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Insane Rush IPA
Bootstrap Brewing
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- From:
- Bootstrap Brewing
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,360 - ABV:
- 7.6%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #12,722 - Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 10.83%
- Reviews:
- 30
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 07, 2022
- Added:
- May 20, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 43
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Notes:
None
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Reviewed by jadpsu from Georgia
4.08/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
LOOK: Pours a clear amber with a beige to tan head that shows solid retention as well as solid glass lace.
AROMA: Tropical fruit, mango and apricot, citrus along with pine nuts. Bread malts, add a welcome balance.
TASTE: Tasting the topicals, mango, apricot. Somewhat drying but not at all bitter.
This was a very satisfying IPA. Hops are apparent but not overpowering and balance well with the malt presence.
Dec 23, 2021AROMA: Tropical fruit, mango and apricot, citrus along with pine nuts. Bread malts, add a welcome balance.
TASTE: Tasting the topicals, mango, apricot. Somewhat drying but not at all bitter.
This was a very satisfying IPA. Hops are apparent but not overpowering and balance well with the malt presence.
Reviewed by Mark-Leggett from Missouri
4.23/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a can. Golden in color with a white head. Smells of pine and citrus. Flavor follows the smell, with the pine and citrus blending together really well.
Oct 01, 2021
Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming
3.72/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Best before April 9th 2021 on the lip of the can.
Pours a clear gold with a fluffy head of foam that is long lasting.
Big notes of grapefruit citrus in the nose. Dank, bits of grass, very slight sweetness when I take deep whiffs.
Taste is grassy, has grapefruit citrus, mild dankness, some malty sweetness as it warms up but it is in no way balanced, imho.
Nice mouthfeel.
Not a more than 1 IPA to drink at a time in my book. Ymmv.
Jan 10, 2021Pours a clear gold with a fluffy head of foam that is long lasting.
Big notes of grapefruit citrus in the nose. Dank, bits of grass, very slight sweetness when I take deep whiffs.
Taste is grassy, has grapefruit citrus, mild dankness, some malty sweetness as it warms up but it is in no way balanced, imho.
Nice mouthfeel.
Not a more than 1 IPA to drink at a time in my book. Ymmv.
Reviewed by barneyrubble from Colorado
3.63/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From can to tulip forms a soft light tan 1F foam head with a little bit of lace. Color is about 70% transparent light amber.
On the nose just a bit of light malt and a whisper of citrus.
Tasting reveals a medium slick feel of lightly sweet malt along with light bitterness. The caramel malt and light citrus hops mix with the tang from the bubbles and leave a mildly astringent finish.
Mouthfeel is medium and somewhat thick although the carbonation helps. Finish is not dry and has malty body along with mild astringency.
I expected more hop notes to add to the flavor of this beer. Hops do come through but are flavor subdued and more about the light bitterness to counter the malt. Above average IPA.
Oct 02, 2020On the nose just a bit of light malt and a whisper of citrus.
Tasting reveals a medium slick feel of lightly sweet malt along with light bitterness. The caramel malt and light citrus hops mix with the tang from the bubbles and leave a mildly astringent finish.
Mouthfeel is medium and somewhat thick although the carbonation helps. Finish is not dry and has malty body along with mild astringency.
I expected more hop notes to add to the flavor of this beer. Hops do come through but are flavor subdued and more about the light bitterness to counter the malt. Above average IPA.
Rated by JMHLCO from Oregon
4.83/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.83/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
I like this, Bend, Oregon beer snob
Jun 19, 2020Reviewed by dab167
4.41/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.41/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
An amber looking IPA with a medium head. Flavor is nutty, citrusy and mild to medium hoppiness. Very tasty. Reminds me of a good amber with added hoppiness and citrus aromas.
Feb 21, 2020Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado
4.24/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L:. Pours a slightly cloudy copper orange color with a small white head and a few fingers of lacing.
S:. Orange, grapefruit, mango, tropical fruit and some grassy hops. Quite inviting.
T:. Lemon and grapefruit rind, mixes with tropical fruit including orange and mango. A light medium bitterness.
F:. Medium body and creamy mouthfeel.
O:. Nice and tropical and tasty IPA.
Dec 19, 2018S:. Orange, grapefruit, mango, tropical fruit and some grassy hops. Quite inviting.
T:. Lemon and grapefruit rind, mixes with tropical fruit including orange and mango. A light medium bitterness.
F:. Medium body and creamy mouthfeel.
O:. Nice and tropical and tasty IPA.
Reviewed by JuicesFlowing from Kansas
4.17/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.17/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a shaker pint glass.
Look: Rich amber color with a thick foamy off-white Head. Thick retention and ink-blot test lacing.
Aroma: Rich caramel sweetness from malts and light pine, tropical fruits.
Taste: Light wood, pine, and hop bitterness with a touch of honey sweetness.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and smooth for 7.6%
Overall: Really like this IPA as it’s strong, not bitter, and has nice balance all around.
Jul 26, 2018Look: Rich amber color with a thick foamy off-white Head. Thick retention and ink-blot test lacing.
Aroma: Rich caramel sweetness from malts and light pine, tropical fruits.
Taste: Light wood, pine, and hop bitterness with a touch of honey sweetness.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and smooth for 7.6%
Overall: Really like this IPA as it’s strong, not bitter, and has nice balance all around.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.02/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a clear amber with a one finger head; good persistence and lacing action
Smell: A balance of malt and hop tones, with the malt leaning in a toffee/sugar cookie direction and the hops bringing citrus and pine
Taste: Malt forward, with the sugar cookie impression prevailing over the toffee; through the middle, the citrus arrives first, bringing juicy tangerine tones with the piney bitterness reserved until after the swallow
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A maltier IPA than I typically like but there is a lot of complexity here that I recognize; a different approach to the style
Jul 24, 2018Smell: A balance of malt and hop tones, with the malt leaning in a toffee/sugar cookie direction and the hops bringing citrus and pine
Taste: Malt forward, with the sugar cookie impression prevailing over the toffee; through the middle, the citrus arrives first, bringing juicy tangerine tones with the piney bitterness reserved until after the swallow
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A maltier IPA than I typically like but there is a lot of complexity here that I recognize; a different approach to the style
Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
4.1/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Revisit: 26 Jul 18
12 oz. Can
BB 09/04/18
Poured into a tulip a pretty nice slightly hazy dark golden amber color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger off-white head, which also leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach), piney. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citruc complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach), piney, with a nice little sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden fairly well, with a dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew. Quite a different take on the style.
12 oz. Can
BB 03/11/18
ABV: 7.6%
Pours a pretty nice dark golden amber color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger off-white head, which also leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach), piney. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citruc complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach), piney, with a nice little sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden fairly well, with a dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew. Quite a different take on the style.
Jan 27, 201812 oz. Can
BB 09/04/18
Poured into a tulip a pretty nice slightly hazy dark golden amber color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger off-white head, which also leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach), piney. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citruc complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach), piney, with a nice little sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden fairly well, with a dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew. Quite a different take on the style.
12 oz. Can
BB 03/11/18
ABV: 7.6%
Pours a pretty nice dark golden amber color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger off-white head, which also leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach), piney. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citruc complex (orange, tangerine, pineapple, mango, peach), piney, with a nice little sweetness. Medium body, ABV hidden fairly well, with a dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew. Quite a different take on the style.
Reviewed by Roby923 from Canada (AB)
3.56/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Herbal hops on the nose. Slight sweetness on the taste. Feels slightly watered down considering the 7.6% ABV. Good to try, not incredibly memorable. Canned from Tipseys in Littleton CO.
Dec 30, 2017
Reviewed by outdoor7or24 from Georgia
3.15/5 rDev -20.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.15/5 rDev -20.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 oz can thanks to Kyle. Poured into pint glass.
A: pours a medium copper golden body, one finger white foam head that quickly fades, carbonation, spotty lacing
S: floral hops, piney, heavy malt
M: medium body
T: heavy malt, Coca-Cola (sweetness), floral hops, mango, pine resin
O: good brew, gets boozy as it warms, the aroma is lighter than the taste to me....
Jul 24, 2017A: pours a medium copper golden body, one finger white foam head that quickly fades, carbonation, spotty lacing
S: floral hops, piney, heavy malt
M: medium body
T: heavy malt, Coca-Cola (sweetness), floral hops, mango, pine resin
O: good brew, gets boozy as it warms, the aroma is lighter than the taste to me....
Insane Rush IPA from Bootstrap Brewing
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
139 ratings
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