Fractal
Penrose Brewing
- From:
- Penrose Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian IPA
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 7.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 13, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 06, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
With notes of mango and fresh pine on the nose, this damn fine Belgian IPA is loaded with citrusy hop bitterness up front, and finishes with a dank, resinous flavor.
65 IBU
65 IBU
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Reviewed by ARoman from Illinois
3.83/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.83/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
On tap, poured into a snifter. The aroma is a fresh and juicy mango with a floral and pine note. It smells fresh, clean, and bright with a hint of cough syrup late. It pours a brilliant orange amber hue with a dense, white soapy foam head that has good retention and lace. The beer is a medium bitter up front with a medium sweet towards the end. The texture is oily and smooth with a fuzzy carbonation and a surprisingly medium full body. Notes of cough syrup, toffee. bread, and citrus hit the palate with a finish that's crisp and clean with notes of pine and spice. The aftertaste is dry with a pizza crust flavor, strong, bitter pine and a clean wood.
Jul 26, 2015
Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
4.09/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewery; served in a snifter
A - amber body capped with an off-white head that holds excellent retention
S - fruity with grapefruit and orange zest, spicy Belgian yeast, bread, caramel
T - juicy and zesty with orange and grapefruit, plenty of pine, caramel, fruity & spicy Belgian yeast
M - medium body, resinous with pine and citrus lingering on the semi-dry finish
O - nice & delicious Belgian IPA. I'd drink this again.
May 15, 2015A - amber body capped with an off-white head that holds excellent retention
S - fruity with grapefruit and orange zest, spicy Belgian yeast, bread, caramel
T - juicy and zesty with orange and grapefruit, plenty of pine, caramel, fruity & spicy Belgian yeast
M - medium body, resinous with pine and citrus lingering on the semi-dry finish
O - nice & delicious Belgian IPA. I'd drink this again.
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