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Cranky IPA
Stony Creek Brewery
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- From:
- Stony Creek Brewery
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #3,530 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #25,800 - Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 10.16%
- Reviews:
- 30
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 24, 2022
- Added:
- Jan 16, 2015
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 97
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Notes:
Assertive hop character enhanced by a smooth malt backbone are what define this IPA. Cranky™ showcases citrus and tropical fruit hops balanced by notes of black pepper and pine. At 6.8% ABV and 68 IBUs this IPA is cranky enough to satisfy your bitterest of dispositions.
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Reviewed by TurboMon_911 from New Jersey
3.67/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Golden murky straw in color, thin head, slight lacing. Floral & piney scents with a balanced malty backbone that has pepper. pine & pineapple overtones with a slightly bitter finish. Have had this on tap as well as in 12oz can and is a quite enjoyable brew that I look for when in Connecticut.
Apr 23, 2022
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.56/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
8/29/21...pale gold, hazed, light ring of white around the edges. Tropical fruit bent. Fragrant but subdued. Swift and peppery bitter with resins and oils. Sharp bitter. Mellows fast. Citrus surrounds.
Dec 31, 2021
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
3.88/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
2021-11-23
12oz can served in a tulip. No date. Received from @WunderLlama in NBS BIF #14.
Pours a slightly hazy light yellow color with a fairly large head that collapses fairly slowly into about a half centimeter thick uneven layer with moderate lacing. Lots of active carbonation. Smell is mostly lemon and a little straw. Some honeysuckle sweetness.
Taste is interesting. Lemon is, I think the primary flavor, and straw is there but kind of buried in the background. Honeysuckle doesn't come across in the sweetness -- I think it comes across more as a grain tea sweetness. Definitely a lemon rind / grapefruit rind bitterness in the finish.
Mouthfeel is fairly light, clean, pretty refreshing. Overall, pretty good beer.
Nov 24, 202112oz can served in a tulip. No date. Received from @WunderLlama in NBS BIF #14.
Pours a slightly hazy light yellow color with a fairly large head that collapses fairly slowly into about a half centimeter thick uneven layer with moderate lacing. Lots of active carbonation. Smell is mostly lemon and a little straw. Some honeysuckle sweetness.
Taste is interesting. Lemon is, I think the primary flavor, and straw is there but kind of buried in the background. Honeysuckle doesn't come across in the sweetness -- I think it comes across more as a grain tea sweetness. Definitely a lemon rind / grapefruit rind bitterness in the finish.
Mouthfeel is fairly light, clean, pretty refreshing. Overall, pretty good beer.
Rated by Mugman8 from New York
3.81/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
OK IPA...piney taste but no bite...
Dec 31, 2018
Reviewed by Munka from Massachusetts
4.65/5 rDev +27.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +27.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
My favorite beer. Got it as a birthday gift. Very juicy and full of flavor. Just enough bite and carbonation, with a great golden color. Sweet smell and an attractive can, can't go wrong here
Aug 30, 2018
Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the tap into a pint glass. The appearance is a clear golden color with a small white head. The aroma is mild hops. The taste is slightly bitter and follows the nose.
Jul 15, 2018Reviewed by Moir1994CT from Connecticut
3.86/5 rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This is a very tasty IPA, by one of my favorite local breweries in CT. Ive had the big old cranky which has a bit more horsepower to it and a more full flavor but this is no slouch by any means. By the way the big old cranky is in an orange can vs this green one if someone was wondering. But this is full of flavor and just like the other one I had with just a lower ABV and a tad lighter overall. Still worth a try.
Feb 01, 2018
Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.49/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.49/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
A: crystal clear; deep gold in color; 1 finger white head that receded to a thin collar; OK lacing;
S: floral and pine - nicely aromatic;
T: floral from start to finish; mild bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; light to moderate carbonation;
O: no complexity; very little bitterness; boring;
Jan 15, 2018S: floral and pine - nicely aromatic;
T: floral from start to finish; mild bitterness at the end;
M: medium bodied; light to moderate carbonation;
O: no complexity; very little bitterness; boring;
Cranky IPA from Stony Creek Brewery
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
213 ratings
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