Electric Storm
Sawdust City Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sawdust City Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 4.66%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 02, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 21, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Review form notes. LCBO purchase. Served cold into a pint glass.
Appearance - Super hazy, almost juice like with it's cloudiness. Small head of white is poured but dissipates quickly.
Smell - Not a huge nose, citrus initially than more fleshy citrus fruit shines through namely guava and papaya leading the way.
Taste - Initially hints of fruitiness, citrus, momentarily sweet before a slight sour kick comes in. Executes well but ends not being super flavorful in either direction.
Mouthfeel - Very smooth and rich, carbonation is pretty light. Body is full yet easily drinkable. Like Juice in this sense. Works well with the flavor profile and is the highlight of the brew.
Overall - Generally have not been a fan of the Sour IPA craze but Electric Storm is one of the best examples of this and the 6.90% ABV is well hidden. Very easy drinking and won't object to drinking this again.
May 26, 2020Appearance - Super hazy, almost juice like with it's cloudiness. Small head of white is poured but dissipates quickly.
Smell - Not a huge nose, citrus initially than more fleshy citrus fruit shines through namely guava and papaya leading the way.
Taste - Initially hints of fruitiness, citrus, momentarily sweet before a slight sour kick comes in. Executes well but ends not being super flavorful in either direction.
Mouthfeel - Very smooth and rich, carbonation is pretty light. Body is full yet easily drinkable. Like Juice in this sense. Works well with the flavor profile and is the highlight of the brew.
Overall - Generally have not been a fan of the Sour IPA craze but Electric Storm is one of the best examples of this and the 6.90% ABV is well hidden. Very easy drinking and won't object to drinking this again.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.8/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Apr 7 2020 and served slightly chilled.
Pours cloudy as hell, with a muddy mustard yellow-coloured body that is topped with half a finger of frothy, foamy white head. This fizzles apart within a minute or so, reduced to a thin collar and an otherwise bare surface; no lace either. Nothing special to look at, but it smells of papaya, lemon, melon and red grapefruit, accompanied by minor hints of lime and stone fruit, as well as a touch yogurt-y, lacto-derived acidity.
Not bad at all. Lactic acidity remains a constant yet low-key presence throughout the sip, overlapping with crackery pale malt and oat sweetness, as well as flavours of lemon, grapefruit, melon, orange juice and stone fruit. That's pretty much the bulk of the profile up through to the finish, whereupon hints of pithy, grassy, slightly resiny hops join the fray, before ceding their ground back to the citrusy/tropical notes and lactic acidity that linger into the aftertaste. Medium-light in body, with spritzy carbonation that remains lively right down to the final sip, giving this brew a crisp, prickly texture in the mouth. I finished my glass off pretty quickly.
Final Grade: 3.8, a B+. I get that slapping the term "IPA" onto a beer's label undoubtedly helps move the product... but some of these sour IPAs stretch the limits of the style to such an extent that I don't think you can meaningfully compare them to 'regular' IPAs. Electric Storm is far from the worst offender I've tried - in that it does conceal a robust, hoppy pale ale behind its sour facade - but at the end of the day, I'm left to conclude that these beers just aren't for me, because I honestly can't think of any reason why I might want to drink this over an actual IPA, such as their Lone Pine or Everyday Magic. Ah well, to each their own - give it a try and decide for yourself.
May 04, 2020Pours cloudy as hell, with a muddy mustard yellow-coloured body that is topped with half a finger of frothy, foamy white head. This fizzles apart within a minute or so, reduced to a thin collar and an otherwise bare surface; no lace either. Nothing special to look at, but it smells of papaya, lemon, melon and red grapefruit, accompanied by minor hints of lime and stone fruit, as well as a touch yogurt-y, lacto-derived acidity.
Not bad at all. Lactic acidity remains a constant yet low-key presence throughout the sip, overlapping with crackery pale malt and oat sweetness, as well as flavours of lemon, grapefruit, melon, orange juice and stone fruit. That's pretty much the bulk of the profile up through to the finish, whereupon hints of pithy, grassy, slightly resiny hops join the fray, before ceding their ground back to the citrusy/tropical notes and lactic acidity that linger into the aftertaste. Medium-light in body, with spritzy carbonation that remains lively right down to the final sip, giving this brew a crisp, prickly texture in the mouth. I finished my glass off pretty quickly.
Final Grade: 3.8, a B+. I get that slapping the term "IPA" onto a beer's label undoubtedly helps move the product... but some of these sour IPAs stretch the limits of the style to such an extent that I don't think you can meaningfully compare them to 'regular' IPAs. Electric Storm is far from the worst offender I've tried - in that it does conceal a robust, hoppy pale ale behind its sour facade - but at the end of the day, I'm left to conclude that these beers just aren't for me, because I honestly can't think of any reason why I might want to drink this over an actual IPA, such as their Lone Pine or Everyday Magic. Ah well, to each their own - give it a try and decide for yourself.
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