Pernicious IPA
Wicked Weed Brewing

Pernicious IPA – from Wicked Weed. Acquired 23/11/23 from M & M Beverages, Hermitage, PA. $ 14.30 (Including tax)/six-pack of 12 fl oz cans, $ 0.199/fl oz. Reviewed 27/11/23 (Review 3180). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Bottom of can is stamper “DRINK BY 12/12/23”. On room temperature shelf at the store, stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 46.9 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 53.6 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Pale Straw (SRM 2), clear.
Body – Pale gold (SRM 4), clear. Under direct light, same. When rear-lite, same.
Head: Average (Maximum 2.5 cm, aggressive center pour), floral white, high density, dropping to a 0.6 – 0.7 cm crown and a rocky, complete cap.
Lacing – Good! Wide band of tiny to large bubbles showing future evolution into torn curtains
Aroma – 4 – Strong flowery and fruity/berry hops. No malt, no yeast.
Flavor – 4 – Begins moderately bitter with some floral hops. No yeast. Some maltiness sneaks through. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. Faint gastric warming.
Palate – 4 – Medium; watery; moderate carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 4 A decent IPA.

 

Extremely solid IPA, at 7.3% ABV on the stronger side. Bright clear straw colored (you could confuse with a Pilsner from afar). The foam is super nice, very bright, lots of lacing. Strong hops but not crazy bitter.

Straw golden color. Pour results in a generous head. Aroma is slightly citrusy. Taste is not as hop-forward as many IPAs, but has some light citrus notes and a bit of hops on the finish. Mouthfeel is smooth with moderate carbonation. Overall a decent, but not exceptional beer.

Clear gold, dense white head, great retention, rings of lace
Mango, orange, grapefruit, and dank aroma
Mainly mango and orange hop flavors, just enough malt to balance, clean, bitter finish
Medium bodied and appropriately carbonated
Really good. What we expected IPAs to turn into circa 2011

Clear golden yellow appearance with a short lasting fizzy white head, low retention, faint lacing. Grassy, faint hop and fruit notes, fails to unfold. Light body, moderate carbonation.

 

This is a complex IPA. It contains 12 discrete hops, across 3 continents - New Zealand, Australia and America. It has a 7.3 ABV, placing it between a classic session IPA and DIPA. With a 94 BA rating, I was expecting great things!

I was sadly disappointed.

The first thing to hit me was the overwhelming taste of alcohol - a classic sign of a poorly crafted IPA or DIPA.

The second thing to hit me was the neutrality of taste. This IPA has no distinctive taste. It's incredibly neutral, almost bland, especially given its hop characteristics.

I'm an IPA kinda guy. I love the style. But the folks at Wicked Weed Brewing have some work to do. Nice graphics on the can, though. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great beer. Super drinkable

 

 

Enjoyed at the bar at the end of terminal A at BWI while getting the stink eye from my wife. Bready light caramel and toast lots of earthy fruity spicy hops. Nice old school IPA

Tasty! I’ve been enjoying this one every time I make a trip down South from the West coast. This can is about 3 weeks old so it’s nice to review something relatively fresh. This one has a aromatic, floral character with a mild, sweet grassy aftertaste, i get the herbal, weed reference. There definitely is a bitter linger on the finish, seems to sharpen the pepper Jack I’m eating. Pretty dang good and a nice shift from the bombastic IPAs of the PNW that I usually drink