Slippery Rock IPA
Busted Sandal Brewing Company

Slippery Rock IPASlippery Rock IPA
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From:
Busted Sandal Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,192
ABV:
7.1%
Score:
83
Ranked #23,798
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 13.97%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
71
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 23, 2022
Added:
Nov 16, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  27
A smooth, balanced beer with an assertive citrusy hop profile, a touch of caramel sweetness and color, and an appropriate malt backbone to support it.

55 IBU
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Ratings by Texasfan549:
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Rated by Texasfan549 from Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Apr 10, 2015
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Rated by jonwiseman from Florida

2.51/5  rDev -31.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Wets the whistle but that’s about it. Malt predominant. Some lacing. Week start to finish but palatable. Bread overwhelms.
Aug 23, 2022
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Reviewed by AlCaponeJunior from Texas

4.1/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Great little brewery in San Antonio, and this is a tasty regular offering.

Smells and tastes of crispy tasty hops, with a solid malty backbone. Not especially notable in any one category, but solidly delicious all around.
Feb 11, 2021
 
Rated: 2.63 by ruzzal from Texas

Mar 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.64 by Dillinger from Mississippi

Jul 20, 2019
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Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas

3.77/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can into a shaker pint. Golden yellow color with decent head and lacing. A fairly balanced fruity and piney IPA. A touch of earthy funk. Pretty good.
Jul 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.62 by Boone757 from Virginia

Mar 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Mar 16, 2019
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.35/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
kind of an older school hop profile on this one, and balanced with some crystal type malt in here, still light and drinkable, but its nice to see breweries who arent chasing the haze craze still making classic ipa types, and i immediately appreciated this one for that. like a lot of their other beers though, the fermentation profile is not good, the beer has a chemical phenolic finish that disrupts what was otherwise a fine flavor trajectory, and it just seems like it was done way too warm, or that whatever yeast they are using in these beers just isnt any good. its a shame because the rest of it is right, balance hop bitterness with a fuller grain profile, fresh pine notes to the hops and a fresh oily sort of feel to it, lingering bitterness at the end. a simple clean california ale yeast or even a bready english one would make this a solid ipa, but the dish soapy ending is a problem. it was common in a lot of their beers, but its more problematic here in this ipa, as it really clashes with the hops. lots of potential here, but it too needs some work...
Mar 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.59 by Yeroc from Pennsylvania

Jan 22, 2019
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Rated by Reggie_Dunlop from Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
It could get better as I drink more of six pack
Dec 25, 2018
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.15/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Dec 05, 2018
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Reviewed by Plumbwader from Texas

4.84/5  rDev +32.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I had this on tap at the Southtown Pizzaria in San Antonio. It poured a dark amber with a nice creamy head that laced well throughout the beer. It smelled like a typical IPA. This bad boy shines in the taste department. Very smooth and crisp and very little bitterness. This one is more on the citrusy side and less on the piney. Overall I have to say this is one of my favorite IPAs Ive ever had.
Sep 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.68 by gangstabobangsta from Colorado

Jul 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by kkarimi from Texas

Jul 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by mothmanscott from Georgia

Jan 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.97 by NodakEric from Minnesota

Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.38 by ryan_sprayberry from Texas

Dec 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.56 by GarbageMan10 from Texas

Jul 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.43 by BigMac59 from Texas

Apr 28, 2017
Slippery Rock IPA from Busted Sandal Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 71 ratings