First Reef
Kane Brewing Company
- From:
- Kane Brewing Company
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #88 - ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,845 - Avg:
- 4.32 | pDev: 4.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 24, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
First Reef, a 7.8% IPA, is a smaller version of our Triple IPA, Third Reef. It’s brewed with Pilsner and Honey malts and wheat and oats. It’s hopped with Simcoe in the kettle and dry hopped twice with Citra, Amarillo and Galaxy.
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Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the brewery.
Nice looking light wheat and yellow haze. Waves of lacing from the white cap.
Strong citrus aromas; grapefruit, orange stuff, and zesty. A little tropical aroma as well.
Aromas turn into flavors of grapefruit, orange, lime, and pineapple.
Smooth juice feel. Oats and wheat drive a chewy medium body.
Kinda Jersey IPA, kinda neipa, too. The blend works well.
Dec 24, 2022Nice looking light wheat and yellow haze. Waves of lacing from the white cap.
Strong citrus aromas; grapefruit, orange stuff, and zesty. A little tropical aroma as well.
Aromas turn into flavors of grapefruit, orange, lime, and pineapple.
Smooth juice feel. Oats and wheat drive a chewy medium body.
Kinda Jersey IPA, kinda neipa, too. The blend works well.
Reviewed by jpbrooklyn from New Jersey
4.38/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Brightly delicious nectar that I’d drink everyday if I could!! Grapefruits tangerines sprinkled with pineapple spritz with smooth creamy mouthfeel and goes down like a lightly effervescent dream. Kane is King!
Apr 03, 2020
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
4.04/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
**
07/20/19
On tap at Kane.
Look: Light Yellow, mildly hazy, small white head.
Aroma: light citrus.
Taste: Tangerine, lime, pineapple, grapefruit.
Light bodied, smooth, medium carbonation.
Very pleasant. While notbincredibly flavorful, there are some nice mild tropical and citrus notes.
Jul 20, 201907/20/19
On tap at Kane.
Look: Light Yellow, mildly hazy, small white head.
Aroma: light citrus.
Taste: Tangerine, lime, pineapple, grapefruit.
Light bodied, smooth, medium carbonation.
Very pleasant. While notbincredibly flavorful, there are some nice mild tropical and citrus notes.
Reviewed by ArkyVaughan from New Jersey
4.5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
If this isn't Kane's haziest beer, it is pretty close. I absolutely love Third Reef and this a nice lower ABV version. Kane keeps turning out world class hoppy beers and this one is one of their best.
Dec 26, 2017
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