Harness IPA
Bent Paddle Brewing Co.

Harness IPAHarness IPA
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From:
Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Rye Beer
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 7.6%
Reviews:
36
Ratings:
178
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 26, 2021
Added:
Jan 30, 2015
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  30
Formerly Harness The Winter IPA

Harness IPA celebrates the tethered teamwork and balance that typifies the deployment of a harness. Brewed to be bold and flavorful, Harness IPA supports an enormous hop load with an anchored malt bill of oats, rye and malted barley. Climbing gear is not necessary to enjoy this beer!
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Ratings by andrew8626:
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Rated by andrew8626 from Minnesota

4.15/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Mar 28, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by Nbensonmn from Minnesota

Feb 26, 2021
 
Rated: 4.13 by LunchMoney from Minnesota

Jan 30, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

May 01, 2020
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.99/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a red, rum color that is clear and a mild light tan head. SRM of 16. (4.00)

Aroma: Huge aromas of red pine with some citrus. Then more redfruit to finish. Tons of ruby, red, and winter pine. (4.25)

Flavor: Flavor follows the nose. First huge dry sprucey pine. Then hints of citrus form, but not before the entire thing absolutely transforms into a wave of red, winter pine and cherry. A cherry pithy finish that tamely bitter. (4.00)

Feel: Medium-bodied. Under-carbonated. Finishes with more pine on the palate. (3.25)

Compared to Furious: Similar color. Even more piney. Red, winter pine aromas. Less fruitiness. Flatter. Even more spice overall. They took Furious and took it one notch further.

Overall: A really great red IPA. Tons of great pine spice. Similar to Surly's Furious, but even more pine and redness. It's actually a great winter drinking IPA. Lots of nice spices and winter feels. (Final Rating: 3.99)
Dec 14, 2019
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Rated by BeerKing123

4/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Interesting color and smell. Not typical. Feels like it would be best to drink outdoors. A tad more bitter than I prefer but overall good IPA.
Dec 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by eawolff99 from Minnesota

Nov 10, 2019
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

3.81/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Rich, copper-brown body featuring a very dense, thick and rocky head. The smell exudes notes of crystallized malt with a spicy, kind of rye-like note. Hearty malt flavor; dull sweetness counterpointed with a vibrant hop bitterness. Warm and full-bodied beer; crisp with a gentle bite on the palate.

A very malt-forward IPA yet featuring some zesty hop presence.
Jan 23, 2019
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.77/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a crimson color with a khaki head. Smell had herbal and pine hops some citrus. Taste was herbal with piney hops some dark fruits and toffee,some rye. A dry moth feel with w/c bitterness in the finish . A hybrid imperial red meet a w/c ipa.
Nov 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Apr 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.29 by KevinMc from Illinois

Mar 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by SaxmanRick from Minnesota

Mar 09, 2018
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Reviewed by Taybeh from Minnesota

3.92/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From a single, two months since canning, poured into a willibecher: clear dark copper red, off-white sudsy head, good retention and lacing. Nose is piney resinous hops and warm earthy dirty and bready notes that must be from the malt...I like it! On the tongue, a few waves: first some substantial malty breadiness, then a whole bunch of piney hops with a little citrus edge, then a little zippy ryeband citrus and more pine. Feel is substantial and a little rough (which fits, for me) and packs a hoppy oily punch, but cleans up and dries out at the end.
Jan 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Vidblain from Minnesota

Nov 22, 2017
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Reviewed by ipeters1017 from Wisconsin

4.45/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
Pours a hazy reddish brown with an off-white head. Lots of lacing down the glass. Smells of grassy, piney hops with a bit of spiciness. The taste is similar--this is super piney, with notes of spicy rye and a tinge of fruitiness. It's a hop bomb in flavor, but not in bitterness. Feel is a bit over-carbonated, quite dry and refreshing. By far my favorite Bent Paddle beer, and one I wish they would make year-round.
May 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by bgold86 from New York

Apr 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.05 by DiggerDahl from North Dakota

Mar 04, 2017
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Reviewed by deebo from Michigan

3.9/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
First time trying this beer.
A-Poured a can into a weizen glass, this is a heady beast. Big tight beige foam tops a dark amber clear brew when held up to the light. This head is lacy and not going away.
S-I can smell hops from a foot away. These smell like your classic west coast. Maybe the 3 Cs. Grassy, resiny and potent. I smell bitterness on the way. Some spicy rye pops as well.
T-Lots of hops and lots of that characteristic spicy pumpernickel rye flavor to go with it. The hops are definitely oily/resiny with lots of punch and stank.
M-Nice balance of moderately high carbonation and a heavy malt bill/body to carry this big ole hoppy beast. High alcohol but it doesn't show.
O-Definitely a hoppy rye forward ipa. Not my favorite style, but this is a well made beer.
Jan 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.53 by CaeserTits from Michigan

Jan 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by TooGood from Minnesota

Jan 09, 2017
Harness IPA from Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 178 ratings