3rd Anniversary
Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island
- From:
- Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island
- Rhode Island, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 19, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 27, 2014
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 20
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
On April 7, we reported that Grey Sail’s 3rd Anniversary, an Imperial India Pale Lager that was brewed to commemorate their third birthday, was a huge hit and would become a limited year-round offering, with a name and release date TBA. We’re pleased to announce that the brew will be called Great Ketch Imperial IPL [8% ABV]. It’s an outstanding take on the hybrid style, which combines the smoothness of the lagering process with the waves of flavor from Amarillo, Simcoe, Citra, Galaxy, and Mosaic hops. Great Ketch will be in four-packs of 12-ounce cans and on draft, and fingers are crossed for a June release.
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Reviewed by Flounder57 from Massachusetts
4.03/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served in a snifter at the Union Brewhouse in Weymouth.
Appearance: A one finger head was poured that reduced to a thin layer. It is a pale yellow orange color with great clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Frothy lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.
Smell: Lemon, tropucal, grassy, herbal, citrus, toasted, biscuity, cracker, and pale malts with some lager yeast in there too.
Taste: Subtle blend of hop flavors, pilsner and pale malts, slight bitterness, a little chewy, and lager yeastines.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, lager yeast, a little chewy, slight bitterness, a little booze, medium bodied, and medium carbonation.
Overall: Happy 3rd anniversary guys. Looking forward to the cans up here in Massachusetts hopefully soon.
Aug 22, 2015Appearance: A one finger head was poured that reduced to a thin layer. It is a pale yellow orange color with great clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Frothy lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.
Smell: Lemon, tropucal, grassy, herbal, citrus, toasted, biscuity, cracker, and pale malts with some lager yeast in there too.
Taste: Subtle blend of hop flavors, pilsner and pale malts, slight bitterness, a little chewy, and lager yeastines.
Mouthfeel: Smooth, lager yeast, a little chewy, slight bitterness, a little booze, medium bodied, and medium carbonation.
Overall: Happy 3rd anniversary guys. Looking forward to the cans up here in Massachusetts hopefully soon.
Reviewed by dd43 from Connecticut
4.13/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Had on draft in a stemmed beer tulip. Brilliant clarity and luminescence that the best lagers feature. Head and lacing on the low end but the flavor and aroma quickly erase any hang ups about such details.
Wonderful maltiness with a bent towards earthy and maybe even a grassy quality, pilsneresque. The citrus forward hop bill is a little surprising in that I didn't detect much in the way of the flavors typically found in citra/mosaic/amarillo type beers. Crisp mouthfeel and great bready qualities in the flavor. Bitterness is on the assertive side but really nice, highly drinkable. Malts linger on the palate but are pleasantly dry rather than sweet. Great, great beer
May 12, 2015Wonderful maltiness with a bent towards earthy and maybe even a grassy quality, pilsneresque. The citrus forward hop bill is a little surprising in that I didn't detect much in the way of the flavors typically found in citra/mosaic/amarillo type beers. Crisp mouthfeel and great bready qualities in the flavor. Bitterness is on the assertive side but really nice, highly drinkable. Malts linger on the palate but are pleasantly dry rather than sweet. Great, great beer
Reviewed by brother_rebus from Maine
4.18/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Probably the closest to an IPA that ive ever tasted in a lager. Frothy, piney, hoppy carbonated goodness. Perfect "kick" of hops. No sticky dry wash. Smooth and undetectable ABV. Bravo.
May 02, 2015
Reviewed by Duhast500 from Rhode Island
4.14/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 1-pint can into a IPA glass.
The color is a hazy yellow/orange with three fingers of foamy white head and some thick lacing left on the glass.
The smell is hoppy with a light bouquet of pollen-like aroma. There is a sweetness that is there is the nose that is please but borderline too sweet and it is just at the right amount.
There is a slight grassy tone to the aroma that is mellow and is encompassing but friendly.
The taste of this beer is hoppy and really lets some of that initial hoppy flavor come out but then a true malt backbone and establishes itself and makes flavors fall in order. The malt gives you some unfrosted cake flavor that is slightly fruity and just a touch bready. The bitterness plays a part at the front of the tongue as it slaps a juicy flavor on the tip and then punches at the end just to put a period at the end.
The feel of this beer is well organized and balanced like a military strike. There is a medium feel to the bodied that really pulls your attention away and to the flavor that gives hops and malts time to shine here. There is a great drinkable feel that makes for a smooth beer that will give you a good push from the ABV.
Apr 27, 2015The color is a hazy yellow/orange with three fingers of foamy white head and some thick lacing left on the glass.
The smell is hoppy with a light bouquet of pollen-like aroma. There is a sweetness that is there is the nose that is please but borderline too sweet and it is just at the right amount.
There is a slight grassy tone to the aroma that is mellow and is encompassing but friendly.
The taste of this beer is hoppy and really lets some of that initial hoppy flavor come out but then a true malt backbone and establishes itself and makes flavors fall in order. The malt gives you some unfrosted cake flavor that is slightly fruity and just a touch bready. The bitterness plays a part at the front of the tongue as it slaps a juicy flavor on the tip and then punches at the end just to put a period at the end.
The feel of this beer is well organized and balanced like a military strike. There is a medium feel to the bodied that really pulls your attention away and to the flavor that gives hops and malts time to shine here. There is a great drinkable feel that makes for a smooth beer that will give you a good push from the ABV.
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