True Reality
Pipeworks Brewing Company

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From:
Pipeworks Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
New England IPA
ABV:
7%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.13 | pDev: 5.33%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
38
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 18, 2022
Added:
May 16, 2019
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  4
Double dry-hopped oat IPA with Amarillo and Citra.

In this reality, this beer is round, textured, and layered with juicy Amarillo and Citra hops. We’re picking up fresh squeezed OJ, lime, & honeysuckle aroma. Label by @frangk_
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Ratings by defunksta:
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.81/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a hazy orange cream color. Has enough haziness to almost give it a milky look. A prominent lacy that lingers.
Aroma: Complex fruit aromas here. Pineapple, orange citrus, tangerine, guava, mango, peach are all present. Not an overriding fruit.
Taste: Lots of orange, grapefruit and citrus. More citrus on the tongue. A honeysuckle and floral bitterness is present. A definite bitterness and bite that I was not expecting.
Feel: Light bodied, airy, but not overly creamy. Quite bitter on the finish. An astringency lingers. Less creamy than other NEIPAs. The bitterness is present, but still leans juicy and hazy, just not milkshake level. Finishes completely dry.

Overall: A citrus forward NEIPA, that is juicy for days. Complex fruit flavor profile. Nice mix of citrus, tropics, and stonefruit, enough to confuse me. Not creamy nor milkshake like. Has a floral, bitter bite that establishes itself giving it a lingering astringency at the end. Yet juicy overall and very drinkable.
May 29, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 18, 2022
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.11/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
I really CAN't believe that we are getting CANs from Pipeworks in Chicago here in LanCANster, PA! I guess that nothing should be a surprise any more since we have some of the greatest distro in the CANtry. Our archaic post-Prohibition interpretation of the three-tier system is based on the then-Governor's Blue Laws, leading to the State Store liquor system & the Case Law, which has been relaxed, but still makes us very attractive to distributors. Plus, we tend to be some of the nation's heaviest drinkers, based on sales & CANsumption. The CANQuest rejoices!

From the CAN: "Double Dry Hopped Oat India Pale Ale with Amarillo and Citra Hops"; "Label Art By: Benjamn Marasco".

I Crack!ed open the vent & given it's style, I unleashed a furious C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass. It came roaring up to form two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with very good retention. Color was a murky, turbid Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5). Nose smelled of peaches, pine, oranges and sweet flowers. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was quite fruity - peaches, apricots, oranges, some pine mintiness & that recurring floweriness that they are calling "honeysuckle". Mmm. Finish was semi-dry with a lingering cool mintiness. I am not generally a fan of this style, but this one was really well-executed. Go figure that Pipeworks has a handle on things. YMMV.
Jun 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.27 by ntanner83 from Massachusetts

May 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.1 by Nunya from Ohio

May 22, 2020
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Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
$ 5.00 (Including tax)/16 oz can ($ 0.313/oz). Purchased 5/4/20 at Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA. Reviewed 5/14/20
“03/02/20” stamped on bottom lip. In reefer at store. Stored at home at 42 degrees and served at 50 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Straw (SRM 3), murky and opaque.
Body – Straw (SRM 3), opaque. When held to direct light, same with slight translucence.
Head – Large (Maximum five cm, aggressive center pour), white, dense with rocks, average retention, diminishing to a seven to eighteen mm irregular crown and thin rocky complete cap. Small chunks of foam hang on sides above the crown.
Lacing – Good. Wide band of tiny to small bubbles with many small to medium vacuoles. See also above.
Aroma – 4 – Initially strong tropical fruit followed by citrus, no malt, no yeastiness.
Flavor – 3.75 – Begins somewhat fruity with light hop bitterness, no malt, no yeast. No alcohol (7 % ABV as marked on the label) taste or aroma. No diacetyl, no dimethylsulfide. Ends moderately bitter with a long hang time. Some gastric irritation follows.
Palate – 3 – Medium, creamy, lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation 4. The oats, as expected, add a smooth silky creaminess to the mouthfeel. Otherwise, the aroma is promising flavors that didn’t last, but we’re two months past date. Simple Escher label with more than usual information. One and done.
May 14, 2020
 
Rated: 4.29 by Stofko1992 from Pennsylvania

May 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.07 by Allurex from Kansas

Apr 09, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by uncleotis from Illinois

Apr 04, 2020
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

4.02/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz can. Poured out a cloudy, golden orange color with a good-sized, white head of foam. It smelled of tropical fruits, vanilla and toasted caramel. Sweet tropical fruit taste with a sharp bitterness and caramel backbone.
Apr 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by dannycohen62 from Illinois

Mar 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Eric_T_07 from Illinois

Mar 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4.12 by dt_gbpackersfan from Missouri

Mar 15, 2020
 
Rated: 4.2 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Mar 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.29 by TheIPAHunter from California

Dec 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.45 by RBorsato from Virginia

Nov 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Nov 04, 2019
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Reviewed by michaelsmith11 from Illinois

4.18/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Had this on tap at Lodi tap house. This had a hazy orange look almost slightly cloudy. The smell had a lot of citrus with grapefruit, orange, and lemon. The taste was a little more dank than I thought it would be based on the aroma. The mouthfeel was nice and creamy.
Oct 27, 2019
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Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana

4.07/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Can picked up fresh from the Dojo. Pours a nice bright golden color, opaque with a full finger of head. Some light hop burn on the nose accompanied by lemongrass, grapefruit, and aloe. Smoother on the palate, with some additional florals and orange.
Oct 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by jakea from Wisconsin

Oct 12, 2019
True Reality from Pipeworks Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 38 ratings