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Up The Beach
Sand City Brewing Co. - North
- From:
- Sand City Brewing Co. - North
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 6.05%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2019
- Added:
- Nov 15, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
Collaboration with Horus Aged Ales
Imperial IPA double dry-hopped with galaxy, citra, and Vic Secret
Imperial IPA double dry-hopped with galaxy, citra, and Vic Secret
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Ratings by alexsergio:
Rated by alexsergio from New York
4.16/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nov 17, 2017
4.16/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nov 17, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey
4.24/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Undated can as this was yet another beer that I traded for ages ago but couldn't remember where or when. This was on par with the other beers and was quite easy to drink, as this also held up well over time. Incredibly smooth because of the dry-hopping, I enjoyed this beer and how easily it went down!
Not a bad pour to this as the hue was golden, topped with enough webbed head as that quickly settled down. Most of the lacing left behind was along a thin collar near the top of my glass as there was a big section along the back of my pint glass about halfway down. Funky earthiness, dank weed, wet grass, and deep tropical fruit were in the nose. An outdoorsy taste, deep fruitiness, and subtle caramel stickiness melded together on the palate as this felt quite heavy for a beer that was relatively light in consistency. Lots of bread and dough in the taste made this cloying as a lot of body and stickiness lingered on the palate long after the final sip went down.
Plenty of booze here to but with a taste that was so different than what I was accustomed to, that was the last thing that I noticed about this beer. Fans of these breweries will want to give this a go but it's certainly not typical like their usual fare. That had me intrigued and held my attention until the end, which is what a good beer should do. This was one of them as it was another well-crafted and interesting option from Sand City!
Aug 26, 2019Not a bad pour to this as the hue was golden, topped with enough webbed head as that quickly settled down. Most of the lacing left behind was along a thin collar near the top of my glass as there was a big section along the back of my pint glass about halfway down. Funky earthiness, dank weed, wet grass, and deep tropical fruit were in the nose. An outdoorsy taste, deep fruitiness, and subtle caramel stickiness melded together on the palate as this felt quite heavy for a beer that was relatively light in consistency. Lots of bread and dough in the taste made this cloying as a lot of body and stickiness lingered on the palate long after the final sip went down.
Plenty of booze here to but with a taste that was so different than what I was accustomed to, that was the last thing that I noticed about this beer. Fans of these breweries will want to give this a go but it's certainly not typical like their usual fare. That had me intrigued and held my attention until the end, which is what a good beer should do. This was one of them as it was another well-crafted and interesting option from Sand City!
Reviewed by Greywulfken from New York
4.5/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Collab with Horus Aged Ales, double dry hopped with Galaxy, Citra, and Vic Secret... 11/15 canning...
Sand City doesn't get the attention that Other Half gets, but I'm telling you, their beers are at that level - definitely have their own character - it's almost like they're somewhere between Other Half and SingleCut - I can't put my finger on it, but there's something very distinct about them - I'm almost thinking its the water? The yeast? I dunno.
Anyways... I know this is gonna sound negative, but it wasn't: first impression was caramel and buttered popcorn - I know, weird, and technically not what you want in beer - forget it - transitioned into this mild, muted, earthy, musky, musty fruit thing... Bitterness was moderate, with just hints of sweetness, smooth but gripping the tongue... Subtly complex and very compelling... My descriptors are failing me, but this beer did not... Another elite brew...
Dec 15, 2017Sand City doesn't get the attention that Other Half gets, but I'm telling you, their beers are at that level - definitely have their own character - it's almost like they're somewhere between Other Half and SingleCut - I can't put my finger on it, but there's something very distinct about them - I'm almost thinking its the water? The yeast? I dunno.
Anyways... I know this is gonna sound negative, but it wasn't: first impression was caramel and buttered popcorn - I know, weird, and technically not what you want in beer - forget it - transitioned into this mild, muted, earthy, musky, musty fruit thing... Bitterness was moderate, with just hints of sweetness, smooth but gripping the tongue... Subtly complex and very compelling... My descriptors are failing me, but this beer did not... Another elite brew...
Reviewed by Boccu from New York
4.32/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.32/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours hazy golden with a nice white head. Very light lacing. Aroma of tangerine and grapefruit. Tastes follows the nose with lemon, orange peel, fresh cut grass, floral hops, light caramel and tones of graham cracker. Great collaboration.
Dec 08, 2017
Up The Beach from Sand City Brewing Co. - North
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
25 ratings
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