The Castle
Root + Branch Brewing
- From:
- Root + Branch Brewing
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #285 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,115 - Avg:
- 4.11 | pDev: 7.54%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 26, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 18, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.25/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a nice golden color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has citrus and pine hints
The taste follows the nose with citrus and pine flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A great IPA
May 26, 2025Aroma has citrus and pine hints
The taste follows the nose with citrus and pine flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A great IPA
Reviewed by hops_for_thought from New York
3.7/5 rDev -10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -10%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can (released 17Jun2021) into a tall R+B glass
L: pours an opaque, creamy light yellow orange with a moderate, dense white head that fades quite slowly. Leaves great lacing as it does, as does each sip
S: excellent fruit-forward nose, lots of tropical notes and citrus with a slight bit of pine and some malt as well. Get mango, pineapple, some orange/grapefruit. Fruit fades notably as it’s warmed in the glass or else I got used to it, more of a piney/earthy character but not bad
T: fruit notes from the nose come through okay at first, that bit of pine I got from the nose doesn’t really. Get a bit of light tropical fruit mixed with citrus, not nearly as full as I thought from the nose at first. Flavor a bit flat - interesting up front but becomes thin and blah toward the middle
F: medium carbonation, medium-/light+ body. Very easy drinking, but kinda watery to me
O: fine APA, nose promised more than the swallow delivered. Thin, nothing too remarkable (beyond the pour, lacing is amazing)
Jul 08, 2021L: pours an opaque, creamy light yellow orange with a moderate, dense white head that fades quite slowly. Leaves great lacing as it does, as does each sip
S: excellent fruit-forward nose, lots of tropical notes and citrus with a slight bit of pine and some malt as well. Get mango, pineapple, some orange/grapefruit. Fruit fades notably as it’s warmed in the glass or else I got used to it, more of a piney/earthy character but not bad
T: fruit notes from the nose come through okay at first, that bit of pine I got from the nose doesn’t really. Get a bit of light tropical fruit mixed with citrus, not nearly as full as I thought from the nose at first. Flavor a bit flat - interesting up front but becomes thin and blah toward the middle
F: medium carbonation, medium-/light+ body. Very easy drinking, but kinda watery to me
O: fine APA, nose promised more than the swallow delivered. Thin, nothing too remarkable (beyond the pour, lacing is amazing)
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