India Golden Ale
Breakside Brewery - SE Taproom
- From:
- Breakside Brewery - SE Taproom
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,890 - ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #9,919 - Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 7.86%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 41
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 12, 2025
- Added:
- May 22, 2013
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 29
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
IGA highlights the route that lots of new hop bombs are headed: light in body, lighter in color, and HUGE in citrus flavor and aroma. India Golden Ale is a showcase for Mosaic and El Dorado hops. Mosaic gives the beer a bright mix of stone fruit and tropical flavors along with a big piney backbone. El Dorado is fruity and softens the finish.
60 IBUs
60 IBUs
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.85/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RB transfer
Jul 02, 2025
Reviewed by CoasterRider from Washington
3.9/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.5
3.9/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.5
Formerly a collaboration with Ninkasi Brewing
It has a hoppy aroma and taste with nice malt body and small head. It is light golden in color and has slight sweetness to it. It also has a strong hop finish. very good beer.
Dec 28, 2024It has a hoppy aroma and taste with nice malt body and small head. It is light golden in color and has slight sweetness to it. It also has a strong hop finish. very good beer.
Rated by tilt122 from South Carolina
2.32/5 rDev -43%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.32/5 rDev -43%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Absolutely awful. Way too boozy. So now I drank 22oz of this and my Friday is ruined. Never again.
Feb 15, 2019
Reviewed by Emersonio from District of Columbia
3.35/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
POUR: Bomber bottle into a nonic pint. APPEARANCE: Golden amber in color with just a touch of haze. Minimal white head. The head does kick up upon the swirl. Minimal glass lacing. AROMA: Lots of malt on the initial sniff. Very subtle notes of juicy fruit in the area of guava...subtle. TASTE: Somewhat malt forward with a subdued hoppy character. Rye-like? AFTERTASTE: This is where the beer really shines. I pick up some interesting white grape and berry-like notes. these stay subtle and the malty character stays present throughout. NOTES: Hops used: Mosaic, Eldorado, Chinook. REVIEW/ RATING: Good/ 3 out of 5.
May 14, 2018Reviewed by ChuckTom from Arizona
3.08/5 rDev -24.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -24.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Look great out of a 22oz bomber and have had a few by breakside. Smells pretty rough, a little off. I think the bottle must have gone bad on the shelf but can’t seem to find a date, will update my review once I try it again. Great brewery, didn’t like it one bit
Apr 14, 2018
Reviewed by TonyLema1 from South Carolina
3.77/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: clear, golden, tons of lacing
S: sweet malt, slight candied fruit
T: solid malt backbone, muted fruity hops
F: tons of mouthfeel
O: very well made and very drinkable
Sep 29, 2017S: sweet malt, slight candied fruit
T: solid malt backbone, muted fruity hops
F: tons of mouthfeel
O: very well made and very drinkable
Reviewed by hreb from Washington
3.84/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle served in pint glass. Beer is dirty golden but still relatively clear, with thin white head. Sweet, fruity aroma suggests peach and apricot. Flavor is more assertive but continues with the fruit-forward juicy NWIPA theme, adding pineapple, booze, and an herbal / medicinal note. And assertive carbonation.
This is my third IPA from Breakside, and fits squarely between Wanderlust and their standard IPA in its deliciousness. It's a well balanced, relatively light drinking double IPA.
Sep 19, 2017This is my third IPA from Breakside, and fits squarely between Wanderlust and their standard IPA in its deliciousness. It's a well balanced, relatively light drinking double IPA.
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