Pacer IPA
Avery Brewing Company
- From:
- Avery Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Pale Ale
Ranked #191 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,674 - Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 10.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 28, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 25, 2019
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
A flavorful Hazy IPA clocking in at 100 calories, 3.5 carbs, and 4.5% ABV, that sports a mouthfeel and hop character worthy of today’s craft beer drinker. In addition to traditional malted barley, wheat and oats are added for a fuller body, as well as an abundance of southern hemisphere hops, and contemporary dry-hopping techniques to achieve big, juicy, fruity aromas and flavors.
Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, flaked oats, hops(Mosaic, Azacca, Amarillo, Simcoe), and yeast.
Brewed with Rocky Mountain water, malted barley, malted wheat, flaked oats, hops(Mosaic, Azacca, Amarillo, Simcoe), and yeast.
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.44/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
RB transfer
Aug 28, 2025
Reviewed by barneyrubble from Colorado
3.05/5 rDev -16.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev -16.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Looks like lemonade with it's hazy pale yellow color, some good head retention.
Hoppy citrus notes with no malt for body to the nose.
Big disappointment as the hops fail to provide enough complexity or bitterness. The malt side of the presentation is missing in action and the result is an under flavored watery profile.
Feel is okay but cannot save the beer for me.
Overall it is a let down.
Apr 23, 2022Hoppy citrus notes with no malt for body to the nose.
Big disappointment as the hops fail to provide enough complexity or bitterness. The malt side of the presentation is missing in action and the result is an under flavored watery profile.
Feel is okay but cannot save the beer for me.
Overall it is a let down.
Reviewed by mboone67 from New Jersey
4.19/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: Slightly hazy IPA with a minimal head and carbonation
Smell: Very mild citrus/hop with a subtle toasted oat to the nose
Taste: The oats and barley balance out the hops → Slight citrus with the hint of maybe mango
Feel: Light body with a slight feel of a lager → all day drinker
Overall: Another great option for having a beer filled with flavor and without the guilt!
Mar 25, 2021Smell: Very mild citrus/hop with a subtle toasted oat to the nose
Taste: The oats and barley balance out the hops → Slight citrus with the hint of maybe mango
Feel: Light body with a slight feel of a lager → all day drinker
Overall: Another great option for having a beer filled with flavor and without the guilt!
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.62/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz can. Poured out a slightly cloudy, straw-yellow color with a small, bubbly, white head of foam. It left minimal lacing. It smelled of citrus, mango, caramel and floral notes. Sweet toasted caramel with a tropical fruit bite and minimal bitterness.
Aug 20, 2020
Rated by Khocolate from Tennessee
4.35/5 rDev +19.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +19.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This is a great low calorie IPA. It’s very enjoyable.
Aug 16, 2020Reviewed by BeerDawgs from Georgia
4.2/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L - Bright yellow, hazy, 1 full finger of white head and tons of lacing left on the glass. Gorgeous.
S - Fruit forward, citrus; mangos, lemon
T - Like the aroma, flavors of citrus, lemon, and mangos. Tasty for a session.
F - light body and well carbonated- sizzles a bit on the tongue
O - A very tasty low gravity IPA. Perfect for yard work on a hot day. There are not many session brews I like but this one is one of the better
Apr 02, 2020S - Fruit forward, citrus; mangos, lemon
T - Like the aroma, flavors of citrus, lemon, and mangos. Tasty for a session.
F - light body and well carbonated- sizzles a bit on the tongue
O - A very tasty low gravity IPA. Perfect for yard work on a hot day. There are not many session brews I like but this one is one of the better
Reviewed by Mister_Faucher from Washington
3.58/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can poured into a pint glass. Can dated 01/02/20.
Lemon pith yellow color. small bright white head that recedes swiftly to a ring of foam. Light lacing and a decent amount of carbonation streams as it sits.
Light citrus, melon and pineapple, some grainy malt and grassy/floral notes.
Follows the nose fairly well but all dialed back and watery.
Light bodied and very crisp, minimal bitterness and medium/heavy carbonation.
Decent enough, but something I won't be going back to any time soon.
Mar 05, 2020Lemon pith yellow color. small bright white head that recedes swiftly to a ring of foam. Light lacing and a decent amount of carbonation streams as it sits.
Light citrus, melon and pineapple, some grainy malt and grassy/floral notes.
Follows the nose fairly well but all dialed back and watery.
Light bodied and very crisp, minimal bitterness and medium/heavy carbonation.
Decent enough, but something I won't be going back to any time soon.
Rated by ColoradoPhil from Colorado
3.83/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This hazy IPA is light as can be, and quite refreshing. Highly sessionable.They captured a bit of magic with this one. Yes!
Feb 12, 2020
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
In the hoppy arms race that is the hazy IPA, Avery Brewing recognizes that the race is a marathon, and not a sprint. So a light bodied, lower abv., low calorie option is the way to go. Hazy but sessionable, their oat and wheat based hop bomb is fueled with the racy old school meets new school flavors from Mosaic, Azacca, Amarillo and Simcoe hops
Reasonably hazy and tarnish gold, Pacer IPA pours with an exuberantly carbonated appearance while floating a loose and frothy white cap. Racy aromatics roll off of the foam with tangy yellow and green citrus, berry, tropical and orchard fruit. A light wheat must comes just ahead of the first supple sip of malt sweetness in its wafer, crackery character.
And then comes the middle palate where the flavors are all about the hops. A fading malt character means that the showcase for hops leap out with lemon, lime, gooseberry, passionfruit and kiwi brightness. Trending herbal with the taste of green tea, verbena and sassafras develops a spicy bitterness of cedar, lemongrass and citrus peels.
Medium light in body, the wheat and oat flavors fight the beer's tendency to dry to west-coast standards. This slight firmness keeps the flavor bright and alive on the finish and then smoothens out its spicy and slightly resinous aftertaste.
Jan 29, 2020Reasonably hazy and tarnish gold, Pacer IPA pours with an exuberantly carbonated appearance while floating a loose and frothy white cap. Racy aromatics roll off of the foam with tangy yellow and green citrus, berry, tropical and orchard fruit. A light wheat must comes just ahead of the first supple sip of malt sweetness in its wafer, crackery character.
And then comes the middle palate where the flavors are all about the hops. A fading malt character means that the showcase for hops leap out with lemon, lime, gooseberry, passionfruit and kiwi brightness. Trending herbal with the taste of green tea, verbena and sassafras develops a spicy bitterness of cedar, lemongrass and citrus peels.
Medium light in body, the wheat and oat flavors fight the beer's tendency to dry to west-coast standards. This slight firmness keeps the flavor bright and alive on the finish and then smoothens out its spicy and slightly resinous aftertaste.
Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa
3.22/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Aroma is citrus, light pine and a very big hint of astringency. The flavor is fruit/mild berries, citrus, and a hop candy//slightly sweet/astringent finish.
Dec 07, 2019
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