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Belt and Suspenders - Grapefruit
BuckleDown Brewing
- From:
- BuckleDown Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 5.71%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 30, 2020
- Added:
- Jul 31, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
India pale ale with grapefruit added.
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Ratings by mush:
Rated by mush from Illinois
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aug 24, 2019
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aug 24, 2019
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
3.83/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2018-09-16
12oz can served in a tulip. Date on the bottom is 05/21/18, so it's a little bit beyond my standard 3 month window for IPAs. But, it still tastes good so I don't feel bad reviewing it.
Pours a hazy amber with a smallish head and decent lacing. Moderate carbonation. Smell is grapefruity with the slightest hint of old hops (which I'm ignoring).
Taste is grapefruity, a little pine and bitterness. Moderate sweetness.
Mouthfeel is thick but dry. Overall, I like it.
Sep 16, 201812oz can served in a tulip. Date on the bottom is 05/21/18, so it's a little bit beyond my standard 3 month window for IPAs. But, it still tastes good so I don't feel bad reviewing it.
Pours a hazy amber with a smallish head and decent lacing. Moderate carbonation. Smell is grapefruity with the slightest hint of old hops (which I'm ignoring).
Taste is grapefruity, a little pine and bitterness. Moderate sweetness.
Mouthfeel is thick but dry. Overall, I like it.
Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can on July 2, 2017.
Jul 03, 2017Reviewed by Eric_T_07 from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Worth trying, but I was expecting it to be better. Not enough ipa backbone for me. Taste too much like a shandy, so it's kinda refreshing on a hot day.
Jul 01, 2017Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
3.85/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A - hazed amber body with a creamy ivory colored head
S - orange & grapefruit zest with caramel malt
T - huge grapefruit and orange zest flavor along with some piney hops and sweet caramel
M - lighter side of medium, quite resinous with a bitter and zesty finish
O - I'm usually not a fan of fruit infused beers, but this was pretty good.
Oct 02, 2016S - orange & grapefruit zest with caramel malt
T - huge grapefruit and orange zest flavor along with some piney hops and sweet caramel
M - lighter side of medium, quite resinous with a bitter and zesty finish
O - I'm usually not a fan of fruit infused beers, but this was pretty good.
Belt and Suspenders - Grapefruit from BuckleDown Brewing
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
35 ratings
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