Hop Geek #1
Free Will Brewing Co.

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From:
Free Will Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.9%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 12.91%
Reviews:
20
Ratings:
130
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 27, 2016
Added:
Jul 23, 2012
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  16
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Ratings by Diplomat11:
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Rated by Diplomat11 from Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

Mar 03, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.44 by paresis from Massachusetts

Feb 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.42 by InspectorBob from New Jersey

Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.31 by Dominic_Decoco from New Jersey

Nov 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by GregStoner from Pennsylvania

Apr 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.3 by malfunxion from New York

Apr 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by Bob402 from Pennsylvania

Mar 25, 2015
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Reviewed by GFM from New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle poured into Spiegelau IPA glass. Pours a clear reddish copper color with two fingers of off-white head. Sweet boozy scent. Very little bitterness (just a bit at the end of the sip). Sweet taste has elements that resemble raisin and caramel. Fruity accents as well. I found it a bit one-dimensional with not enough hippiness. (7.5)
Mar 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by HopsnMalts_NJ from New Jersey

Mar 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.38 by alcohline_trip from Pennsylvania

Mar 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by hp2skater from Pennsylvania

Mar 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.17 by tvghost from Pennsylvania

Mar 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by yergermeister from Pennsylvania

Mar 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by hopd3vil from Pennsylvania

Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.2 by Silver20008 from Florida

Feb 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by cchrink from Pennsylvania

Feb 12, 2015
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Reviewed by Stinkypuss from Pennsylvania

2.95/5  rDev -19%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 2
LOOK: Hazed, deep orange appearance with white soapy head. Some lace is left behind on the glass, not too bad looking.

SMELL: Citrusy hops are there right upfront with grapefruit notes

TASTE: Grapefruit, mango, fruity ale yeast, brown sugar. Good hop flavors with a fruity ale base. Orange and brown sugar and a bit of tea.

FEEL: Low carbonation, seems to be the calling card of a Free Will product. A bit of a sweet finish but that is understandable giving the strength and propensity of ,malts. Hopefully they could get that under control, the beer barely carbonates and that is a major issue.

OVERALL: Had potential, but no body whatsoever. The flavors were agreeable, which makes it all the more disappointing when the beer falls near lifeless on the palate. I see this has been retired so perhaps they have reformulated a double IPA recipe. I hope so because the flavor on this and many other beers is pretty decent. For the price, it was a bit of a drop in the bucket.
Jan 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by Dylan_TBB from New Jersey

Jan 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.41 by JCarson410 from Maryland

Jan 04, 2015
Hop Geek #1 from Free Will Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 130 ratings