Grapefruit Hibiscus IPA
Waterloo Brewing
- From:
- Waterloo Brewing
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 0.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 02, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 15, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.7/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.7/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tallboy from TBS, one of three new beers included in their latest Signature Series mixed pack. Coded Feb 13 2023 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a murky, ultra-pale pinkish-amber hue, producing an inch of soapy, bubbly white head that seeps off within three or four minutes' time. A glorious, full curtain of lace remains behind, with a frothy, sudsy collar and cap floating on the surface - looks great. Grapefruit juice on the nose, with lesser hints of wheaty, bready pale malts and hibiscus - simple, but it works.
This is a mellow, low-key brew compared to most of the other grapefruit IPAs I've tried: 'juicy' would be an exaggeration, but I do taste a decent hit of grapefruit concentrate. Soft wheat malt sweetness and white bread, with hibiscus and earthy, herbal tea-like notes at the finish; grapefruit lingers briefly into the aftertaste. Medium-light in body, with sharp carbonation that remains crisp and lively well into the course of the glass; very easy to toss back, and refreshing to do so.
Final Grade: 3.7, a respectable B grade. Waterloo's Grapefruit Hibiscus IPA shows real potential as a semi-sessionable summer patio beer. Taken purely as a grapefruit IPA, it's underwhelming, yet the combination of citrus & hibiscus, plus the relatively low abv & bitterness do make for a surprisingly quaffable flavoured pale ale. This sampler is off to a strong start - good job Waterloo!
Jun 02, 2023Pours a murky, ultra-pale pinkish-amber hue, producing an inch of soapy, bubbly white head that seeps off within three or four minutes' time. A glorious, full curtain of lace remains behind, with a frothy, sudsy collar and cap floating on the surface - looks great. Grapefruit juice on the nose, with lesser hints of wheaty, bready pale malts and hibiscus - simple, but it works.
This is a mellow, low-key brew compared to most of the other grapefruit IPAs I've tried: 'juicy' would be an exaggeration, but I do taste a decent hit of grapefruit concentrate. Soft wheat malt sweetness and white bread, with hibiscus and earthy, herbal tea-like notes at the finish; grapefruit lingers briefly into the aftertaste. Medium-light in body, with sharp carbonation that remains crisp and lively well into the course of the glass; very easy to toss back, and refreshing to do so.
Final Grade: 3.7, a respectable B grade. Waterloo's Grapefruit Hibiscus IPA shows real potential as a semi-sessionable summer patio beer. Taken purely as a grapefruit IPA, it's underwhelming, yet the combination of citrus & hibiscus, plus the relatively low abv & bitterness do make for a surprisingly quaffable flavoured pale ale. This sampler is off to a strong start - good job Waterloo!
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.68/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
April 28 2023
Apr 15, 2023
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