Ricketts Lab IPA
Craft Artisan Ales
- From:
- Craft Artisan Ales
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 14.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2016
- Added:
- Jun 11, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Ricketts Lab IPA is named for our beloved Ed Ricketts of Cannery Row...A Known beer lover. This Citrusy Delight is an every day style IPA.
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
4.02/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a Stone flute glass. Pours a hazy golden amber with a nice two finger white head with good retention and lots of lacing, looks nice. Aroma of citrus and piney hops, biscuit and pale malt, hints of caramel and tropical fruit, inviting. Flavor is rich biscuit and caramel malt, lemon forward citrus and piney hops, light toffee and tropical fruit; finishing with great resinous citrus and piney hop bitterness. Medium bodied with light creaminess. A quite nice Western IPA with a good, flavorful malt body and excellent hop bill with a spectrum of pine and citrus flavors. I enjoyed this a lot.
Mar 01, 2016
Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
3.45/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle poured into a BarrelHouse Brewing Co pint glass
A: Pours slightly hazy golden orange amber with plenty of frothy off white head that settles to a dense layer and laces very nicely.
S: Citrus zest, lemon, lime, grapefruit, tropical notes, pine, a little bready malt, and a touch of caramel malt sweetness.
T: Bitter pine, lemon zest, lime, a little grapefruit, tropical fruit, passion fruit, very faint lychee, bready, lightly toasty, and some caramel malt sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Bitterness is fairly harsh. There's tropical notes and a little sweetness, but not enough to save this one. Just too harsh.
Sep 05, 2015A: Pours slightly hazy golden orange amber with plenty of frothy off white head that settles to a dense layer and laces very nicely.
S: Citrus zest, lemon, lime, grapefruit, tropical notes, pine, a little bready malt, and a touch of caramel malt sweetness.
T: Bitter pine, lemon zest, lime, a little grapefruit, tropical fruit, passion fruit, very faint lychee, bready, lightly toasty, and some caramel malt sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Bitterness is fairly harsh. There's tropical notes and a little sweetness, but not enough to save this one. Just too harsh.
Rated by djkickz1 from California
4.48/5 rDev +19.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +19.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
great malt hop balance. Good bitterness. and really strong tropical fruit and citrus aroma...loved this beer.
May 28, 2015
Reviewed by jeffjeff1 from California
3.96/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Found this at Bevmo
Appearance- clear golden color, nice lacing, good size head
Smell- citrus hops, very nice
Taste- citrus hops, very nice and refreshing
Mouthfeel- medium bodied
Drinkability- very good, would love t have it again
Mar 25, 2015Appearance- clear golden color, nice lacing, good size head
Smell- citrus hops, very nice
Taste- citrus hops, very nice and refreshing
Mouthfeel- medium bodied
Drinkability- very good, would love t have it again
Reviewed by Nathaniel4321 from California
4.62/5 rDev +23.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.62/5 rDev +23.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I just had a recent release of this beer. great mouthfeel, great malt hop balance. Good bitterness. and really strong tropical fruit and citrus aroma...loved this beer.
Mar 16, 2015
Reviewed by mikul93 from California
2.3/5 rDev -38.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2
2.3/5 rDev -38.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2
L - Nice looking beer. Slightly hazy with eggshell head
S - Lots of citrus and pineapple. Herbal?
T - This was rough. Very VERY astringent. Right at the front, you get the tropical flavors, orange, pineapple mango. But immediately afterwards, you get the strong astringency that makes it very difficult to enjoy this beer. An unpleasant bitterness lingers, reminding you of the off flavors that you experienced right beforehand. I could not finish this bottle.
F - Nice carbonation and viscosity.
O - I was looking forward to trying but was very disappointed with this one.
Feb 09, 2015S - Lots of citrus and pineapple. Herbal?
T - This was rough. Very VERY astringent. Right at the front, you get the tropical flavors, orange, pineapple mango. But immediately afterwards, you get the strong astringency that makes it very difficult to enjoy this beer. An unpleasant bitterness lingers, reminding you of the off flavors that you experienced right beforehand. I could not finish this bottle.
F - Nice carbonation and viscosity.
O - I was looking forward to trying but was very disappointed with this one.
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.29/5 rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.29/5 rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
6.5% ABV per the label.
Pours a hazy orange with a foamy off-white head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. A foamy lattice of lace coats the glass on the drink down. Smell is of citrus fruit, citrus zest, and grapefruit juice aromas. Taste is much the same with citrus zest, grapefruit juice, and chemical or metallic flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an average beer with solid citrus forward hop aromas, but there is an odd mix of citrus and chemical or metallic flavors that make this one a bit of a chore to drink.
Serving type: bottle.
Jan 20, 2015Pours a hazy orange with a foamy off-white head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. A foamy lattice of lace coats the glass on the drink down. Smell is of citrus fruit, citrus zest, and grapefruit juice aromas. Taste is much the same with citrus zest, grapefruit juice, and chemical or metallic flavors on the finish. There is a medium amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an average beer with solid citrus forward hop aromas, but there is an odd mix of citrus and chemical or metallic flavors that make this one a bit of a chore to drink.
Serving type: bottle.
Rated by Cubro from California
3.41/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.41/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Dry. Hoppy. Golden malts. Nice piney nose and on the tongue.
Jan 02, 2015
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