VIPA Virgindia Pale Ale
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- From:
- Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #3,882 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #29,371 - Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 9.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 35
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 21, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 34
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Jaasoares from Virginia
3.09/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.09/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Odd IPA. Weak head that dissipates almost immediately. Hazy orange hue, and slightly malty on the nose, very slight hint of hops, mildly citrusy. Doesn’t really taste like an IPA. Where are the hops?? Mildly fruity..but for Hardywood I expect better. I’ll give this a miss going forward. Drinkable, but if you want an IPA...this one lacks hops that you would expect.
Sep 20, 2020
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
3.02/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -19.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Deep golden color with a moderate white head. A little more malt presence than your typical IPA, and the hop bite is fairly toothless. A very mild ale--not hop forward. Not unpleasant either. Merely okay.
Apr 27, 2020
Reviewed by DrMullet from Florida
3.81/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy medium golden color with moderate head.
Smell Is a pleasant citrus rind with a dash of malt.
Taste is moderate grapefruit with some floral notes.
Apr 19, 2020Smell Is a pleasant citrus rind with a dash of malt.
Taste is moderate grapefruit with some floral notes.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.53/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is skunky, like a lager from a green bottle, hints of citrus. Taste is malty, citrus, very mild bitterness for the style. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is decent, but lacking any punch.
Jan 09, 2020
Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina
3.93/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drinking from a fresh keg poured into a pint glass.
Looks clear orange. Light head, thin lacing.
Smells slight Malty, and more citrusy.
Tastes light bready, citrusy, grapefruit predominates.
Mouth feel is medium light.
Overall, yes I would order again.
Jan 03, 2020Looks clear orange. Light head, thin lacing.
Smells slight Malty, and more citrusy.
Tastes light bready, citrusy, grapefruit predominates.
Mouth feel is medium light.
Overall, yes I would order again.
Rated by ThePold from Virginia
3.6/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Extreme, it's a clean but unmemorable ipa.
Dec 27, 2019
Reviewed by PSYCLST from Pennsylvania
4.15/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Amber color, pleasant smell. Tasted too hoppy for me, despite 30 IBU; strong aftertaste. Seems like an excellent example of an IPA. Great brewery.
May 13, 2019Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.52/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle. Light amber and orange. Thin frothy head.
Light citrus aroma. Some fresh grass.
More subdued flavour. Grapefruit in the background. Bitter/astringent completion.
Medium feel. standard carbonation.
Under impressed.
Mar 29, 2019Light citrus aroma. Some fresh grass.
More subdued flavour. Grapefruit in the background. Bitter/astringent completion.
Medium feel. standard carbonation.
Under impressed.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
2.51/5 rDev -33.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.51/5 rDev -33.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
L- Pale amber, slightly hazy, 5mm fine white head
S- Tropical fruits, lycheee is prominent for me, and citrus, perhaps mandarin orange. The smell suggests it might be a 'hop-bomb'.
T- Yep, it's pretty damned dry! The citrus, almost grapefruity, comes through in the taste, A few more sips and yes, definitely, grapefruit seems to be the prominent flavour.
F- It's not mouth-puckeringly citrus/dry, just extreeeemely thirst slaking. It's not so OTT hoppy as to be a hop-bomb nor undrinkable...
O- ... just I think I'd prefer this on a hot summer's day that a cold winter one. I couldn't drink more than one of these in a night.
Bought from Sainsbury's, London W10. 330ml bottle, BB 12/Jul/2019
Feb 21, 2019S- Tropical fruits, lycheee is prominent for me, and citrus, perhaps mandarin orange. The smell suggests it might be a 'hop-bomb'.
T- Yep, it's pretty damned dry! The citrus, almost grapefruity, comes through in the taste, A few more sips and yes, definitely, grapefruit seems to be the prominent flavour.
F- It's not mouth-puckeringly citrus/dry, just extreeeemely thirst slaking. It's not so OTT hoppy as to be a hop-bomb nor undrinkable...
O- ... just I think I'd prefer this on a hot summer's day that a cold winter one. I couldn't drink more than one of these in a night.
Bought from Sainsbury's, London W10. 330ml bottle, BB 12/Jul/2019
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.89/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled and poured into my revenge of the Fifth snifter glass
golden crystal clear body with good white white
aroma is grapefruit juice and freshly sawn pinewood
crisp malt wine like fruit dry
Dec 12, 2018golden crystal clear body with good white white
aroma is grapefruit juice and freshly sawn pinewood
crisp malt wine like fruit dry
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