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Ponzi
Atlas Brew Works
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- From:
- Atlas Brew Works
- District of Columbia, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #3,640 - ABV:
- 7.3%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #26,971 - Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 11.76%
- Reviews:
- 22
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 22, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 29, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 22
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
Notes:
An American IPA hopped with criminal disregard. Featuring generous additions of Cascade, Chinook, and Mandarina hops, followed by hints of Munich malt. Ponzi's aroma writes checks that its flavor cashes. If it seems too good to be true, you're probably drinking Ponzi.
70 IBU
70 IBU
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.3/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A: pours an amber body with small white head with ok retention and lacing.
S: subtle floral notes with hints of caramel malts.
T: sweet, floral hop notes with hints of toffee notes.
M: medium bodied and fairly smooth; a little thin.
O: decent IPA.
Apr 22, 2022S: subtle floral notes with hints of caramel malts.
T: sweet, floral hop notes with hints of toffee notes.
M: medium bodied and fairly smooth; a little thin.
O: decent IPA.
Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Indiana
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pretty pour, straw color, white head, nice lacing. Slightly funky hop nose, decent. The flavor is sharp bitterness, without any particular flavor to reward the taxing build. I do not shy from bitterness in my brews, but I prefer something with more range.
Apr 09, 2022
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
3.75/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a nice golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has hop and malt hints
The taste follows the nose with a well balanced hop and malt flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A well balanced American IPA
Feb 21, 2022Aroma has hop and malt hints
The taste follows the nose with a well balanced hop and malt flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A well balanced American IPA
Rated by Stooven from Illinois
3.59/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had on tap at Founding Farmers in DC. Taste is a bready, East Coast pale ale that is noticeably sweet. Refreshing and the alcohol is well hidden.
Oct 11, 2021
Reviewed by MilitantHops from Canada (QC)
2.76/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.76/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Where the hops at?! Sweet and heavy on the malts-doesn’t taste like much of an IPA. It has some bitterness balanced with the sweetness but not a whole lot else going on.
Nov 17, 2019
Reviewed by BikeChef from District of Columbia
2.9/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.9/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Wow, this is a real throwback. Tastes like an IPA from a brewpub in the late 90’s! Low hop aromatics, malt forward, good dose of bitterness. Well made, but there’s a reason few are doing this style of IPA anymore.
Apr 11, 2019
Reviewed by hoppytobehere from District of Columbia
3.42/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can about 4 weeks old. Very fresh.
This IPA wouldn't have been rated that well 5-10 years ago when all IPAs were bitter as hell, and today's change in style to softer, juicier beers isn't doing it any favors.
Nov 12, 2018This IPA wouldn't have been rated that well 5-10 years ago when all IPAs were bitter as hell, and today's change in style to softer, juicier beers isn't doing it any favors.
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.77/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours orange yellow with a small white head. Smells of sweet citrus and tropical hops, very inviting. Tastes of sweet citrus hops with a nice malt backbone. Beer is light bodied and very easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, an above average beer.
Jul 06, 2018
Reviewed by MrOH from Malta
3.03/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Light gold, slight chill haze. Minimal white head. Ok retention, not much lace
Aromas of Grapefruit, a little bit of mango, hint of dank. Not too potent
More tropical in flavor than the aroma was. A bit too sweet.
A little bit cloying
Meh
May 03, 2018Aromas of Grapefruit, a little bit of mango, hint of dank. Not too potent
More tropical in flavor than the aroma was. A bit too sweet.
A little bit cloying
Meh
Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York
3.94/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12oz can into a speiglau ipa glass.
Look is a cloudy orange yellow with a thin off white head.
Aroma is a malty biscuit not much in the way of hops.
Taste is malt sweet with a balanced bitterness. Old school ipa by design and a good one at that.
Mar 01, 2018Look is a cloudy orange yellow with a thin off white head.
Aroma is a malty biscuit not much in the way of hops.
Taste is malt sweet with a balanced bitterness. Old school ipa by design and a good one at that.
Ponzi from Atlas Brew Works
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
101 ratings
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