Seize The IPA
Second Chance Beer Company
- From:
- Second Chance Beer Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,926 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #23,945 - Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 11.69%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 11
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 02, 2021
- Added:
- Oct 31, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
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Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona
3.82/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 oz can - Canned on Jan 15 19:
Pours yellow with a large foamy head that slowly descends. Trailing lace sticks.
The smell is of pine and floral notes. Citrus (especially grapefruit) comes through as well. Relatively soft, but pleasant.
The taste is of pine and general citrus. Mild floral bitterness with a touch of resin. Some bread mixes in. Refreshing, soft finish.
Smooth, it hits medium-bodied. Alcohol well-covered. Easy to drink.
A pleasant mildly bitter, hop-forward IPA. Enjoyable.
Feb 09, 2019Pours yellow with a large foamy head that slowly descends. Trailing lace sticks.
The smell is of pine and floral notes. Citrus (especially grapefruit) comes through as well. Relatively soft, but pleasant.
The taste is of pine and general citrus. Mild floral bitterness with a touch of resin. Some bread mixes in. Refreshing, soft finish.
Smooth, it hits medium-bodied. Alcohol well-covered. Easy to drink.
A pleasant mildly bitter, hop-forward IPA. Enjoyable.
Reviewed by TrojanRB from Texas
4.09/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours an orange gold...looks unfiltered...
Smells of pine, and light lemon
Pine and resin dominate the taste...slightly bready
Slightly astringent, a bit oily
Dec 10, 2017Smells of pine, and light lemon
Pine and resin dominate the taste...slightly bready
Slightly astringent, a bit oily
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
3.83/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a tallboy can into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Clear medium golden copper pour. 2 fingers of foamy white head... great lacing.
S: Resinous pine and citrus... sourdough bread.
T/F: Bread and crackers... light grains. The hop profile tends to the pine/evergreen. Some floral notes and milder citrus mid swig... good tangerine and mango. Medium to light in body... only mildly bitter, less than expected. Finish is bittersweet and a little oily.
O: A nice west coast IPA. Good flavor... relatively mild and easy drinking. Not bad at all.
May 31, 2017L: Clear medium golden copper pour. 2 fingers of foamy white head... great lacing.
S: Resinous pine and citrus... sourdough bread.
T/F: Bread and crackers... light grains. The hop profile tends to the pine/evergreen. Some floral notes and milder citrus mid swig... good tangerine and mango. Medium to light in body... only mildly bitter, less than expected. Finish is bittersweet and a little oily.
O: A nice west coast IPA. Good flavor... relatively mild and easy drinking. Not bad at all.
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
3.38/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Copper colored with a fingernail of off white. The aroma is of piney hops and light malt, but is pretty faint. I'm tasting piney and citrus hops with light sourdough malt. The mouth is sticky and chewy.
May 05, 2017
Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
3.5/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to rawfish, one of the finest gentlemen I know & an insanely generous trader, for this 16 oz. can that showed up last week as an extra. My first shot at this brewery.
The pour is September sunshine in San Diego. Aroma is citrus, pears, & that saltine cracker maltiness that I associate with good-old west coast IPAs.
Seize the Day defines a California IPA. Pine is dominant, along with citrus, crackling crackerness, bit of earth & spring flowers. Low level of bitterness. Sharp mouthfeel & nice & easy to drink.
Nothing special, nothing objectionable, just a pretty good IPA.
Apr 29, 2017The pour is September sunshine in San Diego. Aroma is citrus, pears, & that saltine cracker maltiness that I associate with good-old west coast IPAs.
Seize the Day defines a California IPA. Pine is dominant, along with citrus, crackling crackerness, bit of earth & spring flowers. Low level of bitterness. Sharp mouthfeel & nice & easy to drink.
Nothing special, nothing objectionable, just a pretty good IPA.
Reviewed by Nugganooch from California
3.92/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On draught at the brewery – full 16oz snifter
Noted on 11/04/15
Now available in cans…
My pour arrives a burnished golden amber body. Mostly clear and still with a thin frothy layer of paper white head. Leaves behind some nice whips and curls of lace that decorate my glass after every sip. Smells of both hops and sweet pale malts. Classic C varietals it seems as tangerine, grapefruit, and sweet sappy pine abounds. Malt is lightly toasted with a bready accent and some caramel like sweetness. Flavor is a balancing act between some healthy green hops and a bready caramelized pale malt bill. Orange citrus-tangerine with pink grapefruit, peach/apricot, florals, and sticky evergreens. Slightly tropical and resinous with the alcohol well masked. Moderate-lighter body with a nice crisp and drying retreat. Overall this is a really well-rounded IPA that may not blow any ba minds but does hit the spot just right.
Jan 19, 2017Noted on 11/04/15
Now available in cans…
My pour arrives a burnished golden amber body. Mostly clear and still with a thin frothy layer of paper white head. Leaves behind some nice whips and curls of lace that decorate my glass after every sip. Smells of both hops and sweet pale malts. Classic C varietals it seems as tangerine, grapefruit, and sweet sappy pine abounds. Malt is lightly toasted with a bready accent and some caramel like sweetness. Flavor is a balancing act between some healthy green hops and a bready caramelized pale malt bill. Orange citrus-tangerine with pink grapefruit, peach/apricot, florals, and sticky evergreens. Slightly tropical and resinous with the alcohol well masked. Moderate-lighter body with a nice crisp and drying retreat. Overall this is a really well-rounded IPA that may not blow any ba minds but does hit the spot just right.
Reviewed by Stevem68 from Ohio
3.79/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a light amber color. Aroma is pine hops and slightly malty. Flavor is resiny hops with some pine and a balanced malty finish. Has a smooth body and overall is a pretty solid IPA.
Aug 26, 2016
Rated by chieflives from California
5/5 rDev +29.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +29.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Great West Coast IPA. Very balanced and smooth. Great hoppy aroma.
Aug 19, 2016
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