Grapefruit IPA
Refuge Brewery
- From:
- Refuge Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.7%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 8.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 18
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 12, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 30, 2015
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 13
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.34/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.34/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This pours an auburn tan color. Lots of citrus, with what is a sharply pronounced squeeze of grapefruit on the nose. Grapefruit comes across while sipping, with hints of pith and some zest. An approachable grapefruit IPA.
Aug 31, 2017
Reviewed by Brolo75 from California
3.58/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16 ounce can poured into a tulip
A: Pours a clear golden amber with no retention or lacing, nice stream of carbonation.
A: Hit of grapefruit up front, citrus peel, guava, pine, smells like it's brewed with Belgian yeast.
T: Overly bitter, citrus peel bitterness, slight pine and guava, definitely tastes like its brewed with Belgian yeast but label doesn't say so, not a good mix of flavors.
M: Medium bodied with a dry finish, bitterness rakes the palate.
O: Not impressed with this, flavors don't blend well, it's very bitter, and it tastes like it is brewed with Belgian yeast.
Aug 13, 2017A: Pours a clear golden amber with no retention or lacing, nice stream of carbonation.
A: Hit of grapefruit up front, citrus peel, guava, pine, smells like it's brewed with Belgian yeast.
T: Overly bitter, citrus peel bitterness, slight pine and guava, definitely tastes like its brewed with Belgian yeast but label doesn't say so, not a good mix of flavors.
M: Medium bodied with a dry finish, bitterness rakes the palate.
O: Not impressed with this, flavors don't blend well, it's very bitter, and it tastes like it is brewed with Belgian yeast.
Reviewed by daliandragon from Maryland
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Picked up in Oakland. This is a new brewerfor me but I love the black tall boy cans. Big grapefruit and pine flavor in the nose, which I suppose is to be expected.
They aren't playing with the grapefruit, which stays strong through the sip and into the aftertaste. Even the hops bow to the acid tang. 77 IBUs doesn't seem out of bounds, but the rough edge of the grapefruit makes this one a fairly harsh face clencher. The abv becomes detectable as you drink as well. I think this is a good one for real hop heads.
Aug 03, 2017They aren't playing with the grapefruit, which stays strong through the sip and into the aftertaste. Even the hops bow to the acid tang. 77 IBUs doesn't seem out of bounds, but the rough edge of the grapefruit makes this one a fairly harsh face clencher. The abv becomes detectable as you drink as well. I think this is a good one for real hop heads.
Reviewed by vikinggary28 from California
4.03/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 16 oz can into glass mag. Very attractive packaging although I generally don't like beer in any can, I gave it a try. Clear orange colour with a tan head. Smells of a typical west coast ipa with a slight more maltiness. Very smooth taste, the grapefruit creeps in quite nicely. Aftertaste is smooth and the hops/citrus hangs on for just a bit. Prost!
Jul 29, 2017
Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania
3.66/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Mostly clear orange-tinted bronze color with a massive tan-tinted head that leaves heavy lacing.
Very light aroma with hints of caramel malts, bread, white pepper and grapefruit.
Citrusy bitterness stands out from start to finish in the taste, along with some pine and a flash of malt sweetness.
Medium bodied with a strong prickliness and slight touch of creaminess in the feel.
For a beer with grapefruit in the name, I was expecting more clear grapefruit. There's a mild citrus impression throughout, but straight-up bitterness and malt show more. Love the can design, which advises to "Drink Fresh," but there's no canned-on date to go by.
Jul 09, 2017Very light aroma with hints of caramel malts, bread, white pepper and grapefruit.
Citrusy bitterness stands out from start to finish in the taste, along with some pine and a flash of malt sweetness.
Medium bodied with a strong prickliness and slight touch of creaminess in the feel.
For a beer with grapefruit in the name, I was expecting more clear grapefruit. There's a mild citrus impression throughout, but straight-up bitterness and malt show more. Love the can design, which advises to "Drink Fresh," but there's no canned-on date to go by.
Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
4.24/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16 oz. Can
Poured into a Squatters true pint glass a pretty nice clean/clear dark golden orangey color, with some very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger white head, which also leaves some pretty nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, some malts, citrusy, with some nice grapefruit. The taste is hoppy, slightly malty, slight sweetness, citrusy, lots of grapefruit. Medium body, ABV hidden fairly well, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
Jun 13, 2017Poured into a Squatters true pint glass a pretty nice clean/clear dark golden orangey color, with some very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy two-finger white head, which also leaves some pretty nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, some malts, citrusy, with some nice grapefruit. The taste is hoppy, slightly malty, slight sweetness, citrusy, lots of grapefruit. Medium body, ABV hidden fairly well, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
Reviewed by CJNAPS from California
4.11/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Very nice, One of the best Grapefruit IPA's I've had in awhile.
Grapefruit was nice and subtle, didn't lose any of that hoppy goodness.
Nice aroma that stayed with the whole beer. Will revisit.
Jun 04, 2017Grapefruit was nice and subtle, didn't lose any of that hoppy goodness.
Nice aroma that stayed with the whole beer. Will revisit.
Reviewed by thekatzpjs from California
4.11/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
I bought this beer half convinced that I wouldn't like it but was intrigued by the 16 oz can and the nice graphics. I must say I was more than pleasantly surprised. Although the label description described it as "bitter", the taste that lingered after each sip was exactly what I would have expected from a grapefruit-flavored beer. It paired very well with Chinese food the first night and Mexican, the second. The best part: with the 16 ounce can, I had an extra 4 ounces to savor as dessert.
May 09, 2017
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