IPA X
Ardent Craft Ales

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From:
Ardent Craft Ales
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,053
ABV:
7.1%
Score:
89
Ranked #11,226
Avg:
4 | pDev: 9%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
60
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 19, 2023
Added:
Aug 09, 2018
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  5
IPA X is double dry hopped with Citra and Mosaic hops, an exciting combination that provides big citrus and tropical fruit notes in both aroma and flavor. This juicy beer pours a cloudy, deep golden color, with super low bitterness and a silky soft mouthfeel.
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Ratings by clayrock81:
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Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida

3.83/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured a golden orange body with great head and lace patches. The aroma is mild with minimal acidic bitter hops. Smooth, mild, light-bodied but at times the bitterness of the earthy, citric hops is biting and the finish is sharp and crisp.
Oct 05, 2018
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Reviewed by ramseye4 from Virginia

4.03/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Had on tap at Squirrels game

Pours a hazy orange color. Looks good points lost for zero head

Aroma is typical hazy fare, orange, tangerine, juice

Taste- pineapple, some oily hip bitterness, tangerine, decent malt undertone. Good!

Feels bitter and oily in a good way

Overall it’s not distinguished, but still solid
Aug 19, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by craigbelly from Iowa

Jul 20, 2023
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.66/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Taster at Ardent. Hazy, pale yellow/ golden pour, skimpy head. Aroma is faint citrus peel. Taste adds some vanilla and sweetness, maybe lactose to smooth this out. Soft and approachable.
Jan 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by emelenjr from Virginia

Jun 02, 2022
 
Rated: 4.43 by bubseymour from Maryland

Jul 29, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by steelkilt from Maryland

Jul 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.79 by jak from North Carolina

Jul 05, 2021
 
Rated: 3.83 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Apr 28, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by msondel from Massachusetts

Apr 02, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by JohnBarleycorn22 from Virginia

Mar 19, 2021
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Reviewed by BergBeer from Hawaii

3.53/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 16oz can into a shaker pint

Look: Hazy peach juice with a white head

Smell: Guava, mango, and rotten pineapple with a sweet malt.

Taste: A big punch of rotten tropical fruit on the punch gives way to a thin and too sweet malt body with a piney hip finish.

Feel: A bit to thin and clean for a hazy IPA. Medium plus bitterness. Mild alcohol. Medium dry finish.

Overall: A just fine juicy IPA. The body was too thin and sweet for the style. Nothing terrible but nothing noteworthy either.
Feb 22, 2021
 
Rated: 4.34 by Jonathan-Morgan from Florida

Dec 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.85 by robotic_being from Illinois

Nov 16, 2020
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Reviewed by Urtravel from Pennsylvania

3.65/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: cloudy golden straw color with moderate lace and head
S: fruity hops with citrus finish
T: follows smell but then has a wheat finish
F: coats the mouth fully and goes down the same
O: A really unique IPA with low bitterness
Nov 13, 2020
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Reviewed by teromous from Virginia

2.73/5  rDev -31.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
From the bottom of the can: "06/03/20"

Appearance: The body is a pale straw gold color that is hazy. The head is medium sized, fluffy, and white. Decent retention and lacing.

Aroma: The beer smells like wildflowers. While it lingers under the nose for a bit it starts to change from wildflower into mango.

Taste: Up front there is a light bit of mango an pineapple. These flavors are lost in the middle of the mouth where it is a bit like cabbage. It finishes very bland.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium body with a smooth texture. Bitterness is low.

Overall: It feels pretty uninspired and empty. While there are hop flavors they feel very retracted and lackluster. Pairing food with the beer would be difficult because even plain toast would outshine the flavors. I wouldn't recommend it and I wouldn't drink it again.
Jun 28, 2020
 
Rated: 4.12 by NoiseGems

Apr 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.4 by jgw3000 from Virginia

Apr 20, 2020
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Reviewed by argock from Virginia

3.94/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
02/27/20 stamp on bottom of can. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.

A: Hazy lemonade yellow with 2-finger frothy white head with good retention and lacing.

S: Aroma is lacking with citrus notes of lemon and red grapefruit and accented by floral character and not a whole lot else.

T: Flavor is also pretty flat but has a little more life with some grapefruit and lemon notes that poke through but overall tastes heavy on yeast esters but low on hop flavor. Low bitterness.

M: Smooth mouthfeel with low carbonation and medium body.

O: I compare hazy IPAs to the easiest to find and most affordable option I have locally which is Basic City Brewing Bask. Unfortunately, Ardent IPA X is not in the ballpark in either flavor or aroma.

Note: I edited my score based on the last can which was much improved from the other 3 in the 4-pack in aroma and flavor. I think Ardent has some consistency issues on packaging it needs to work on — the last can was excellent, the other 3 were decent but surpassed by numerous other local and nationally distributed beers. I don’t appreciate getting 1 decent can out of 4.
Mar 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.65 by ChuckTom from Arizona

Mar 07, 2020
IPA X from Ardent Craft Ales
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 60 ratings