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Live Wire IPA
Roak Brewing Co.
- From:
- Roak Brewing Co.
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 8.83%
- Reviews:
- 24
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 05, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 06, 2015
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 36
Live Wire is dry hopped with towering amounts of Cascade, Centennial, and Chinook hops. This beer has a solid backbone of citrus bitterness and a hint of malt sweetness to round out the flavor and finish.
72 IBU
72 IBU
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Ratings by Millwightdan:
Reviewed by Millwightdan from Michigan
3/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Look- poured into a founders pint glass. Pours a hazy amber/straw color with very little head, less than one finger
Smell- not a strong smell. I think I'm getting a little pine and maybe a little "dank' smell hard to say.
Taste- not overwhelming, a smooth citrus, some centennial hops. I don't think there is the 72 ibu's like they claim
Mouth feel- light bodied, smooth. Not sticky at all like i was expecting.
Overall- i do like this beer. I was expecting quite a bit more from it tho at 7.5% and 72 ibu's. Really tho only reason I'm giving it a straight 3 is honestly i was let down. Still a good beer
Apr 02, 2017Smell- not a strong smell. I think I'm getting a little pine and maybe a little "dank' smell hard to say.
Taste- not overwhelming, a smooth citrus, some centennial hops. I don't think there is the 72 ibu's like they claim
Mouth feel- light bodied, smooth. Not sticky at all like i was expecting.
Overall- i do like this beer. I was expecting quite a bit more from it tho at 7.5% and 72 ibu's. Really tho only reason I'm giving it a straight 3 is honestly i was let down. Still a good beer
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Dustin015 from Maryland
4.06/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
L- Medium clear copper pour with thick head
S- Light crystal malt with sweet citrus hop aroma
T- medium malt flavor well balanced with herbal and citrus malt flavors. medium bitter.
F- Medium carbonation and medium body.
O- Fairly well balanced IPA
Jan 21, 2022S- Light crystal malt with sweet citrus hop aroma
T- medium malt flavor well balanced with herbal and citrus malt flavors. medium bitter.
F- Medium carbonation and medium body.
O- Fairly well balanced IPA
Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington
4.23/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
draught
Clear, medium gold appearance. An IPA aroma of medium toasted, caramelized malt, with a nice floral, perfumed hop character, and a bit of tangerine peel, in support. Enjoyable hop flavors, with a soft bite. In support are tangerine peel and a little bit of grapefruit peel flavors. Moderate, medium toast malt, holding up the structure.
Oct 31, 2021Clear, medium gold appearance. An IPA aroma of medium toasted, caramelized malt, with a nice floral, perfumed hop character, and a bit of tangerine peel, in support. Enjoyable hop flavors, with a soft bite. In support are tangerine peel and a little bit of grapefruit peel flavors. Moderate, medium toast malt, holding up the structure.
Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York
3.81/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Decanted from 12 oz (355 ml) bottle into a Captain Lawrence muffin top glass; bottle 05/13/2020.
A: Pours a nearly clear, light, light amber color with a one to two finger, white head, rim retention, and decent, but somewhat spotty lacing.
S: Bouquet of lemon, a touch of orange citrus and pine overlay and caramel maltiness. A wet hay note as it warms.
T: Dry, or at least semidry. Elements of palate follow the nose, but caramel malt backbone predominates. Bitterness relatively strong, reducing the sweetness and leading to a very dry finish.
M: Light to medium bodied. Moderate carbonation.
O: Clearly made with a similar recipe to SNPA. Drier and thus a bit more noticeably bitter, but a reasonable and solidly drinkable facimile.
Aug 30, 2020A: Pours a nearly clear, light, light amber color with a one to two finger, white head, rim retention, and decent, but somewhat spotty lacing.
S: Bouquet of lemon, a touch of orange citrus and pine overlay and caramel maltiness. A wet hay note as it warms.
T: Dry, or at least semidry. Elements of palate follow the nose, but caramel malt backbone predominates. Bitterness relatively strong, reducing the sweetness and leading to a very dry finish.
M: Light to medium bodied. Moderate carbonation.
O: Clearly made with a similar recipe to SNPA. Drier and thus a bit more noticeably bitter, but a reasonable and solidly drinkable facimile.
Rated by shanegatter from Ohio
2.85/5 rDev -26%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.85/5 rDev -26%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Bought by accident, I’m not an IPA fan, but this one is subtle and tolerable
Aug 08, 2019Reviewed by carlborch from Michigan
2.74/5 rDev -28.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.74/5 rDev -28.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Pours a brilliant amber-gold, and produces a 1.5 inch lasting head. Nice Belgian lace. Quite pleasant hoppy nose - nothing layered or complicated. The nose lowered my expectations. On the palate it was very bitter and unbalanced. Where is the malt to balance the bitter hops? Bitter for bitter sake? This is not my preference. Nice bitter notes on the palate, but not much else. Medium-to light body. I will not return to this.
May 11, 2019Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
3.77/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from bottle to nonic pint glass. Golden in color, with two fingers of soapy white head. This one is a straight down the middle classic American IPA: pine, citrus (orange and grapefruit) with a bready/caramel malt backbone. A good pick for a flagship.
Dec 23, 2018Rated by nhdjinn from New Hampshire
3.88/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Nice well balanced IPA. Head last forever. From draft at GB at Detroit airport
Dec 06, 2018
Live Wire IPA from Roak Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
122 ratings
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