Uppercut Imperial IPA
Green Beacon Brewing Co
- From:
- Green Beacon Brewing Co
- Australia
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.7 | pDev: 2.77%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 01, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 28, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by jjholmes from Australia
4.83/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.83/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
World class. Matches some of the best (comparable) US offerings. Big, juicy but with a dry finish. Good bitterness. Outstanding.
May 01, 2019
Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
4.57/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.57/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
My, my, Green Beacon have been busy little beavers lately - The Whaler, Sad Rude Future Brew and now Uppercut Imperial IPA. It must be said however that The Whaler and Uppercut are in fact brews that they’ve been doing seasonally for a while but are only now available in can. Of course I could try them all at the brewery - it being only 7-odd K’s from where I live, but then that would involve having beer drinking friends... or friends at all [insert: smallest violin here]. In any case they did it! They canned some of their delicious mojo so I don’t need any friends, I can get drunk in the privacy of my own home, HUZZAH! PS: If you live in Brisbane, and you live/breathe beer (I believe some sort of beer gills would work best), please PM me.
Poured from a 375ml can into a Duvel tulip.
A: Surprisingly clear golden amber body from GB - the kings of pale straw brews, head is a chalky off-white cappuccino foam affair that subsides to a thin blanket - impressive at 8% ABV. Not much lace on the side of the glass though. 7/10.
S: BIG facepunch of an aroma: Piney/citrus hops, hit of lychee and paw paw as well... wow, this is in-your-face stuff, I love it! Sweet to the point of a large pile of sugar which you must guard from angry angry bees, and there’s a hint of spirit in it as well, but those are minor detractions from an otherwise superlative aroma. 8/10.
T: Damn GB know how to balance a beer! That facepunch aroma translates well into the flavour: Piney/citrus/lychee/paw paw hops with a nice (that knows where it needs to be) caramel/biscuit malt base. The amazing part is the balance - not too sweet (as I was expecting) with a mid to light bitterness in the finish. There’s that tingly feeling on the tongue that I get from heavily hopped beers as well, which shows that GB didn’t skimp on anything. TBH this flavour beats out epic brews like Pirate Life IIPA and Blackman’s Angry Reg - it’s such a well-crafted hop punch. 10/10.
M: Medium bodied with a decent heft of hop oils and a thin but dense carbonation - right on the money, though a bit more body wouldn’t go amiss. 8/10.
D: Easily Brisbane, possibly Australia’s best IIPA: I’m calling it. Flavour is hop heavy as the best American Imperial IPAs are, but the balance is where it deserves the most commendation - and I think they nailed it with the ABV at 8% - whereas Pirate Life and Blackman’s have theirs at 8.8% (which is a bit too much) - this is the most sessional IIPA I’ve had in a long time (coming from someone who has reviewed 30 IIPAs FYI), bloody bravo to Green Beacon, you total legends! 10/10.
Food match: Green papay... I’m not going to say it. Spicy Thai dishes. There.
Sep 28, 2017Poured from a 375ml can into a Duvel tulip.
A: Surprisingly clear golden amber body from GB - the kings of pale straw brews, head is a chalky off-white cappuccino foam affair that subsides to a thin blanket - impressive at 8% ABV. Not much lace on the side of the glass though. 7/10.
S: BIG facepunch of an aroma: Piney/citrus hops, hit of lychee and paw paw as well... wow, this is in-your-face stuff, I love it! Sweet to the point of a large pile of sugar which you must guard from angry angry bees, and there’s a hint of spirit in it as well, but those are minor detractions from an otherwise superlative aroma. 8/10.
T: Damn GB know how to balance a beer! That facepunch aroma translates well into the flavour: Piney/citrus/lychee/paw paw hops with a nice (that knows where it needs to be) caramel/biscuit malt base. The amazing part is the balance - not too sweet (as I was expecting) with a mid to light bitterness in the finish. There’s that tingly feeling on the tongue that I get from heavily hopped beers as well, which shows that GB didn’t skimp on anything. TBH this flavour beats out epic brews like Pirate Life IIPA and Blackman’s Angry Reg - it’s such a well-crafted hop punch. 10/10.
M: Medium bodied with a decent heft of hop oils and a thin but dense carbonation - right on the money, though a bit more body wouldn’t go amiss. 8/10.
D: Easily Brisbane, possibly Australia’s best IIPA: I’m calling it. Flavour is hop heavy as the best American Imperial IPAs are, but the balance is where it deserves the most commendation - and I think they nailed it with the ABV at 8% - whereas Pirate Life and Blackman’s have theirs at 8.8% (which is a bit too much) - this is the most sessional IIPA I’ve had in a long time (coming from someone who has reviewed 30 IIPAs FYI), bloody bravo to Green Beacon, you total legends! 10/10.
Food match: Green papay... I’m not going to say it. Spicy Thai dishes. There.
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