A Wizard Is Never Late
Triptych Brewing

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From:
Triptych Brewing
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #771
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
93
Ranked #2,990
Avg:
4.26 | pDev: 9.15%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
47
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 16, 2023
Added:
Nov 12, 2017
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  7
A hazy, double dry hopped India Pale Ale featuring Citra & Apollo hops.
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Ratings by WoodBrew:
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

4.39/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
My old neighbor from Oswego gave me a can of this beer. It poured a hazy orangish with white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent had apricots. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with tropical fruit presence. The mouthfeel is fuller in body with good carbonation. Overall its a solid beer.
Aug 02, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.53 by JoSchwabR

Sep 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4.19 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Mar 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.34 by jchanley from Illinois

Jan 31, 2022
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

4.35/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
16 oz can, born on 9/27/21, into stemless glass.

Gorgeous honey-orange with a creamy cap of 2 fingers, leaving lots of lace in perfect swirled lines as it recedes to a fluffy half finger.

Aroma is honey, graham, sharp grapefruit, juicy orange, slight dankness, and pine.

Flavor is huge honey and graham, so much malt here... followed by an oddly welcome note of chocolate orange but with very fresh and juicy oranges. It's candy-like. It's magical. Perhaps that's a little spoilage creeping in but I don't care. Pink and yellow starburst follow up, and then it finishes on some white grapefruit, pine, and pink starburst. A malt assault but absolutely delicious.

Feel is juicy and soft, with medium plus carbonation and a bit of alcohol heat that's maybe a tad excessive for 7.2% but I don't mind really. Resinous, drying finish.

Overall, this just kicked the bleep out of the Bearded Iris Attention Please that I just had (canned 9/20/21 and fading already). BIBCO is slipping, but these guys are starting to take their place for me. Wow, this was just incredible. I've got goosebumps. Illinois ain't THAT far away...

$13.99 / 4 pack / Friar Tuck's in Bloomington
Oct 26, 2021
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Rated by Buka

5/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Delicious Hazy IPA!
Mar 22, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Zonian1 from Ohio

Mar 14, 2020
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Reviewed by ONUMello from Ohio

4.14/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz can bb 12/4/19 poured into a tulip
A: Very hazy light orange/light brown with a 1.5 finger head
S: Loads of tropical fruit & citrus, hints of earth/pine
T: Matches the nose just not as crisp
M: Medium-bodied, soft
O: A tasty NEIPA, I just got it from a friend yesterday & would love to try it again closer to its birthday
Dec 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Dec 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.71 by Chilmer from Iowa

Oct 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.27 by UrbanaSupernovA from Illinois

Aug 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.11 by MeIquiades from Illinois

May 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.22 by lemmy187 from Missouri

May 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Apr 17, 2019
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Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

4.19/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on April 11, 2019. A combination of pale British, American and German malts with copious amounts of Citra and Apollo hops. Dank notes of fruit and fresh hops.
Apr 16, 2019
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Reviewed by michaelsmith11 from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The look was a hazy orange color with a pretty fluffy head. The smell was very citrusy. Oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit. The taste was juicy up front but at the end there was a little bit of a nice piney flavor and a touch of bitterness. Nice smooth medium mouthfeel. My first beer from Triptych and I'm impressed.
Mar 19, 2019
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Rated by chicagocraft from Illinois

5/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Amazing!!
Mar 18, 2019
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Reviewed by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

4.31/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can poured into HF stemmed ballon glass. Canned on 03/01/2019.

Appearance: nice hazy / opaque dull golden yellow with tall white head. Good head retention. Lots of lacing.

Smell: Citra hop notes are bigger than the Apollo hops. Huge oranges and a hint of grapefruit. Melon rind is also prevalent in the aroma.

Taste: Prevalent oranges, mango, and melon notes. Hint of grapefruit with a light pine and light dankness. Also tasting lemon - lime sherbet in the finish.

Mouthfeel: Upfront you get juicy hops; the finish is slightly dry. The beer has rather "clean" character about it, which probably accentuates the slight dryness of the beer. Medium bodied beer. Lightly creamy carbonation. Definitely has drink-ability going for it.

Overall: Citra and Apollo make an interesting/complex aroma & flavor profile for this beer. Cleanness and low bitterness of this beer drives up the drink-ability; though the cleanness tends to slightly detract from that hazy / juicy profile. Really dig what Triptych is doing with hops. Many great "hazies" crafted by this brewery.
Mar 17, 2019
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3/5  rDev -29.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Canned 3/1/19; drank 3/15/19 @ the Palace.

Opaque orange appearance.

A rough pour yielded a HUGE white head; strong, frothy lace.

Orange citrus, wheat & table sugar notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Tangy orange citrus, wheat, baking soda & table sugar flavors.

This smelled OK, but it's an off-putting IPA that holds little resemblance to the New England style it aspires to.
Mar 17, 2019
A Wizard Is Never Late from Triptych Brewing
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 47 ratings