Contentious IPA
Nevin's Brewing Company
- From:
- Nevin's Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian IPA
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.06 | pDev: 17.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 19, 2014
- Added:
- Jul 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
77
Okay
77
Okay
No description / notes.
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Rated by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.75/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Decent....it's even for a Belgian ipa...drinkable. not a lot of aroma beyond the Belgian sugars.
Dec 17, 2014
Reviewed by Rayek from Colorado
3.13/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.13/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Nevin's IPA is billed on their beer list as a Belgian IPA, so that's the angle I'm reviewing it from.
A: The beer arrived in a shaker pint glass with a deep gold hue and a wispy eggshell head. The foam stuck around for a bit and left bits of lace behind.
S: Citrus hops dominate the nose. Grapefruit and lemon are right out front as you'd expect with the classic "C" hops. Behind the citrus is a touch of honey.
T: Pretty standard IPA stuff here. A light honey sweetness gets things going. Bitterness follows shortly thereafter with a citrus bite that's just strong enough to cross the Pale to IPA line. The bitterness lingers into the finish along with some residual sweetness.
M: The beer's body really lets things down. I found it to be thin and under carbonated.
O: If this beer were presented as an American IPA, I'd rate it as a middle of the road take on the style. As a Belgian IPA, I'm not feeling it. Belgian beers tend to be yeast driven, and I didn't pickup any of the clues that most Belgian strains leave behind. Overall, it's a decent beer, but not one I'd go back to.
Jul 15, 2013A: The beer arrived in a shaker pint glass with a deep gold hue and a wispy eggshell head. The foam stuck around for a bit and left bits of lace behind.
S: Citrus hops dominate the nose. Grapefruit and lemon are right out front as you'd expect with the classic "C" hops. Behind the citrus is a touch of honey.
T: Pretty standard IPA stuff here. A light honey sweetness gets things going. Bitterness follows shortly thereafter with a citrus bite that's just strong enough to cross the Pale to IPA line. The bitterness lingers into the finish along with some residual sweetness.
M: The beer's body really lets things down. I found it to be thin and under carbonated.
O: If this beer were presented as an American IPA, I'd rate it as a middle of the road take on the style. As a Belgian IPA, I'm not feeling it. Belgian beers tend to be yeast driven, and I didn't pickup any of the clues that most Belgian strains leave behind. Overall, it's a decent beer, but not one I'd go back to.
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