Melt Away Session IPA
Newburyport Brewing Company
- From:
- Newburyport Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,281 - ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,486 - Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 9.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 26
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 08, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 14, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 39
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Greymane from France
4.65/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.65/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I love this session IPA! Pungent citrus and pine hits the nose after pour. Decent white head and lacing. Goes down easy and has a nice extra bitterness on the back end. Everything you could want in a hoppy session beer.
Nov 08, 2023
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.18/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Modest haze with a light green hue to the pale gold color. Moderate head but it provides several streaks for lace on the glass.
From the can, I get a beautiful floral hop smell. From the glass, the paler malt comes through, but still in the background.
Full bodied for a session beer, but there's also plenty of carbonation. The malt holds up throughout the tasting. The hop comes in slowly but dominantly. The finish has elements of sage and weeds. Moderate length for the aftertaste.
Oct 31, 2020From the can, I get a beautiful floral hop smell. From the glass, the paler malt comes through, but still in the background.
Full bodied for a session beer, but there's also plenty of carbonation. The malt holds up throughout the tasting. The hop comes in slowly but dominantly. The finish has elements of sage and weeds. Moderate length for the aftertaste.
Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire
4.21/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12 oz can into a tulip glass.
Pours a hazy golden orange color with 2 fingers of thick, creamy head. The retention is absurd, leaving the thick head resting atop the beer like a fat blanket. Leaves some beautiful cobweb lacing.
The aroma brings a tidal wave of pineapple juice right up front, followed by plenty of citrusy notes; namely fresh grapefruit, lemon and tangerines. There's some faint spicy hop notes on the back.
The flavor has some pineapples and peaches, followed by a big wave of tangerines, grapefruit and lemon zest. Finishes earthy and piney.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Very soft, pillowy soft, and exceedingly creamy and smooth. Faintly dry on the finish.
Overall, this is a great session IPA. The flavor is intense and completely belies the low ABV. The body is that of a much bigger beer, and the fact this is well under 5% is just nuts.
Apr 21, 2020Pours a hazy golden orange color with 2 fingers of thick, creamy head. The retention is absurd, leaving the thick head resting atop the beer like a fat blanket. Leaves some beautiful cobweb lacing.
The aroma brings a tidal wave of pineapple juice right up front, followed by plenty of citrusy notes; namely fresh grapefruit, lemon and tangerines. There's some faint spicy hop notes on the back.
The flavor has some pineapples and peaches, followed by a big wave of tangerines, grapefruit and lemon zest. Finishes earthy and piney.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Very soft, pillowy soft, and exceedingly creamy and smooth. Faintly dry on the finish.
Overall, this is a great session IPA. The flavor is intense and completely belies the low ABV. The body is that of a much bigger beer, and the fact this is well under 5% is just nuts.
Reviewed by Beerbrad999
3.86/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.86/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Extremley light drinkable ipa goes down easy at first with carbonation coming second. Looks quite nice very hazy dark orange brew.
Strong citrus notes along with hints of grapefruit deep in the flavor. Overall would recommend for a session ipa!
Apr 19, 2020Strong citrus notes along with hints of grapefruit deep in the flavor. Overall would recommend for a session ipa!
Reviewed by connecticutpoet from Connecticut
4.3/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance – Half finger head on a clear yellow body. 5 oz. sample glass.
Aroma – Fruity and very floral, like walking into a greenhouse filled with roses.
Taste – Strong pine and hop resins… zero floral.
Mouthfeel – Sticky and thick enough to stand up to the pine flavors.
Overall – Interesting interplay between aroma and flavor, but good.
May 08, 2018Aroma – Fruity and very floral, like walking into a greenhouse filled with roses.
Taste – Strong pine and hop resins… zero floral.
Mouthfeel – Sticky and thick enough to stand up to the pine flavors.
Overall – Interesting interplay between aroma and flavor, but good.
Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.55/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: slight haze; medium gold in color; 2 finger ivory head that receded to a thin cap; nice lacing;
S: citrus, lemon, and grass;
T: follows the nose from start to finish; mild bitterness on the finish;
M: light to medium bodied; moderate carbonation; lightly dry finish;
O: nice balance for a session IPA:
Feb 20, 2018S: citrus, lemon, and grass;
T: follows the nose from start to finish; mild bitterness on the finish;
M: light to medium bodied; moderate carbonation; lightly dry finish;
O: nice balance for a session IPA:
Reviewed by nhdjinn from New Hampshire
3.75/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
cloudy golden color
Big head
Very citrus taste
big initial hops with Lingering hops some what overpowering that do not fade
Seems to heavy for a session
Would prefer they tone down hops and ABV for session style
cut hops 20 ibu and abv to 4-4.3 and we have a winner
Sep 18, 2017Big head
Very citrus taste
big initial hops with Lingering hops some what overpowering that do not fade
Seems to heavy for a session
Would prefer they tone down hops and ABV for session style
cut hops 20 ibu and abv to 4-4.3 and we have a winner
Reviewed by RozzieBoy from Rhode Island
3.63/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L - Hazy golden pour with a thick, fairly bubbly off-white head. Good lacing the length of the beer.
S - Citrus right from the can and all the way through. Nice.
T - Pretty strong hop-forward presence.
F - Fairly thick, sticky feel from the hops.
O - From first taste: this is a session ale? Seems somewhat closer to a DIPA in some ways to me, but a nice beer overall.
Mar 05, 2017S - Citrus right from the can and all the way through. Nice.
T - Pretty strong hop-forward presence.
F - Fairly thick, sticky feel from the hops.
O - From first taste: this is a session ale? Seems somewhat closer to a DIPA in some ways to me, but a nice beer overall.
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