Garage Racer
Rubber Soul Brewing Co.
- From:
- Rubber Soul Brewing Co.
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 11.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 27, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 05, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Like the untamed nature of an epic garage race this Mosaic and Citra hopped IPA creates a wild ride with surprises at every turn - always ending with a super juicy finish. Unleash your inner racer beast!
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
4/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a medium golden amber with a one finger white head with great retention and lacing. Aroma of pale malt, citrus hops, orange and lemon citrus and a hint of light stone fruit. Flavor of mild caramel malt, citrus hops, lemon, orange and grapefruit with the citrus building into a moderately resinous lemon and grapefruit rind finish. Medium bodied with light creaminess. A nice citrus forward IPA with good herbal and resinous hop presence somewhat like a hazy IPA, but sticking to citrus flavors. Good bitterness in the finish with really nice, fresh citrus fruit. Enjoyable.
Nov 27, 2018
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
3.59/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2018-10-26
16oz can served in a large snifter. 9/13/18. Given to me by @mr-jj.
Pours amber with a biggish head and lots of carbonation. Smell is pine and grapefruit, and vague bitterness.
Taste is not too dissimilar. Maybe more of the vague bitterness.
Mouthfeel is flattish, but dry. Overall, not bad.
Oct 27, 201816oz can served in a large snifter. 9/13/18. Given to me by @mr-jj.
Pours amber with a biggish head and lots of carbonation. Smell is pine and grapefruit, and vague bitterness.
Taste is not too dissimilar. Maybe more of the vague bitterness.
Mouthfeel is flattish, but dry. Overall, not bad.
Reviewed by Bdoug from Pennsylvania
4.96/5 rDev +26.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.96/5 rDev +26.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
So juicy and fresh tasting in newly released can. This is one of my favorites due to above average ABV at 7% with a finish that's a little sweeter than most. This brew will not kill your pallet with hop bitterness, Reminds me of dogfish head 60 minute but with more juicy punch and a finish that's balanced better. Way to go Rubber Soul on a great beer, will be having more.
Sep 20, 2018
Reviewed by ajm5108 from Pennsylvania
2.71/5 rDev -31%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.71/5 rDev -31%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
I suspect this may have been an old tap line, because this was very malty with little trace of citra / Mosaic hops beyond some oily, resinous bitterness on the finish
Sep 04, 2018
Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
4.1/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Growler into pint glass. Pours a clear golden amber with a thin off-white head. Initial impression is slightly bitter grapefruit rind, lemon, a it of pine resin, and a hint of underlying caramel malts. Mouthfeel is sharp and clean. Carbonation is about right. Finish is dry and leaves a lingering bitterness. Decent take on a West Coast IPA.
May 19, 2018
Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania
4.05/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I tried this on tap at Sturges Speakeasy in Harrisburg served chilled in a pint.
The color is amber with light haze and thick white head. The smell is tropical -great hop aroma with a citrus mostly grapefruit aroma with orange and dank herbal scents. The feel is mildly bitter that builds with semi-dry quality and slight spice in the hops with medium carbonation and moderate malt sweetness with lots of hop resins softening the edges.
The taste has a good amount of hop flavor with tangy citrus fruit and grapefruit-like bitterness with a light tangerine and subtle herbal taste with gentle peppery accent in the hops as the herbal flavors continue in the finish with a mostly dry quality. Overall this is an excellent IPA -so much hop flavor that is fresh with good balance emphasis on flavor not bitterness means this is a highly drinkable beer - the finish might seem sweet for fans of west coast style IPAs but I like the aroma and flavor is worth having more than 1 of-cheers!
Dec 05, 2016The color is amber with light haze and thick white head. The smell is tropical -great hop aroma with a citrus mostly grapefruit aroma with orange and dank herbal scents. The feel is mildly bitter that builds with semi-dry quality and slight spice in the hops with medium carbonation and moderate malt sweetness with lots of hop resins softening the edges.
The taste has a good amount of hop flavor with tangy citrus fruit and grapefruit-like bitterness with a light tangerine and subtle herbal taste with gentle peppery accent in the hops as the herbal flavors continue in the finish with a mostly dry quality. Overall this is an excellent IPA -so much hop flavor that is fresh with good balance emphasis on flavor not bitterness means this is a highly drinkable beer - the finish might seem sweet for fans of west coast style IPAs but I like the aroma and flavor is worth having more than 1 of-cheers!
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