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Back Bay IPA
Boston Beer Works - Canal Street
- From:
- Boston Beer Works - Canal Street
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 13.56%
- Reviews:
- 74
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 03, 2018
- Added:
- Sep 04, 1998
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 30
No description / notes.
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Ratings by sprucetip:
Reviewed by sprucetip from Alaska
3.41/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Courtesy of a flight delay, I am having the opportunity to try this one at Logan Intl.
It has great clarity and is light golden/amber in color. There was a decent amount of white foam that faded quickly and left no significant lacing. Activity was moderate.
It smells grainy and alcoholic mainly, with a little bit of citric hops underneath. Only occasionally do I sense any malt in the nose. It doesn't smell like much of an IPA to me.
Moderately bitter from the git go and right on through, the grain bill is mostly base malt. There is more hop character in the flavor than in the nose. It is piny and citrusy. The malt supports and balances but doesn't add anything in terms of complexity. It's a basic, clean, straight up, regular old decent IPA. Pretty good for an airport, but nothing to get excited about.
Plenty carbonated, light side of medium body, dry character is present throughout and increases in the finish, which is also bitter.
It's a good beer, but it doesn't excite me enough to commit to another though I've got another hour to kill. I'm thinking of prowling around Terminal C and seeing if there is maybe something interesting from Boston Beer Co at another establishment.
Feb 25, 2012It has great clarity and is light golden/amber in color. There was a decent amount of white foam that faded quickly and left no significant lacing. Activity was moderate.
It smells grainy and alcoholic mainly, with a little bit of citric hops underneath. Only occasionally do I sense any malt in the nose. It doesn't smell like much of an IPA to me.
Moderately bitter from the git go and right on through, the grain bill is mostly base malt. There is more hop character in the flavor than in the nose. It is piny and citrusy. The malt supports and balances but doesn't add anything in terms of complexity. It's a basic, clean, straight up, regular old decent IPA. Pretty good for an airport, but nothing to get excited about.
Plenty carbonated, light side of medium body, dry character is present throughout and increases in the finish, which is also bitter.
It's a good beer, but it doesn't excite me enough to commit to another though I've got another hour to kill. I'm thinking of prowling around Terminal C and seeing if there is maybe something interesting from Boston Beer Co at another establishment.
More User Ratings:
Rated by safaricook from Netherlands
3.57/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Murky orange no foam. Fruity. Mango. Bitterness is abrasive as is mouthfeel as if chewing on fresh hops. Bit too much for me.
Mar 07, 2018Reviewed by ONUMello from Ohio
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured on tap at BOS
A: Amber color, thin head
S: Lots of grain/malt with lighter herbal/citrus hop notes to accent
T: Matches the aromas: malt-driven with lighter generic hop notes complementing the malt
M: Medium-bodied
O: Being poured the brewery's airport location I thought this was served fairly warm. Maybe a bit better served colder but as is this is a malt-heavy generic ipa
Jun 12, 2016A: Amber color, thin head
S: Lots of grain/malt with lighter herbal/citrus hop notes to accent
T: Matches the aromas: malt-driven with lighter generic hop notes complementing the malt
M: Medium-bodied
O: Being poured the brewery's airport location I thought this was served fairly warm. Maybe a bit better served colder but as is this is a malt-heavy generic ipa
Rated by 50marathons from Pennsylvania
3.77/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Very good balance. I prefer more citrus in an IPA
Nov 07, 2015
Back Bay IPA from Boston Beer Works - Canal Street
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
236 ratings
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