IPA
Ardent Craft Ales

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From:
Ardent Craft Ales
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,521
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
86
Ranked #19,235
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 12.07%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
68
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 05, 2022
Added:
Jun 19, 2014
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  21
An American IPA that privileges hop flavor and aroma over bitterness.
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Ratings by themind:
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Rated by themind from New Jersey

3.99/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Good brew, nice hop character with a slight malt background.
Dec 17, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.87 by jbexphys from Maryland

Apr 05, 2022
 
Rated: 3.83 by MGibbons from Maryland

Mar 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3.69 by KMcG from Virginia

May 25, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by dcbeers from District of Columbia

Oct 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.83 by robebo44 from Virginia

Oct 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by Big_V from Maryland

Aug 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Jul 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by Latarnik from New Jersey

Jun 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by vfgccp from New York

Jun 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by BEER88 from North Carolina

May 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by SonOfKyuss from Virginia

May 09, 2018
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Reviewed by ThePold from Virginia

4.28/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
From a fresh bottle into a glass, duh. has a lighter color than some IPA's, but a good nose. Not a lot of head or lacing. Good hops nose on it and a kind of bright taste. I will buy it again. I don't like Richmond things, as a rule, but this is pretty good beer. Drink it while listening to GWAR, reminiscing about your fragrant youth.
Apr 08, 2018
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.84/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From the bottle, it pours an ever-so-slightly hazy amber with a modest head that diminishes to a nice ring and islands. Nicely hoppy/citrusy scent in the nose. The mouth gets a nicely balanced IPA with the citrus coming through balancing well with the lightly malty sweetness. Yum!
Feb 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.91 by avisong from Virginia

Jan 14, 2018
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Reviewed by Griffin2 from Virginia

3.91/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Willi Becher glass.
L - Pours a medium Amber color with a white head.
S - Smells of hops and citrus.
T - Taste matches the smell, hoppy and citrusy.
F - Medium body and carbonation.
O - Easy drinking IPA.
Nov 12, 2017
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Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey

3.71/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Traded for this on Saturday over at the Other Half line, having never had this before nor hearing about Ardent. While not outstanding, this was a good beer that went down easily and hid the alcohol well at the same time. Indeed, this wasn't bitter as it felt more like a Pale Ale or an IPL rather than an American IPA...

Not a bad pour to this as the beer was a nice shade of amber with plenty of long lasting head. Amazingly, this didn't translate into any lacing as there was hardly any to be seen on the side of my pint glass. Tangerine, citrus, and a mild amount of earthy hops were to be found in the nose with more pine coming through in the taste. Soapy and heavy, this beer needed a bit of bitterness and brightness from the fruit to liven it up as it came across as dark and heavy as the label was. It might have been the bready feel that weighed this down, which at least gave this a good amount of body to balance out everything else here.

With a recessed amount of booze, this never felt too strong, even with the mango that came through in the aftertaste. Not a bad first impression from Ardent but this was lacking in a few areas across the board. A beer like this would be better with a meal than by itself, if only for it's ability to counter something just as heavy. Worth a go once for something different from the IPA's that currently predominate...
Aug 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Aug 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Aug 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by Rbodacious from Virginia

Jul 16, 2017
IPA from Ardent Craft Ales
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 68 ratings