Keeper
Castle Island Brewing Co.

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From:
Castle Island Brewing Co.
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,295
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,579
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 7.83%
Reviews:
39
Ratings:
234
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 19, 2024
Added:
Dec 12, 2015
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  98
Keeper is our take on a newer class of IPAs that cuts back on brutal bitterness in favor of a deeper hoppiness, while still maintaining the bold aromatics loved by hopheads all around.
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Ratings by Flounder57:
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Reviewed by Flounder57 from Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Served in a pint glass at the Union Brewhouse in Weymouth.

Appearance: A one finger head was poured that reduced to a thin layer. It is an orange copper color with great clarity and vision of bubbles coming up through the glass. Spotty lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.

Smell: Resiny pine, citrus, caramel, toasyed, and biscuity malts.

Taste: Nice resiny pine, citrus, spic6, and herbal hops followed by biscuity, toasted, and caramel malts. Light bitterness and chewy notes in there too.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied, medium carbonation, crisp, refreshing, a little chewy, and a little bitterness.

Overall: First offering from these guys. I dig it a lot and look forward to more from these guys.
Feb 06, 2016
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

4.06/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16 oz can

fairly clear rust orange color, white head. decent head retention. big classic IPA hop aroma - grapefruit and pine. taste is similar, clean bitterness. medium bodied.
Feb 19, 2024
 
Rated: 3.25 by gbiello from Massachusetts

Feb 03, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by drews240 from Rhode Island

Dec 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.85 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2023
 
Rated: 4.02 by dt_gbpackersfan from Missouri

Mar 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.93 by QuintusHorace from California

Mar 19, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by Dylanc36 from Massachusetts

Feb 20, 2023
 
Rated: 3.97 by TonyStarks2231 from New York

Dec 14, 2022
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Reviewed by ANIMOUL from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 16 oz can into a pint glass; born on 8/15/22. Pours amber yellow with minimal head; decent lacing. Bitter hops taste but otherwise non descript.
Oct 30, 2022
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Rated by GregDBoston from Massachusetts

4.14/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Not as well-hopped as I usually like, but tasty nonetheless and very balanced. Better than other "light" pale ales I've had. No complaints.
May 26, 2022
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Rated by harrypowers from Massachusetts

3.92/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Nice balanced part east part west coast IPA
May 06, 2022
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Rated by FishyBeer3 from Massachusetts

4.48/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Hoppy and piney but smooth!
Dec 12, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by Rainintheface from Florida

May 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by Jcarriglio from Florida

May 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.37 by JFitz1 from Massachusetts

Mar 07, 2021
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Reviewed by 1009 from Massachusetts

3.48/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Enjoyed this beer on Castle Island as the sun set. I was pleased to see its nice light golden color with its frothy head. The beer gave off a real herby smell and that smell translated into a herby taste. A little grassy, but you have to expect that when drinking an IPA. It's definitely carbonated, but not too much, just enough to make it a good beer with dinner. Overall, definitely a solid beer, but didn't blow my top off.
Oct 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.45 by YJY from England

Oct 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.33 by Jgmiller829 from Massachusetts

Sep 28, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by njbusa from New Jersey

Aug 16, 2020
Keeper from Castle Island Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 234 ratings