Side Chain
Bearded Iris Brewing

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From:
Bearded Iris Brewing
 
Tennessee, United States
Style:
New England IPA
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 7.98%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
6
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 27, 2019
Added:
Dec 13, 2018
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Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.34 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Jan 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by AD17 from New Jersey

Jan 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by Zazzi82 from Tennessee

Jan 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.33 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Jan 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by rangerred from Tennessee

Dec 17, 2018
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pot meets passion, meets citronella in a signature Bearded Iris taste that celebrates the Strata, Citra and Columbus hops for a trio of taste that'll have the hop heads crawling to the bar like ferrel cats to catnip.

As the standard pour of pastel gold casts a matte finish on the glass, a lathery froth begins to build. A highly fragrant perfume of citrus fills the nose along with a gentle drift of botanical and herbaceous grasses. Gliding over its pastry sweet taste of light cookie dough and angel food cake, a candied sense of marmalade graces the tongue.

But its the hops that explode on the middle palate like pop rocks. The Citra hops shine with a burst of branch ripe tangerine while the Strata keep the candied and berry like taste side red grapefruit front and center. Along with the Columbus hops all three varieties contribute to the rife bitterness of hemp, geranium and chive that trail into a crisp and concise late palate.

Trending drier, crisper and tighter in texture, the beer doesn't try to approach any West Coast type of dryness but is cleaner than is common in the hazy style. A medium long afterglow of playfully dank grasses is joined with the botanical array of spruce and gin.
Dec 13, 2018
Side Chain from Bearded Iris Brewing
Beer rating: 4.01 out of 5 with 6 ratings