Hydra
Pure Project
- From:
- Pure Project
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.17 | pDev: 7.91%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 29, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 15, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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Collaboration with J. Wakefield Brewing
Sour Murky Double IPA w/ Dragon Fruit, Raspberries, & Lactose
50 IBU
Sour Murky Double IPA w/ Dragon Fruit, Raspberries, & Lactose
50 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
4.23/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: Sour IPA
Glass: Pure Project 16-oz. Spiegelau IPA glass
Price: $25.00 for a 4-pack
From: Pure Project Brewing in Balboa Park (San Diego), Calif.
Purchased: n/a; Received April 18, 2022
Consumed: April 30, 2022
Misc.: Collaboration with J. Wakefield; Canned on March 29, 2022; Split (1/4) with Sonny (1/4) and Kevin (2/4)
Got a can of this from Kevin. Had this once before, giving a taster a 4.25 on Untappd on June 30, 2018 and writing “I usually don’t like sour IPAs, but this is incredible. Excellent, creeping on world class.” Pure Project’s website called it “A multi-dimensional sensory experience, with a fine tuned balance of tartness and sweetness. Bright pink in color from organic dragon fruit from Pitaya Plus, and bright in flavor from a heap of fresh organic raspberries. Smooth, refreshing, and doesn’t even give a hint of the high ABV it’s packing.”
Poured a medium copper/garnet color with six fingers of rocky off-white-to-pinkish head. Could see lots of bubble streams coming up along the sides of the glass at consistent speeds. World-class spiderweb foamy lacing. Excellent foamy retention. (Sight - 4.50)
Smelled dragon fruit, guava, plum, purple grape, raspberry, blackberry, berry ice cream, vanilla, floral and perfume. A little better out of the can. (Smell - 4.00)
Tasted much better than the nose. In order got dragon fruit, guava, plum, purple grape, raspberry, blackberry milkshake, vanilla, floral and perfume. That 8.5 pct. ABV is well-hidden. (Taste - 4.25)
Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long, tart, smooth finish. (Feel - 4.50)
Maybe not quite as good as I had it the first time but pretty damn close. Excellent for a style I don’t necessarily enjoy. (Overall - 4.25)
4.23 | 94 | A-
Jul 29, 2024Reviewed as: Sour IPA
Glass: Pure Project 16-oz. Spiegelau IPA glass
Price: $25.00 for a 4-pack
From: Pure Project Brewing in Balboa Park (San Diego), Calif.
Purchased: n/a; Received April 18, 2022
Consumed: April 30, 2022
Misc.: Collaboration with J. Wakefield; Canned on March 29, 2022; Split (1/4) with Sonny (1/4) and Kevin (2/4)
Got a can of this from Kevin. Had this once before, giving a taster a 4.25 on Untappd on June 30, 2018 and writing “I usually don’t like sour IPAs, but this is incredible. Excellent, creeping on world class.” Pure Project’s website called it “A multi-dimensional sensory experience, with a fine tuned balance of tartness and sweetness. Bright pink in color from organic dragon fruit from Pitaya Plus, and bright in flavor from a heap of fresh organic raspberries. Smooth, refreshing, and doesn’t even give a hint of the high ABV it’s packing.”
Poured a medium copper/garnet color with six fingers of rocky off-white-to-pinkish head. Could see lots of bubble streams coming up along the sides of the glass at consistent speeds. World-class spiderweb foamy lacing. Excellent foamy retention. (Sight - 4.50)
Smelled dragon fruit, guava, plum, purple grape, raspberry, blackberry, berry ice cream, vanilla, floral and perfume. A little better out of the can. (Smell - 4.00)
Tasted much better than the nose. In order got dragon fruit, guava, plum, purple grape, raspberry, blackberry milkshake, vanilla, floral and perfume. That 8.5 pct. ABV is well-hidden. (Taste - 4.25)
Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long, tart, smooth finish. (Feel - 4.50)
Maybe not quite as good as I had it the first time but pretty damn close. Excellent for a style I don’t necessarily enjoy. (Overall - 4.25)
4.23 | 94 | A-
Reviewed by Scottsbeer from Florida
4.07/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
This one is strange.
The look is a pink/raspberry color with a slight very light pink head that disappears quickly. Slight lacing around the rim.
The smell has raspberry, lactose and some fruit similar to guava. I guess it could be Dragon Fruit. Very slight sour/wine vinegar undertones.
The taste has raspberry, fruit that tastes like guava with a pineapple and grapefruit infusion (probably dragon fruit but since I have never tried the fruit I can't say for sure). Some gentle yeast flavor is in the finish.
Nice feel, medium bodied with a slight stickiness and a tiny prickly carbonation.
Overall I am glad I tried it. Very unique and quite good but I wouldn't search it out.
Jul 24, 2018The look is a pink/raspberry color with a slight very light pink head that disappears quickly. Slight lacing around the rim.
The smell has raspberry, lactose and some fruit similar to guava. I guess it could be Dragon Fruit. Very slight sour/wine vinegar undertones.
The taste has raspberry, fruit that tastes like guava with a pineapple and grapefruit infusion (probably dragon fruit but since I have never tried the fruit I can't say for sure). Some gentle yeast flavor is in the finish.
Nice feel, medium bodied with a slight stickiness and a tiny prickly carbonation.
Overall I am glad I tried it. Very unique and quite good but I wouldn't search it out.
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