Grand Theft Otter Batch 2
Pontoon Brewing Company
- From:
- Pontoon Brewing Company
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 13.41%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 15, 2020
- Added:
- Jul 18, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.8/5 rDev -18.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.8/5 rDev -18.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Initial impression of a 16 fl oz can:
Lychee. Mango. Nectarine. Not very balanced. Hop profile is underwhelming.
C / AVERAGE
***
08/04/20 2nd can impressions:
"Double IPA with Citra, Cashmere, and Centennial hops."
A: Pours a somewhat murky dark dull yellow. Lifeless and lacking vibrance. Head is off-white and not particularly creamy or robust, but its ~2cm of height holds for a good 6 minutes which is impressive at 8% ABV.
Looks well carbonated, but it's not a dazzling appearance for an IIPA overall.
SM: Vague tropical fruit. 2-row pale malt sweetness. Floral hop aromatics.
Lacks the pine I'd expect in a great Centennial hopped beer and the citrus I'd expect in a great Citra hopped beer. Judging by the aroma which suggests a tropical fruit-driven expression of the style, Cashmere dominates but isn't particularly well showcased.
T/Mf: Coating with a bit of a silky smoothness that reduces the perceived flavour duration and depth. Cashmere hops bring lemon, warm pineapple, papaya, and vague tropical fruit. Literally all I get from Citra/Centennial is vague floral hop flavour...what a waste of two of my favourite hops.
It's balanced I guess, but its hop profile just doesn't shine - and that's the point of the style. Its ABV is well disguised to its credit, but I can't get past the mediocrity of its hop profile.
OVERALL: A forgettably mediocre stab at an imperial IPA. I'd rather save money buying superior widely distributed expressions of the style like Lagunitas Sucks. Mundane fare from Pontoon.
Low C (2.80) / AVERAGE
Aug 04, 2020Lychee. Mango. Nectarine. Not very balanced. Hop profile is underwhelming.
C / AVERAGE
***
08/04/20 2nd can impressions:
"Double IPA with Citra, Cashmere, and Centennial hops."
A: Pours a somewhat murky dark dull yellow. Lifeless and lacking vibrance. Head is off-white and not particularly creamy or robust, but its ~2cm of height holds for a good 6 minutes which is impressive at 8% ABV.
Looks well carbonated, but it's not a dazzling appearance for an IIPA overall.
SM: Vague tropical fruit. 2-row pale malt sweetness. Floral hop aromatics.
Lacks the pine I'd expect in a great Centennial hopped beer and the citrus I'd expect in a great Citra hopped beer. Judging by the aroma which suggests a tropical fruit-driven expression of the style, Cashmere dominates but isn't particularly well showcased.
T/Mf: Coating with a bit of a silky smoothness that reduces the perceived flavour duration and depth. Cashmere hops bring lemon, warm pineapple, papaya, and vague tropical fruit. Literally all I get from Citra/Centennial is vague floral hop flavour...what a waste of two of my favourite hops.
It's balanced I guess, but its hop profile just doesn't shine - and that's the point of the style. Its ABV is well disguised to its credit, but I can't get past the mediocrity of its hop profile.
OVERALL: A forgettably mediocre stab at an imperial IPA. I'd rather save money buying superior widely distributed expressions of the style like Lagunitas Sucks. Mundane fare from Pontoon.
Low C (2.80) / AVERAGE
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