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Tower 10 IPA
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
- From:
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #3,258 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #24,337 - Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 12.6%
- Reviews:
- 129
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 23, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 15, 2009
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 132
Tower 10 IPA boasts hops from beginning to end, and everywhere in between. We fill the brew kettle to the brim with assertive Chinook hops, giving the beer its intense grapefruit and pine flavors that linger through its dry finish. After fermentation, we dry hop with a blend of Cascade and Centennial hops for a floral citrus aroma. A touch of lightly kilned caramel malts make Tower 10 a well balanced, full flavored IPA.
Mission Beach, the late 1980s. Amid a sea of neon bikinis, Tower 10 marked the spot where two college grads and a 75 year-old master brewer drew up plans for the first local craft brewery in San Diego since Prohibition. Named in honor of our first good idea, Tower 10 IPA is brewed to inspire the next one.
Mission Beach, the late 1980s. Amid a sea of neon bikinis, Tower 10 marked the spot where two college grads and a 75 year-old master brewer drew up plans for the first local craft brewery in San Diego since Prohibition. Named in honor of our first good idea, Tower 10 IPA is brewed to inspire the next one.
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Ratings by ArrogantB:
Reviewed by ArrogantB from Colorado
3.16/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
I got this in a trade thanks to Metallitone1, appreciate it! Orange color with good head and lacing. It smells a little citrusy but nothing overwhelming in the hops department. The flavor has a decent bitterness and a citrus hop flavor but it all felt overshadowed by a strange "old" malt flavor that I could not get past. I was glad for the opportunity and would live to try this fresh on tap but this bottle was nothing to write home about.
Update 5/3/13 on tap this was not old or stale but I got diacetyl so no change in score.
Jul 13, 2011Update 5/3/13 on tap this was not old or stale but I got diacetyl so no change in score.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut
3.77/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a slightly hazy straw yellow with a finger and a half of foamy head that settles to a thick cap with strata of lacing. Aroma is pineapple and pine. Taste follows nose.
Apr 23, 2023Reviewed by timon from California
4.02/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I like the look of this one a lot. Lots of lacing and a hazy golden color. Smell is of melon and grapefruit and the taste follows, with the addition of some lemon rind flavor in there. Very well balanced between hops and malt. Drinkable for 99% of the population at 7% with minimal bitterness.
Feb 07, 2020Reviewed by mpavilion from California
3.86/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Dry, citrus-piney bite upfront, with a rich, malty finish. Creamy mouthfeel is a standout. Aftertaste a tad sweet, but it goes down easy and I could drink several with pleasure!
Aug 11, 2019Reviewed by Beers-es from Virginia
4/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap in the OC airport, pours a clear light gold. Webby lacing. Grapefruit and pine in the smell and flavor. Good classic West Coast IPA. Glad to find it here.
Jul 10, 2019Rated by Hecklermtbr from California
2.36/5 rDev -35.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
2.36/5 rDev -35.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.25
Surprisingly weak ipa from Karl Strauss. It’s just ok.
Apr 22, 2019
Tower 10 IPA from Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
465 ratings
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