Tail Feather IPA
Enki Brewing

Tail Feather IPATail Feather IPA
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From:
Enki Brewing
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,457
ABV:
7%
Score:
79
Ranked #26,693
Avg:
3.36 | pDev: 21.43%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
43
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 31, 2022
Added:
Feb 22, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  6
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Ratings by morimech:
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Reviewed by morimech from Minnesota

3.45/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Added as an American IPA but could of gone DIPA as well being at 8% ABV and 90 IBUs.

Pours a slightly hazy orange/amber color with one finger of head that settles to a thin film relatively quickly. However plenty of lacing is left down the glass.

This beer has been dry hopped but it sure does not smell like it. The hops just do not pop out of this beer. In fact there is not much aroma at all. Do pick up mild grapefruit and floral notes.

What this beer did do was pick up all the bitterness. Unfortunately there is not enough hop flavor to make the bitterness worth it. Also a hint of alcohol in the finish as well. Mild grapefruit and floral notes from the hops. Nice amount of malt sweetness comes through but does not add much in the way of flavor. I wonder if the brewer used the same yeast as Citric Journey? Getting some fruity esters and buttery diacetyl from the yeast. Not use to having that in a big IPA.

Medium body and very nicely carbonated. Results in a smooth feel despite the blistering bitterness.

Certainly plenty of room for improvement in this beer if the brewery decides to do this beer again. Need a better hop payoff and a cleaner yeast character.
Feb 22, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.87 by adosen01 from Minnesota

Dec 31, 2022
 
Rated: 3.22 by jenrhart from Minnesota

Mar 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Jan 20, 2018
 
Rated: 1 by Beerguy5050 from Minnesota

Nov 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.87 by evanschaaf from Minnesota

Oct 23, 2017
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.53/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a large, off-white head of foam. It smelled of pine and citrus. Very bitter with lots of pine and resinous hop character. Somewhat sweet and malty.
Aug 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.48 by andrew8626 from Minnesota

Jun 13, 2017
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Reviewed by NickSMpls from Washington

3.12/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
The beer is fresh - bomber has a date of 1-23-17. An IPA with pumello (or pomello - relative of the grapefruit) added. Nice cute Mayan line art. Pours an attractive dark amber with a thick head. So far, so good. Very light aroma of beer and not much of that. Taste is underwhelming, some bitterness to a modest malt background. No sign of any citrus anywhere. The beer leaves an odd, not bad, but odd aftertaste. The label states, "Deliberately unbalanced..." So there's truth in labeling.
Feb 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by Kark from Minnesota

May 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.76 by SortaAmbivalent from Minnesota

May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.62 by TFB5 from Illinois

May 05, 2016
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Reviewed by Crubbsy from Minnesota

2.78/5  rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Appearance: Was a deep golden amber color. Bright clarity. Looked like honey.

Smell: Malty. Not much hop aroma coming off this one. Smelled sweet.

Taste: Tastes as sweet as it smells. Pretty malty flavors. honey sweetness and then a short bitter flavor that ends fairly quickly and a very slight lingering bitterness. Not terribly complex.

Mouthfeel: Medium-full bodied weight.

Overall: Not too much going on here. Not simplistic beauty, but not complex medley either.
Mar 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by M-Jez84 from Minnesota

Jan 27, 2016
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Reviewed by Umdrunner from Wisconsin

2.71/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Honey straw. Pour with small white fluffy head that dissapeared quickly. Light citrus and piny hops noted right after pour, no real scent noted minutes later. Flavor is pretty mild. No major floral, citrus, or pine flavors typically expected from an IPA. A bit of an off after taste.
Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.65 by Turbo from Minnesota

Nov 28, 2015
 
Rated: 1.62 by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

Oct 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by IPAcub from Minnesota

Oct 03, 2015
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Reviewed by Bravak from Minnesota

2.84/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Was looking forward to trying this as I heard that it was popular in the West Metro. Beer poured a sort of hazy copper color with almost no head. Almost zero aroma which was shocking for an IPA. Flavor was ok, but hints of astringency lingered and there did not appear to be a play between malt and hops. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything I would ever order again. The 8% abv added to a biting harsh aftertaste, which doesn't have to be there on an 8% beer if brewed well. When compared to so many solid if not great IPA's in the area, this one is even more lacking. I'll have to try again to see if this was a fluke, but as is - pass.
Sep 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Aug 31, 2015
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