Legbreaker American IPA
All Inn Brewing Co
- From:
- All Inn Brewing Co
- Australia
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.27 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 21, 2018
- Added:
- Jan 21, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by doktorhops from Australia
3.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
All Inn Brewing Co is yet another Brisbane brewery, and this one is in Banyo too (that’s only a couple suburbs from me). This Legbreaker American IPA is my first of their brews and I’m getting a poker theme from the brewery name and the playing card image on the can, and let’s talk about the graphics - wow, this has the nicest eye-catching graphics I’ve seen in a while. Definitely drew me in straight away. Of course the look of the can is hardly an indicator of how good the amber fluid inside is, but it doesn’t hurt to sell a 4-pack if the can looks great. HOWEVER [that’s one big “however” there] the ABV on this American IPA is suspiciously low @ 5.6%... too low IMO [well technically an American IPA can start at 5.5%, but I’ve never come across a decent one that low on the scale]. Bit of a worry...
Poured from a 375ml can into a nonic pint.
A: Bubbles, vast quantities of bubbles, nice hazed amber hue in the body with a crazy excited white sea foam head that breaks apart like a wet sponge cake. Head retention was OK, bit too many bubbles for my liking though. 6/10.
S: Aroma is piney and grapefruit with a touch of stonefruit (peach mainly) and a dry/biscuity malt base that is present throughout. Not bad, a bit on the lighter side for an American IPA, probably closer to what I would deem a Session IPA (if people hadn’t perverted that concept to be a mid-strength beer). Nice citrus accents. 7/10.
T: Time to get my copy/paste function out: piney and grapefruit with a touch of stonefruit (peach mainly) and a dry/biscuity malt base [yep All Inn just made this review 6.7% easier for me right there]. Finish brings in a slightly herbal and surprisingly sharp bitterness for the 5.6% ABV - it’s not overkill or anything but it’s noticeable enough to mention. Needs more flavour intensity though - too dry and a little bland in the centre for my liking, what happened to that sweet foil? Just dry and bitter make an appearance here. 6/10.
M: Not as crazy with the carbonation as expected - mid to light bodied, medium carbonation, touch on the lighter side, again: 5.6% does that in an IPA. 7/10.
D: It’s always tough reviewing local brewers beers: I don’t want to be seen as having a bias for, but then I start to wonder if that brings in bias-against, then I question my scores, then I have a nap, I wake up and have a shave and shower, then I check the cricket, do my laundry, wash the dishes, play some PC games, paint on a canvas, get my goat, etc... overall this beer needs more flavour IMO. 7/10.
Food match: More Indian than Thai curry with this brew, say chicken Jalfrezi.
Jan 21, 2018Poured from a 375ml can into a nonic pint.
A: Bubbles, vast quantities of bubbles, nice hazed amber hue in the body with a crazy excited white sea foam head that breaks apart like a wet sponge cake. Head retention was OK, bit too many bubbles for my liking though. 6/10.
S: Aroma is piney and grapefruit with a touch of stonefruit (peach mainly) and a dry/biscuity malt base that is present throughout. Not bad, a bit on the lighter side for an American IPA, probably closer to what I would deem a Session IPA (if people hadn’t perverted that concept to be a mid-strength beer). Nice citrus accents. 7/10.
T: Time to get my copy/paste function out: piney and grapefruit with a touch of stonefruit (peach mainly) and a dry/biscuity malt base [yep All Inn just made this review 6.7% easier for me right there]. Finish brings in a slightly herbal and surprisingly sharp bitterness for the 5.6% ABV - it’s not overkill or anything but it’s noticeable enough to mention. Needs more flavour intensity though - too dry and a little bland in the centre for my liking, what happened to that sweet foil? Just dry and bitter make an appearance here. 6/10.
M: Not as crazy with the carbonation as expected - mid to light bodied, medium carbonation, touch on the lighter side, again: 5.6% does that in an IPA. 7/10.
D: It’s always tough reviewing local brewers beers: I don’t want to be seen as having a bias for, but then I start to wonder if that brings in bias-against, then I question my scores, then I have a nap, I wake up and have a shave and shower, then I check the cricket, do my laundry, wash the dishes, play some PC games, paint on a canvas, get my goat, etc... overall this beer needs more flavour IMO. 7/10.
Food match: More Indian than Thai curry with this brew, say chicken Jalfrezi.
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