Made In The Shade IPA
Broad Brook Brewing Company
- From:
- Broad Brook Brewing Company
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 8.5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 13, 2017
- Added:
- Jul 02, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Collaboration with Cigar City Brewing. Hopped with Mandarina Bavaria, Citra, and Pacific Jade.
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Reviewed by PicoPapa from Connecticut
4.04/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16oz can pours a translucent dark brown color with a small amount of head. Tons of lacing. The aroma is grapefruit, tangerine and lemon peel. A bit herbal. The taste is herbal hops with grapefruit and light tropical notes of guava. Way more of a malt presence than I expected. Herbal, bitter finish. Light bodied. Very drinkable. This is a collaboration I never thought I'd see but I'm happy with the result.
Aug 11, 2016
Reviewed by BranfordBound from Connecticut
4.02/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
16oz can dated 6/28 on top of the 4-pack holder, poured into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass. Made in the Shade comes out dark gold with amber hues, clear body, and a great foamy white head that leaves a lot of lacing.
Smell is quite hoppy, big grapefruit notes, herbal, peppery, hint of pine, touch of sweetness. The flavor reveals more malt than the aroma, there's a big doughy sweetness upfront, hint of caramel, middle is grapefruit and bitterness. Finishes with an herbal touch and a slight pine note. Medium body and refreshing carbonation.
Overall a classic IPA, well done, and just hoppy enough. I don't think this is a superb IPA or anything like that, just a solid example of the style. Worth a try, for sure.
Jul 13, 2016Smell is quite hoppy, big grapefruit notes, herbal, peppery, hint of pine, touch of sweetness. The flavor reveals more malt than the aroma, there's a big doughy sweetness upfront, hint of caramel, middle is grapefruit and bitterness. Finishes with an herbal touch and a slight pine note. Medium body and refreshing carbonation.
Overall a classic IPA, well done, and just hoppy enough. I don't think this is a superb IPA or anything like that, just a solid example of the style. Worth a try, for sure.
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