1996 West Coast IPA
Hysteria Brewing Company
- From:
- Hysteria Brewing Company
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 11.66%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 12, 2023
- Added:
- May 01, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia
3.63/5 rDev -6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L: Hazy deep gold body with a white 2 finger head. A bunch of white floaters. Wasn’t expecting the haze for a “west coast” beer.
S: Caramel malt, citrusy hops. Not a big nose.
T: Floral hops, grapefruit pith, dank.
F: Medium bodied. Finishes dry with lingering bitterness.
O: A good beer with great can art.
Oct 12, 2023S: Caramel malt, citrusy hops. Not a big nose.
T: Floral hops, grapefruit pith, dank.
F: Medium bodied. Finishes dry with lingering bitterness.
O: A good beer with great can art.
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a clear darkened amber color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has tropical and citrus hints
The taste follows the nose with tropical and citrus flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A decent WCIPA
Feb 04, 2023Aroma has tropical and citrus hints
The taste follows the nose with tropical and citrus flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A decent WCIPA
Reviewed by stdoha4i from Maryland
4.97/5 rDev +28.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.97/5 rDev +28.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Aptly named/does what is says on the tin.
A: Clear gold with a modest head.
S: Big, bright, dank. Grapefruity. Emphatically West Coast.
T: Big, bright, bitter, dank. Medium crackery pale malt backbone. Bit of spice. Lingering bitterness.
F: Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Has a hoppy bite, feel-wise.
O: It’s 1996 and you’re drinking an IPA! Not a bad way to be.
Apr 22, 2022A: Clear gold with a modest head.
S: Big, bright, dank. Grapefruity. Emphatically West Coast.
T: Big, bright, bitter, dank. Medium crackery pale malt backbone. Bit of spice. Lingering bitterness.
F: Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Has a hoppy bite, feel-wise.
O: It’s 1996 and you’re drinking an IPA! Not a bad way to be.
Reviewed by MrOH from Virginia
3.38/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.38/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Gold with chill haze, white head, retention is lacking, nice lace though
Smells like 5 Alive, if anyone remembers that
Tastes like white grapefruit. A little boozy
Medium-light bodied, carbonation is a little low, hot
I liked it until I could taste the higher alcohols
Jun 18, 2021Smells like 5 Alive, if anyone remembers that
Tastes like white grapefruit. A little boozy
Medium-light bodied, carbonation is a little low, hot
I liked it until I could taste the higher alcohols
Reviewed by mynie from Maryland
3.74/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Single 12 oz can with Rocko's Modern Life knockoff art. No expiry date.
Pour is a bright orange, medium fizz, very nice white head.
Aroma is contemporary, fruit-forward hops without much balance. Pleasant but nothing to write home about.
Flavor is the aforementioned fruity hops up front--bright and pleasant--an ashen middle that doesn't really balance stuff out, and then tropical fruit on the finish.
It's okay.
Aug 09, 2020Pour is a bright orange, medium fizz, very nice white head.
Aroma is contemporary, fruit-forward hops without much balance. Pleasant but nothing to write home about.
Flavor is the aforementioned fruity hops up front--bright and pleasant--an ashen middle that doesn't really balance stuff out, and then tropical fruit on the finish.
It's okay.
Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland
3.21/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.21/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Hazy amber appearance with a small head and light lacing. Strange aroma can be both irritating and intriguing; dank, bready, musky, hints of leather and cheap after shave. Just does not seem to mesh. Taste pulls it together a tiny bit with a solid biscuit like malt profile, maybe rye, some pepper, indistinguishable hops but something is still not copacetic. Finishes dry with a medium bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel.
May 01, 2020
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