Wet Case Scenario
Masthead Brewing Co.
- From:
- Masthead Brewing Co.
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #619 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #5,852 - Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 4.68%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 02, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
The annual hop harvest in the Pacific Northwest is our brewers’ favorite time of year. We overnighted one of our favorite hops, Strata, straight from the farm in Oregon to present you with Wet Case Scenario, a Fresh Hop Double IPA. Enjoy this unique flavor and aroma you only get once a year.
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Reviewed by bambiere from Pennsylvania
4.42/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 1 Pint can with a canned on date of 09/23/25 at 10:33
Pours a very slightly hazy straw gold with one finger of white head that dissipates rather quickly. Sparse lacing follows as the beer is consumed.
Aroma is delicious and of stone fruit and citrus rind.
Mouthfeel is a solid medium with limited carbonated influence.
Beer is super dank on the palate with that sweet stone fruit in for a second right before the bitter citrus peel makes its appearance and along with a dank/resin-y character continues into the aftertaste which doesn't last terribly long, but invites another sip.
Overall a fantastic DIPA. It doesn't get much better than this!
Oct 24, 2025Pours a very slightly hazy straw gold with one finger of white head that dissipates rather quickly. Sparse lacing follows as the beer is consumed.
Aroma is delicious and of stone fruit and citrus rind.
Mouthfeel is a solid medium with limited carbonated influence.
Beer is super dank on the palate with that sweet stone fruit in for a second right before the bitter citrus peel makes its appearance and along with a dank/resin-y character continues into the aftertaste which doesn't last terribly long, but invites another sip.
Overall a fantastic DIPA. It doesn't get much better than this!
Reviewed by ffahcsj
4.78/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 5
4.78/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 5
Poured from a 16 oz can, filled 1 week ago. Real tasty. This is always one of my favorites. Trying to describe this fresh, well made beer with fresh Strata hops; Nectar of the gods.
Sep 30, 2023
Reviewed by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia
4.51/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.51/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Canned 9/20/2022
L: Slightly hazy gold. 2 finger white head fades to a thin layer of bubbles.
S: Citrus, pine resin, dank
T: Delicious. So much that it’s hard to put down. Sweet citrus upfront, pithy grapefruit, and some pine resin.
F: Smooth and slightly sticky
O: Exactly what I’m looking for in an imperial IPA. World-class.
Nov 05, 2022L: Slightly hazy gold. 2 finger white head fades to a thin layer of bubbles.
S: Citrus, pine resin, dank
T: Delicious. So much that it’s hard to put down. Sweet citrus upfront, pithy grapefruit, and some pine resin.
F: Smooth and slightly sticky
O: Exactly what I’m looking for in an imperial IPA. World-class.
Reviewed by Beers-es from Virginia
4.49/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Can is a month old, but beer seems very fresh. Pours a bright orange with a modest haze. Smell and taste are stellar—after an initial burst of tropical fruity hop candy, there are layers of sweet pink grapefruit and pine. Very drinkable feel, and no hint of the ABV. Nice bit of bitterness in the finish. Tremendous wet hop beer, love it.
Oct 23, 2020
Reviewed by DannyPaleAles from Oregon
4.38/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Incredible stuff from Cleveland Ohio. If Lebron James said "Cleveland this is for you!" Then this is for us. As we all know wet hop season comes and goes but this beer truly shows its weight in character. This is absolutely a world class wet hop hazy.
Oct 14, 2020
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
4.01/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
1 QUART crowler
Served in pint glass
This beer pours golden with a slight haze. It is topped with an inch of tan head that leaves decent lacing.
It has a sweet smell at first. I get a little dank and citrus with hints of pine as it warms.
it is sweet up front. Through the middle the citrus comes in. Grapefruit and pine in the finish.
Medium bodied and very smooth mouthfeel
This is a really good beer. A crowler was the perfect amount.
Oct 14, 2020Served in pint glass
This beer pours golden with a slight haze. It is topped with an inch of tan head that leaves decent lacing.
It has a sweet smell at first. I get a little dank and citrus with hints of pine as it warms.
it is sweet up front. Through the middle the citrus comes in. Grapefruit and pine in the finish.
Medium bodied and very smooth mouthfeel
This is a really good beer. A crowler was the perfect amount.
Rated by cjgiant from District of Columbia
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pretty awesome smell with good flavor balanced by a decent malt backbone, little onion/garlic paired with mildly sweet citrus.
Oct 10, 2020
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