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The Brewer's Cabinet
 
Nevada, United States
Style:
Brut IPA
ABV:
7.1%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.52 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 08, 2021
Added:
Dec 08, 2021
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.52/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
1st review of this beer on BA. Consumed April 2021. Brewer's cabinet ipas are almost never good nor date stamped, but I took a chance since the price was right at Winco $8/6 pack.

Pours a clear yellow, 2/3" white head. Looks pretty good. The aroma like many brut ipas and almost every Brewer's Cabinet beer lacks a discernable specific hop aroma. Smelled like bittering hops I guess.

The taste isn't offputting, so that is a slight change of pace. It has the requisite levity and dryness of a brut ipa. The hop rates/selection just doesn't do much. Hell this is just as much a dry cream ale as it is an ipa. Ok, that is a bit of an exaggeration but you know where I'm coming from. Moderate bitterness level.

If I ventured a guess, I'd say this is all bittering hops, and not too many of them. Might be zero dry hopping here. It doesn't smell or taste bad though, and I guess that is worth something. Prolly not a repeat purchase, but not one I regret either. Above average for them.
Dec 08, 2021