Rogue Wave
Smog City Brewing Co.

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Beer Geek Stats
From:
Smog City Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Hazy IPA
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 5.85%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 12, 2024
Added:
May 08, 2024
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Pummels your senses with zesty lemon and lime aromas. Think tropical hoptastic mojitos with dazzling undertones of juicy fruit from Idaho Gem hops. Rogue Wave crests with a refreshingly minty herbal finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpenske from California

Aug 12, 2024
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Reviewed by 2beerdogs from California

3.5/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Canned 05/03/24
Slightly hazy. Straw hued. Fluffy white head jumps up a few fingers, settles to a thin cap. Decent retention, moderate clumpy lacing.
Nose is lemon zest and subtle lime.
Flavor has a bit more going on. Lemon comes off a bit more floral now. Some flattened out tropical notes that I can't nail down to a specific fruit, some grass, and a mild herbal not mint meets basil.
Mouthfeel is active, lighter side of medium, and a bit fluffy.
Jun 03, 2024
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Reviewed by BillAfromSoCal from California

4.04/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 4/30, consumed from a modified perfect pint w/ carbonation initiation grid on 5/9/24. Pours murky gold with less than 1 finger tight, almost creamy head of decently long duration. A token amount of lacing. Not a lot of smell. Taste pretty much like can description except for the "...minty herbal finish". Not getting that at all. Very juicy. Reminscent of a complex mix of ripe pineapple and other tropical fruit with overtones of citrus, but not the bitter pith or peel of citrus. Moderately heavy body. Interesting mouthfeel; not prickly or fizzy from carbonation, but an almost borderline acid etch feel(?) that is not offputting, but rather interesting.
May 10, 2024