Bravo!
Forked River Brewing Company
- From:
- Forked River Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 1.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 03, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 26, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Session IPA brewed with New Zealand hops. 45 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From my favourite LCBO at Tecumseh Mall in nearby Windsor. Canned May 20/25. My sixth beer from the London, Ontario brewery, and fourth for 2025. Recommended by Sundae the cat...
Nov 03, 2025
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.88/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated May 20 2025 and served barely chilled. I noticed while adding this beer that this will be my 50th Forked River review. Cheers to fifty more!
Pours a foggy straw yellow colour, producing an inch of soapy, foamy white head that recedes within the next several minutes. A frothy collar and a spotty cap remain, with a narrow ring of lace clinging to the glass - looks normal enough so far. Fruity hop aromas of grapefruit, lime zest and orchard fruits, with shades of lemon and pine needles.
It's a tasty, crisp session IPA that I liked almost immediately. Grainy malts provide some scaffolding for hoppy flavours of grapefruit, pineapple and melon; I'm also getting something like an underripe strawberry note. Grassy, weakly piney bitterness and citrus pith tie up the back end nicely, fading into a mildly fruity aftertaste that trends off-dry. Light-ish in body, with middling carbonation that makes for a smooth mouthfeel; crisp and refreshing, with outstanding drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.88, a B+. Bravo! is a good session IPA: heck, I'm tempted to cheer for an encore. I'm sure the freshness helps, but I dare say that this is one of the best IPAs I've had from Forked River in years - and that's coming from a guy who doesn't usually have much interest in lighter IPAs. I will continue to buy this during the summer months, a time of year when lighter beers suddenly become much more attractive to me. Too bad I didn't have this two days ago, when it was so goddamn hot that the highway melted and deformed (true story).
Jun 26, 2025Pours a foggy straw yellow colour, producing an inch of soapy, foamy white head that recedes within the next several minutes. A frothy collar and a spotty cap remain, with a narrow ring of lace clinging to the glass - looks normal enough so far. Fruity hop aromas of grapefruit, lime zest and orchard fruits, with shades of lemon and pine needles.
It's a tasty, crisp session IPA that I liked almost immediately. Grainy malts provide some scaffolding for hoppy flavours of grapefruit, pineapple and melon; I'm also getting something like an underripe strawberry note. Grassy, weakly piney bitterness and citrus pith tie up the back end nicely, fading into a mildly fruity aftertaste that trends off-dry. Light-ish in body, with middling carbonation that makes for a smooth mouthfeel; crisp and refreshing, with outstanding drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.88, a B+. Bravo! is a good session IPA: heck, I'm tempted to cheer for an encore. I'm sure the freshness helps, but I dare say that this is one of the best IPAs I've had from Forked River in years - and that's coming from a guy who doesn't usually have much interest in lighter IPAs. I will continue to buy this during the summer months, a time of year when lighter beers suddenly become much more attractive to me. Too bad I didn't have this two days ago, when it was so goddamn hot that the highway melted and deformed (true story).
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