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Forbidden Root - Chicago
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #4,193
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
84
Ranked #31,703
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 8.1%
Ratings:
12 | reviews: 4
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 25, 2025
Added:
Jun 10, 2018
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
New England-style pale ale with double dry-hopped with Citra.
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Reviewed by Sinfull from New York

3.83/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Cloudy, yellow color. The aroma of tangerine, melon, and honey. The hoppy bitterness in taste is a bit too sharp and not rounded enough. Good session beer.
Feb 25, 2025
 
Rated: 3.64 by soze47 from Massachusetts

Dec 21, 2019
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Texas

2.82/5  rDev -21.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
On-draught @ The Bad Apple, Chicago, IL.

C / AVERAGE
Nov 30, 2019
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.66/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Had on tap. How does an ipa with citra come across so boring? I know the idea behind this is a crushable boat beer, but it is to the point the hops are so subdued I would think it is a pale ale at best. Has some orange, flowers and lime in smell and taste, but really yeasty. I will say the feel is indeed crushable, very smooth, bright, light, and crisp.
Jul 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by stortore from Illinois

Jun 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.35 by Gambyt20 from Illinois

Nov 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by krome from Illinois

Aug 23, 2018
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Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

3.57/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 12 fl oz can on August 12, 2018. A New England style hoppy table beer that is double dry hopped with Citra. Not for me.
Aug 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.84 by mando31 from Illinois

Aug 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Aug 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by emerge077 from Illinois

Jun 25, 2018
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Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana

3.97/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A nice sessionable NEIPA from Forbidden Root, enjoyed on draft and rating from a crowler. Thick golden-orange haze with moderate lacing. A bit of grass and pine next to orange and pomelo, not as bursting with flavor as their IPAs in the 6-9% range, but still a strong presence on the palate.
Jun 16, 2018