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Tired Hands Brewing Company

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From:
Tired Hands Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #359
ABV:
8.3%
Score:
96
Ranked #1,185
Avg:
4.32 | pDev: 7.18%
Reviews:
64
Ratings:
278
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 22, 2024
Added:
Dec 31, 2015
Wants:
  36
Gots:
  41
Our new hyper fresh and pungent Double IPA. Brewed with oats. Heavily hopped with Nelson Sauvin and Motueka. Beautifully bright and juicy for 8.3% abv!
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Ratings by JoeMans:
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Rated by JoeMans from New York

4.02/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nov 30, 2016
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Rated: 4.5 by mattycasey from Massachusetts

Mar 22, 2024
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil

4.04/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hazy orange whiteish color with a thick head leaving laces.
Aroma with predominant notes of peaches, white grapes and orange marmalade.
Flavor with notes of resin, white grapes, orange marmalade, onion powder and oats. Very dry and bitter aftertaste.
Full body with appropriate carbonation. Alcohol of 8.3% is well hidden.
Juicy Double IPA with lots of resiny notes and hints of white grapes and orange marmalade.
Mar 12, 2024
 
Rated: 4.29 by Jaccident

Feb 04, 2024
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Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a four pack of cans at Total Wine in Braintree for about twenty two dollars. My third brew from these guys, never seen in MA before. Decent, very pungent.
Jan 26, 2024
 
Rated: 4.03 by RBorsato from Virginia

Dec 21, 2023
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Reviewed by mikeinportc from New York

4.4/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Canned 10/27/23. Let sit out for ten minutes before opening.

Hazy medium yellow, with one finger of ivory head. Looks like fresh-squeezed yellow grapefruit juice.

Smell is grapefruit, kiwi,white grape, and guava, with hints of pineapple, peach, (also peach pit from open can), melon, and papaya.

Taste is grapefruit, but a bit sweeter than in the aroma, and a mix of fruit as in the smell, but more blended. The individual elements briefly flash , but the overall sensation is that of grapefruit+papaw+papaya , and a hint of slightly green, just-ripening banana. Light-medium, lingering bitterness . Some unripe peach/peach pit in the aftertaste.

Feel is initially lightly-creamy and juicy, with moderate,very,very fine , semi-sharp carbonation bite towards finish. Lingering dryness after finish.

Overall, a really nice one. Only mildly sweet on the front end, plus some decent bitterness on the back end, to balance it well.
This was my second one, and let it warm up(10 min , +/-) a bit longer than the first (3-4 min?). Fyi, definitely the way to go. This is better warmer (45-50F?) than colder (40F?) .
Nov 29, 2023
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Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas

4.03/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a very hazed gold with 2 fingers of fluffy ivory colored head. Fantastic head retention & lacing

S: Some citrus, tropical fruit & green melon, all pick up as this beer warms up

T: Dryness, Pomelo, a whisper of grapefruit, grassyness, a touch of tangerine & lime up front. Grassyness, lime & white grape skin as this beer warms up, some pomelo notes & grapefruit. Finishes a little dry with green melon, pomelo & kiss of sweet orange & a kiss of pineapple

MF: Medium body, fairly subtle carbonation, good balance. Carbonation picks up as this warms up

Pretty drinkable, but the meld of flavors didn't really wow me. Got a little better as it warmed up
Nov 11, 2023
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Reviewed by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania

3.13/5  rDev -27.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
It's a DIPA and it taste like one. Too bitter and danky for me but if you like the power of a DIPA, this one represents. Nothing off cours that i could detect, a standsrd DIPA hazy that doesn't hide the booziness.
Nov 06, 2023
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Reviewed by Fennimore8 from New Jersey

4.4/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
I say Yes. A very good smooth drink with multiple explosions of flavors but definitely not overpowering. I love this one The only question is where can I buy it?
Nov 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.49 by Holly1215 from Massachusetts

Sep 29, 2023
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

3.89/5  rDev -10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
**
09/17/23

can to snifter


Bright yellow, hazy, excellent eggshell head with very good retention.

aroma is citrus/tangerine with some earthy notes.
taste is mostly grassy, with some citrus and some melon.

medium body, good carbonation, a little silty.

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Sep 17, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

Aug 24, 2023
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Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts

3.89/5  rDev -10%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned

L -- Murky straw body with a finger of solid white head produced with moderate pour. Some retention and good lacing
S -- White grape, kiwi, lemon zest, orange pith, and some dank earthiness. Creamy malt backbone
T -- Veers a little more earthy, dank, and catty here, with some residual pithy citrus character and a hint of lemongrass
F -- Soft and easy drinking for the ABV. Some residual bitterness
O -- Another solid but not incredible offering from Tired Hands. Either way super cool to see them hit limited distribution for the first time here in MA

78/100
Aug 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.27 by liquorpig from Massachusetts

Aug 13, 2023
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Reviewed by BFCarr from New Jersey

4.41/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours hazy yellow with a thick foamy head. Aroma is spring grassy floral with a hint of citrus. Taste is reasonably hop assertive with nice bitterness and a piney citrus note. Feels is great, smooth, thick and still reasonably clean finish. Overall this is aggressive enough to be memorable without being obnoxious. A tasty one.
Jul 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.66 by Latarnik from New Jersey

Jul 29, 2023
 
Rated: 5 by Shan-man from New Jersey

Jul 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4.58 by Justinprintz from New Jersey

Jul 14, 2023
 
Rated: 4.12 by Bwag from New York

Jun 21, 2023
Punge from Tired Hands Brewing Company
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 278 ratings