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Ill Connect
Cranker's Brewery
Beer Geek Stats
- From:
- Cranker's Brewery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 7.18%
- Reviews:
- 1
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 13, 2017
- Added:
- Jan 29, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
Formerly Connect IPA
A celebration of American hops. The ILL Connect has the fix for all you hopheads out there! A special blend of the most elusive hops in the world, gives this illicit IPA it's dank, juicy hop flavor and aroma with the polarizing Mosaic hop taking charge.
A celebration of American hops. The ILL Connect has the fix for all you hopheads out there! A special blend of the most elusive hops in the world, gives this illicit IPA it's dank, juicy hop flavor and aroma with the polarizing Mosaic hop taking charge.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by NSXAG:
Rated by NSXAG from Arizona
4/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 30, 2016
4/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Sep 30, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
3.9/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.9/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass; with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, apricot, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with great balance and complexity of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, apricot, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, apricot, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.1%. Overall this is a very nice DIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Sep 10, 2016Rated by Bung from Michigan
3.68/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Reeeally citrusy aroma. Brewed with the Dr. Rudi hop? Either way pretty nice.
Jan 29, 2016
Ill Connect from Cranker's Brewery
Beer rating:
3.76 out of
5 with
8 ratings
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