India Pale Ale
Second Line Brewing
- From:
- Second Line Brewing
- Louisiana, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,701 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #17,068 - Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 8.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 09, 2026
- Added:
- Feb 14, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by hoptheology from South Dakota
4.28/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Second Line West Coast IPA
No can date but I'm assuming it's pretty fresh since it's made in town.
Smokestack snifter.
Pure clean gold color with a creamy head of 2 fingers, leaving sparse lacing. Dead on.
Aroma is clean with seltzer, grapefruit rind, pine, red and white grapefruit, and tangerine.
Flavor starts off with a wave of grapefruit peel, then red grapefruit flesh, followed by pine, slight herbal presence, stringy tangerine, passion fruit, pommelo, cracker, wafer, and a finish of pine and white grapefruit.
Feel is clean and carbonated, slightly acidic which is welcome, and a resiny finish.
Overall, west-coasters would be proud. Great style example. Highly recommended for hop heads. Tons of resin-y afterglow.
Jan 25, 2020No can date but I'm assuming it's pretty fresh since it's made in town.
Smokestack snifter.
Pure clean gold color with a creamy head of 2 fingers, leaving sparse lacing. Dead on.
Aroma is clean with seltzer, grapefruit rind, pine, red and white grapefruit, and tangerine.
Flavor starts off with a wave of grapefruit peel, then red grapefruit flesh, followed by pine, slight herbal presence, stringy tangerine, passion fruit, pommelo, cracker, wafer, and a finish of pine and white grapefruit.
Feel is clean and carbonated, slightly acidic which is welcome, and a resiny finish.
Overall, west-coasters would be proud. Great style example. Highly recommended for hop heads. Tons of resin-y afterglow.
Reviewed by ONUMello from Ohio
4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap in a pint glass
A: Pale orange, thin head
S: Hoppy, mostly pine, some malt underneath
T: Hop-forward, mostly pine a bit of tropical fruit, with nice malt underneath
M: Medium-bodied, crisp
O: A pleasant well-made IPA
Mar 22, 2019A: Pale orange, thin head
S: Hoppy, mostly pine, some malt underneath
T: Hop-forward, mostly pine a bit of tropical fruit, with nice malt underneath
M: Medium-bodied, crisp
O: A pleasant well-made IPA
Reviewed by HeartofNewOrleans from Louisiana
5/5 rDev +25.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +25.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Just had this West Coast style IPA. I am hugely impressed. When I was at the brewery and met Mark I now know why... he learned the art of brewing in Alaska. Here's the skinny - it's an unfiltered clear and crisp IPA. Not too much crystal malt with a lot of hops. Pours clean with a nice bright head and goes down smooth. Best beer I've had in the South. Looking forward to watching this brewery grow.
Dec 28, 2017Reviewed by Nicolaiw from Denmark
4.25/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours golden / amber with white head.
Aroma has tropical fruits, pine, lots of hops.
Taste is pine, bitter hops, some malt in the finish. Refreshing.
Oct 17, 2017Aroma has tropical fruits, pine, lots of hops.
Taste is pine, bitter hops, some malt in the finish. Refreshing.
Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
4.06/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Second Line IPA has a thin, soapy, white head, a hazy gold-orange appearance, with some lacing and a few ascending bubbles. Aroma is of sweet white bread crust, sugary candy, and subdued hop oils. Taste is of all that, with strong, yet, in no way, harsh, bitterness. Mouthfeel is high medium, and Second Line IPA finishes dry and pleasant. This is a traditional India Pale Ale.
RJT
Oct 13, 2016RJT
Reviewed by tbryan5 from Louisiana
3.79/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A nice brew from a new brewery. Definitely a more malt forward IPA but an easy intro for those new to the style. Not super hoppy but super drinkable. Definitely recommend.
Feb 25, 2016
Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.71/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
First had poured from amber plastic Second Line logo growler, acquired by friend at brewery, into tumbler.
This flagship IPA is a bit different (the brewery touts "a touch of Louisiana cane sugar and a big dollop of gypsum and other minerals in the mash"), but excellent for all that.
Feb 24, 2016This flagship IPA is a bit different (the brewery touts "a touch of Louisiana cane sugar and a big dollop of gypsum and other minerals in the mash"), but excellent for all that.
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