semi clear golden. Smell is light hop and yeast. Taste pretty much follows. Feel is light. Overall, ok beer that is worth a drink but I would not seek out.
Reviewed by digboy from New Hampshire
3.99/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a clear yellow gold with a 1 finger bright white head. Not much aroma, vaguely citrus and pine notes. Taste is light malt up front with a nice warm, slightly sweet flavor. Hops are light but present, mostly pine accented by the medium bitterness.. crisp not sticky.
Has bad ratings and i think its a bit unfair. Before the neipa craze this would have been a well balanced, tasty ipa. Deserves better.
Aug 29, 2018Has bad ratings and i think its a bit unfair. Before the neipa craze this would have been a well balanced, tasty ipa. Deserves better.
Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
3.68/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a Speiglau IPA glass.
Look is a clear yellow with a thick white head.
Aroma is biscuit malt and lemon hippiness.
Taste is maybe a little hop faded, but it has a nice balanced dry malt.
Aug 23, 2018Look is a clear yellow with a thick white head.
Aroma is biscuit malt and lemon hippiness.
Taste is maybe a little hop faded, but it has a nice balanced dry malt.
Reviewed by keith40 from Massachusetts
4.09/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 Ounce bottle stamped Apr. 26 2017. Good color and head with a slightly citrus aroma. Some malt in the taste along with a well balanced hop grapefruit character. Refreshing and easy drinking. Purchased at Luke's in Brewster.
Jul 23, 2017Reviewed by AmeriCanadian from Tennessee
3.81/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Not a great coloring on the body (pale yellow-gold, almost straw colored) but the head and lacing are impressive. Smell is true to a English IPA standards (malt rich) but has a very nice citrusy American aspect to it. Very balanced, and that bleeds into the taste which balances bitterness and sweetness, citrus and earthiness, grass and pine. Feel is more silky and robust than the look would suggest. Quite nice. Up against modern American IPAs I can see this one getting passed over quickly because it's extremely balanced and subtle. But comparing it to more traditional English IPAs I think it's a winner.
Jul 04, 2017Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.73/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This one was poured into a pint glass and a tulip. There wasn’t any difference between the two. The appearance had a nice red-orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute and left some light glossy spider web lacing. The smell had a "fruity" apricot to grapefruit aroma with a nice bittering underneath of some light spicy hops. The taste had a nice citrusy to apricot-like flavoring coat my taste buds fairly nicely. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body with a fairly decent sessionable aspect about it. The carbonation seemed just a tad under for the IPA style, but honestly wasn’t too bad to me. Overall, for the most part, I say this was a good IPA worthy of having again.
Jun 05, 2017Reviewed by Tucquan from Pennsylvania
3.84/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Had this on 2017-06-05 at BWI airport on tap
A - pretty clear gold with a short white head
S - Tropical, biscuit and lightly dank
T - Much like the smell plus some earthy spice and reasonable grapefruit zest lingering bitterness. Balanced.
M - High carbonation, light medium body. A bit too carbonated.
O - A pleasant IPA. Well made.
Jun 05, 2017A - pretty clear gold with a short white head
S - Tropical, biscuit and lightly dank
T - Much like the smell plus some earthy spice and reasonable grapefruit zest lingering bitterness. Balanced.
M - High carbonation, light medium body. A bit too carbonated.
O - A pleasant IPA. Well made.
Indie Pale Ale from Cisco Brewers Inc.
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
671 ratings
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