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Boss Pour
Abnormal Beer Company
- From:
- Abnormal Beer Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #222 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #4,552 - Avg:
- 4.16 | pDev: 6.97%
- Reviews:
- 38
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 09, 2024
- Added:
- Apr 27, 2016
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 18
Feel like a boss? You will when you crack open our flagship West Coast Style IPA, Boss Pour.
Waves of Pacific Northwest hops are supported by American 2-row and copious amounts of English speciality base malts. Bright citrus and a touch of dank hop characters are the ones in charge here, and will surely be good for the end if your daily grind.
So step on up, be a Boss.
Hops: Cascade, Simcoe, Nugget, Citra, and Mosaic.
Waves of Pacific Northwest hops are supported by American 2-row and copious amounts of English speciality base malts. Bright citrus and a touch of dank hop characters are the ones in charge here, and will surely be good for the end if your daily grind.
So step on up, be a Boss.
Hops: Cascade, Simcoe, Nugget, Citra, and Mosaic.
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Ratings by kmoen:
Rated by kmoen from California
4.32/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 31, 2016
4.32/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 31, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho
3.75/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This one delivers on its "West Coast" promise...the old-school hop presence here is obvious...piney, resin, grapefruit, citrus rind, lemon and lime, herbal earth, dank weed, grassy, pinesol...strong bitter finish, lingering hop presence. Not balanced whatsoever. One-and-done for me as a palate-wrecker.
Feb 09, 2024Rated by AZgman from Arizona
4.55/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A stellar WCIPA! Nugget, Cascade, Mosaic, and Citra hops for a piny hop smash to your face! Definitely Abnormal.
Mar 25, 2023Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.15/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16oz can. Can bottom is stamped 'CANNED ON 01/02/23'.
Mostly clear, pale gold colored body. White head does not last very long but remains as an interrupted cap and ring. Leaves behind some webs and spots of lacing.
Aroma is very much pine and dank weed.
Taste is numbing pine bitterness and sweet citrus and tropical fruitiness. There is some dankness late and into the aftertaste. Citrus is orange and grapefruit, and the tropical is some pineapple.
Medium mouth feel. Juicy but also has a drying effect. Bitterness is moderate and seems to come from the dankness and pine.
Interesting take on an IPA with the high level of dank weed (bitterness) and the inclusion of juicy orange, grapefruit, and pineapple (sweet). Very full flavor profile.
Jan 31, 2023Mostly clear, pale gold colored body. White head does not last very long but remains as an interrupted cap and ring. Leaves behind some webs and spots of lacing.
Aroma is very much pine and dank weed.
Taste is numbing pine bitterness and sweet citrus and tropical fruitiness. There is some dankness late and into the aftertaste. Citrus is orange and grapefruit, and the tropical is some pineapple.
Medium mouth feel. Juicy but also has a drying effect. Bitterness is moderate and seems to come from the dankness and pine.
Interesting take on an IPA with the high level of dank weed (bitterness) and the inclusion of juicy orange, grapefruit, and pineapple (sweet). Very full flavor profile.
Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona
4/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a slight hazed golden color with a white head .Smell is fruity and tropical. Taste has melon,pineapple,citrus and papaya. Mouth feel is. Soft juicy and very tropical in hops . Tasty easy to drink.
Jan 27, 2023Reviewed by minterro from California
3.23/5 rDev -22.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -22.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Bought at Garage 79 in Warner Springs, CA. Bottle date 8/09/22, consumed 10/28/22
A&S: Very somber-looking beer. Transparent deep yellow beer. The head disappears instantly. vanilla initially in the aroma, after warming, I get very sweet tropical fruits.
T&M: Very sweet and floral. Nutty in the finish. Super flat beer with a medium-full body.
Overall: I don't understand this hype on this beer. I don't think anything was causing this beer to be off. It wasn't inexpensive either. Would not buy again, would not recommend.
Oct 29, 2022A&S: Very somber-looking beer. Transparent deep yellow beer. The head disappears instantly. vanilla initially in the aroma, after warming, I get very sweet tropical fruits.
T&M: Very sweet and floral. Nutty in the finish. Super flat beer with a medium-full body.
Overall: I don't understand this hype on this beer. I don't think anything was causing this beer to be off. It wasn't inexpensive either. Would not buy again, would not recommend.
Reviewed by MeanMotaScootah from California
3.98/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a pint can at TJs (SoCal) just for kicks on reco from a coworker - $14.99 for a sixer so I just got one to try it out. Pours a golden straw with fluffy head. Their was a slight aroma of an odd metallic bitterness - nothing fruity so off this ain't no westy ipa. The taste was light, creamy, slightly piney but very smooth and dry. No alcohol heat despite it's 7% abv. Not sure what an American IPA is but if this nails the style it's a winner for sure. Check it out if you get a chance.
Aug 12, 2022Reviewed by BillAfromSoCal from California
3.92/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Crystal clear with steadily rising carbonation, nice white head that leaves good amounts of lacing. Smell, taste are both classic WCIPA with nice mix of hop bitterness and malt but I can't say I really picked up distinctive smell or flavor. Overall a nice WC IPA but the looks are the highlight
Apr 13, 2022Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
4.05/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a clear amber with long-lasting foam in the tall Jack Daniels glass. Fruity and intriguing. Tastes of honeydew melon, sweet orange rind, and mango nectar. Somehow all the hops contribute aromatics without the harsh overdose. Long aroma of tangerine and a whiff of honeysuckle.
This is one of the better IPAs I've had lately. That aromatic, lush taste with modest bitterness seems like the win to me. I don't see the point in flogging the tongue with excesses of astringency and bitterness, at least not all the time. From the 16 oz can purchased at the big wine store. Dated 09/08/21 on the bottom.
Nov 13, 2021This is one of the better IPAs I've had lately. That aromatic, lush taste with modest bitterness seems like the win to me. I don't see the point in flogging the tongue with excesses of astringency and bitterness, at least not all the time. From the 16 oz can purchased at the big wine store. Dated 09/08/21 on the bottom.
Boss Pour from Abnormal Beer Company
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
129 ratings
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