RIPA - Rosemary Imperial Pale Ale
Boston Beer Works - Canal Street

RIPA - Rosemary Imperial Pale AleRIPA - Rosemary Imperial Pale Ale
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From:
Boston Beer Works - Canal Street
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.52 | pDev: 14.49%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
32
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 17, 2016
Added:
Apr 21, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by jlindros:
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.64/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
I love going to the brewery before a Sox game, good beers, but the ones they bottle seem to be so-so.

Pours a huge 2 finger fizzy slight creamy head that fades semi slowly, nice lacing too, super hazy slight sediment laden orange-red colored.

Nose brings a nice herbal aroma, the rosemary is quite dominant, a bit of earthy grassy hop characters with slight citrus and fruit, mild caramel malt with little sweet malt smell.

Taste starts wtih sweet malt, caramel and juicy sweet malt, little toasty. Right into rosemary, lots of rosemary like this is a pure rosemary fermented beverage. Hops are mild grassy and a little earthy, hint spicy and piney, fair bitterness between the hops and rosemary. Malts turn a little candy like with mild booze warmth, bit fluffy, and a little yeasty bready touch. Finish is still sweet, quite bitter as the hops really take over between the grassy earthy slight spicy hops and the rosemary, little caramel malt character too.

Mouth is med bod, decent carb.

Overall not bad, nothing great either, so much rosemary and little good hop character, decent malty balance, and bit boozy for only 7.5%, but not bad as an overall beer that delivers plenty of rosemary as it promised.
Oct 06, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.5 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Apr 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by wrentmore from Indiana

Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Oidmoe from Austria

Apr 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by N1Nkasi from Connecticut

Apr 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Johncnh from New Hampshire

Jan 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by JKV96 from Massachusetts

Dec 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by msween21 from Massachusetts

Dec 07, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by spicyvelveetas from Massachusetts

Dec 03, 2013
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Reviewed by jdhilt from New Hampshire

3.38/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a two finger white head that fades slowly leaving some lace. Nearly clear amber color. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Grapefruit hop nose and flavor is grapefruit hops with lingering bitter aftertaste, more like an IPA. $3.75 for a 12oz bottle from Julio's Liquors Marlboro, MA.
Oct 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Userme59 from Massachusetts

Oct 13, 2013
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Reviewed by OtherShoe2 from Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Received a medium gold brew with a slight head. No lace.

Big herbal nose. You absolutely get the rosemary in this one. Some malt notes bring up the rear. with a touch of pine.

Herbal bitterness, some citric rind, some lean malt, cracker notes, a little soapy, finishing with some lightly malty bitterness.

Medium to medium light in body.

Decent, and different. The rosemary give this a nice touch, and it helps a rather average brew into being a better beer.
Oct 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by HattedClassic from Virginia

Sep 29, 2013
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Reviewed by BigCheese from Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a hazy orange amber, a tad light for an IPA of 7.5%. BIg thick head leaves some webs. Looks unfiltered.

S: Alot of rosemary, floral, probably cascade hops, some grapefruit, some pineapple and a little tropicalness going on.

T: Hops up front, more floral than the taste. A ton of rosemary, a little bit too much for my liking. Not much malt backbone. Mostly pine in the taste. Lotta pine in the taste. A touch of bready yeast.

M: Solid body, quite rich, a little chewy/heavy, seems a bit over carbonated .

O: Its decent, kinda interesting as a I havent had a rosemary beer before, its very floral. If you like floral ipa's I'd say try it, otherwise probably not worth the money. Not a bad beer per se, but basically a normal IPA with a shitload of rosemary.
Sep 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by waiting4lunch from Massachusetts

Sep 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by jwps214 from Massachusetts

Aug 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Cooker_stp from New York

Aug 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by DonFrap from Massachusetts

Aug 18, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by KCAS81 from Rhode Island

Aug 08, 2013
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Reviewed by u2carew from Massachusetts

3.8/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz longneck
A) Pours with a big white head that takes awhile to settle. Clear, light bronze body. Sticky lacing on the drink down.
S) Noticeable rosemary but not much else.
T) Hop bite from the start. The rosemary mixes in quite well and doesn't overtake the palate. Lingering hop bite and rosemary in the finish.
M) Medium light body. Slightly dry finish.
O) A decent brew. Again the rosemary fits well in this profile, but personally I wish there was more of it.
Jul 23, 2013
RIPA - Rosemary Imperial Pale Ale from Boston Beer Works - Canal Street
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 32 ratings