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Snow Machine
Big Lake Brewing
- From:
- Big Lake Brewing
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 5.79%
- Reviews:
- 1
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 31, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 04, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 12/10/2018. Pours fairly crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, sticky/resinous/rindy, and fairly crisp balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink; with the moderately bitter/resinous/drying finish. Pretty aggressive, but not overwhelming on bitterness. Feels like Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo. Very vibrant, dank, earthy, and fairly juicy hop complexity; with a nice bready malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on West Coast style example. Loved the classic hop profile.
Jan 04, 2019
Snow Machine from Big Lake Brewing
Beer rating:
3.8 out of
5 with
7 ratings
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