Elephant Rock
Pikes Peak Brewing Company
- From:
- Pikes Peak Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 14.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 22
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 18, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 17
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
Elephant Rock is a massive sandstone formation imposing itself above the wilderness near Palmer Lake. It’s a wild, natural wonder and a rewarding sight for those who venture to find it.
Our American IPA has a bold, commanding spirit worthy of the local landmark. Over two pounds per barrel of late-addition hops give Elephant Rock its resinous pine and bright citrus profile. It’s monumental flavor worth discovering.
Our American IPA has a bold, commanding spirit worthy of the local landmark. Over two pounds per barrel of late-addition hops give Elephant Rock its resinous pine and bright citrus profile. It’s monumental flavor worth discovering.
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Reviewed by zotzot from Vermont
3.96/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Drank out of a pint glass.
Poured a clear copper with a good head.
Smells of malt.
Average mouth feel.
Sweet taste of malt, caramel. Little bitterness.
Sep 18, 2025Poured a clear copper with a good head.
Smells of malt.
Average mouth feel.
Sweet taste of malt, caramel. Little bitterness.
Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky
3.56/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Amber in color. White head was very frothy. Stuck to the glass as I sipped. Nose is very malty with pine. Taste was piney. Nice bitterness on back end that builds.
Jan 18, 2024
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled very malty with toffee, caramel and pine notes. It was very malty with caramel, toffee and pine notes.
Jul 23, 2023
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.99/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
popurs bright amber nice fresh hoppy smell hop flavor to the finish
Jun 08, 2023
Rated by Mat_Beer
1.58/5 rDev -55.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
1.58/5 rDev -55.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
Bitter and citrus. Tastes like a citrus peel, white included.
Jun 14, 2022
Reviewed by Blogjackets from Ohio
3.63/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Beer pours a murky orange-yellow with good initial head and modest lacing throughout. Caveat beertor: Twelve ounce can with no apparent dating.
Nose is citrus, pine and malt.
Taste follows nose and adds a nice bitterness that hits up front and quickly dissipates. The 7.7% is hidden but the malt gets close to sweet but never goes too far. The citrusy, lemony flavors helps to balance that malt a bit.
Mouthfeel is fair. A moderate carbonation.
May 28, 2022Nose is citrus, pine and malt.
Taste follows nose and adds a nice bitterness that hits up front and quickly dissipates. The 7.7% is hidden but the malt gets close to sweet but never goes too far. The citrusy, lemony flavors helps to balance that malt a bit.
Mouthfeel is fair. A moderate carbonation.
Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado
3.27/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I feel like I need to have this again its kinda malty. I had a DDH Nelson IPA before this so maybe my pallet is affected cuz I smell hops and only taste malt
Jun 15, 2021
Reviewed by jadpsu from Georgia
3.9/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
In Colorado.
LOOK: Pours a clear amber, orange color with a loose all white head that recedes fairly quickly while side glass lace remains.
AROM: Some pine hops, some grapefruit and mango. Bready malts noted.
TASTE: This IPA goes fairly low on the citrus emphasis and the the citrus level for an IPA is pretty modest. Here I get more tropical fruits, mango and peach.
FEEL: Thin.
Kind of an IPA light.
Dec 22, 2020LOOK: Pours a clear amber, orange color with a loose all white head that recedes fairly quickly while side glass lace remains.
AROM: Some pine hops, some grapefruit and mango. Bready malts noted.
TASTE: This IPA goes fairly low on the citrus emphasis and the the citrus level for an IPA is pretty modest. Here I get more tropical fruits, mango and peach.
FEEL: Thin.
Kind of an IPA light.
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
3.93/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
L: Very hazy orange color, half finger white head, ok lacing, good carbonation.
S: Orange peel, piney.
T: Orange peel, piney, hoppy, bitter. Good!
F: Medium to full bodied, lots of hop flavors.
O: Good, straightforward IPA.
Nov 18, 2020S: Orange peel, piney.
T: Orange peel, piney, hoppy, bitter. Good!
F: Medium to full bodied, lots of hop flavors.
O: Good, straightforward IPA.
Reviewed by Mister_Faucher from Washington
3.59/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz can sent to me from a friend.
Canned on 12/19/19. Served in a pint glass.
Look- Slightly hazy golden amber color. Small off-white head that recedes quickly to a ring of foam, spotty lacing. Moderate carbonation streams visible.
Smell- Pithy citrus (grapefruit and lemon), caramel malt, resinous pine and floral/grassy notes.
Taste- Much like the aroma pithy citrus malt and pine, lingering hoppy bitter finish. Nicely balanced.
Feel- Medium bodied, dry and fairly crisp. Medium carbonation on the tongue.
O- Basic and nothing really over the top but a nice attempt at a west coast IPA.
Mar 02, 2020Canned on 12/19/19. Served in a pint glass.
Look- Slightly hazy golden amber color. Small off-white head that recedes quickly to a ring of foam, spotty lacing. Moderate carbonation streams visible.
Smell- Pithy citrus (grapefruit and lemon), caramel malt, resinous pine and floral/grassy notes.
Taste- Much like the aroma pithy citrus malt and pine, lingering hoppy bitter finish. Nicely balanced.
Feel- Medium bodied, dry and fairly crisp. Medium carbonation on the tongue.
O- Basic and nothing really over the top but a nice attempt at a west coast IPA.
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