Alpha Abstraction, Vol. 4
Wild Leap Brew Co
- From:
- Wild Leap Brew Co
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 6.38%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 22, 2019
- Added:
- Dec 08, 2018
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
The fourth edition of the Alpha Abstraction series, Volume 4 is a juicy, double dry-hopped IPA with Denali hops.
35 IBU
35 IBU
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Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia
3.59/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a clouded-to-turbid, orange-yellow body with a medium-small, near white head.
Smell: A tangy-scented, pineapple-pine combination with touches of tangerine and spicy florals with a tone of raw wheat and grist dust.
Taste: It's acidic, juicy-feeling and a little sweet. Pineapple juice stirred up with a vitamin-rich citrus drink powder, moderate pine with even lesser hints of spice, florals. Medium bitterness. Tangy, tartish finish with some alcoholic heat.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, fairly smooth. Medium carbonation.
Overall: I wasn't overly fond of this installment into the AA series. A semi-sorta step up from #3, but it was no #2.
Jan 14, 2019Smell: A tangy-scented, pineapple-pine combination with touches of tangerine and spicy florals with a tone of raw wheat and grist dust.
Taste: It's acidic, juicy-feeling and a little sweet. Pineapple juice stirred up with a vitamin-rich citrus drink powder, moderate pine with even lesser hints of spice, florals. Medium bitterness. Tangy, tartish finish with some alcoholic heat.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied, fairly smooth. Medium carbonation.
Overall: I wasn't overly fond of this installment into the AA series. A semi-sorta step up from #3, but it was no #2.
Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia
4.25/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12/22/2018 (LF)
Jan 04, 2019
Reviewed by JBowenGeorgia from Georgia
4.28/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy golden orange with two fingers of frothy white head, lots of lacing.
Smells of ripe pineapple, citrus.
Taste follows ripe pineapple, sweet orange, very little bitter citrus.
Heavy side of medium bodied, smooth, no trace of the 8% ABV.
Overall a pretty tasty one. For a brewery that has been going just a little over a year they are putting out some pretty good stuff.
Dec 10, 2018Smells of ripe pineapple, citrus.
Taste follows ripe pineapple, sweet orange, very little bitter citrus.
Heavy side of medium bodied, smooth, no trace of the 8% ABV.
Overall a pretty tasty one. For a brewery that has been going just a little over a year they are putting out some pretty good stuff.
Reviewed by ThickNStout from Georgia
4.27/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz can from Charlie’s II (Acworth, GA). 13.99/ 6 pack. Canned 12/3/18. Served in a Barrel and Barley teku. Enjoyed 12/7/18.
Pours a hazy, muted yellow with a generous cap of dense white froth. The head shrinks slowly, leaving a fluffy collar, some surface wisps and a few scattered trails of lacing.
Aromas of lemon, tropical fruit, slight pine and faint sugar.
Tastes juicy and hoppy with low bitterness. Pineapple, lemon, a little pine sap, pepper, vague mint and a kiss of cakey sweetness. Delicious.
Smooth medium feel with pillowy carbonation. The aftertaste is only mildly bitter with more juicy tropical and citrus hop notes.
Wild Leap does it again. This fourth release in their Alpha Abstraction series is another winner. I believe this is also the first Denali single hopped beer I’ve tried and I’m a fan.
Dec 08, 2018Pours a hazy, muted yellow with a generous cap of dense white froth. The head shrinks slowly, leaving a fluffy collar, some surface wisps and a few scattered trails of lacing.
Aromas of lemon, tropical fruit, slight pine and faint sugar.
Tastes juicy and hoppy with low bitterness. Pineapple, lemon, a little pine sap, pepper, vague mint and a kiss of cakey sweetness. Delicious.
Smooth medium feel with pillowy carbonation. The aftertaste is only mildly bitter with more juicy tropical and citrus hop notes.
Wild Leap does it again. This fourth release in their Alpha Abstraction series is another winner. I believe this is also the first Denali single hopped beer I’ve tried and I’m a fan.
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