Quest
Kettlehead Brewing Company

QuestQuest
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From:
Kettlehead Brewing Company
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #603
ABV:
8%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,404
Avg:
4.29 | pDev: 7.23%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
49
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 29, 2023
Added:
Oct 27, 2017
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  6
What is your Quest? Ours was to brew a juicy, dank, approachable double IPA, bursting with tropical fruit, mango, peach, pineapple. A combo of 4 different hops make up this complex double IPA
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Ratings by papposilenus:
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Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
From a 32oz crowler, filled 02/01/18. Served in an imperial pint pub glass.

Pours a murky, pale, dull orange with a scant finger of tight, dimpled head. Retention is so-so good and leaves a fizzy cap with a thin curtain of lacing.

Nose is faint but I'm picking up some pineapple and... onion?

Tastes of sweet, bready malt and overripe pineapple, some melon and tangerine. Weedy and heavily dank, with a distinct onion and garlic character. Low bitterness, mild composty saccharine sweetness, an uncomplicated flavour profile with an abrupt finish.

Feel is chewy, medium-hefty bodied and well carbonated. Feels bigger than 8%, not in the sense of being boozy, which it isn't aside from a little warmth in the gullet, more like just, um, you know... big.

Overall, a pretty good NEDIPA and I'd definitely have it again. Actually, it's growing on me as I drink it down. A solid enough representation of the style.
Feb 03, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.31 by craigbelly from Iowa

Sep 29, 2023
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Reviewed by mickyge from Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
poured from an undated can, the ink on the four pack was smudged.

Murky amber color nice fluffy head, sudsy lacing and a thick white cap

aroma is strong and has stone fruit notes, pineapple kind of floral kind of musky.

Taste is bright nice peach, pineapple and mango layers. Hoppy, clean and crisp

Mouthfeel is medium thickness feeling, medium carbonation and west coast tasting. smooth but sticky finishing with a little bite on the back of the tongue. Very easy drinking and refreshing

overall it's a nice tasting beer that's easy to drink more than 1 of. I found it crisp and clean tasting, I'll definately get more.
Feb 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4.2 by JohnofUpton from Massachusetts

Feb 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4.16 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Feb 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.27 by liquorpig from Massachusetts

Jan 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island

Jan 28, 2023
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Reviewed by 1009 from Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Ahhh yes; the Great Bomb Cyclone of Christmas 2022… Generations of New England children will hear the story of this epic storm that knocked out power to the Granite State for the days leading up to — and including — Christmas Eve. In the midst of my holiday boozer shopping I happened upon this DIPA, and couldn’t think of a more fitting namesake brew for the hi-jinx leading up to this Christmas, navigating downed trees, power lines, and freezing cold temperatures… quite a “Quest” indeed. I had been hearing for years about Kettlehead products and how delicious they were, so I picked up their flagship Quest DIPA to enjoy this Christmas Eve (powered by a Yamaha generator). Boy, is this thing delicious! Delectable notes of fruit and pine combine into a creamy beverage that both cools and warms the soul at the same time. I haven’t made it out to the brewery yet, but will be making my way over there soon enough.
Dec 25, 2022
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Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire

4.37/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This one is easily in the top half of the many NEIPAs from this prolific local brewer. All the now-iconic Kettlehead characteristics are present - murky, juicy, low-bitterness, smooth mouthfeel, clean finish. Very enjoyable.
Feb 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.6 by Johncnh from New Hampshire

Oct 08, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Sep 11, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Buzz9509 from New Hampshire

Feb 17, 2021
 
Rated: 4.33 by Wainfu from New Hampshire

Aug 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hendry from Vermont

Jul 05, 2020
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Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois

4.57/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Gifted from @Sawdog505. Thanks sir! Pours a cloudy yellowish orange juice appearance, frothy head, long lasting creamy lacing. Smell is citrusy, mildly hoppy. Taste is more dank with a slight bitterness but prevalent orange, pineapple, and mango juiciness with a tangy lemony background. Creamy, mouth watering feel, full bodied. A real winner, as it delivers the New England characteristics with excellent subtlety.
May 24, 2020
 
Rated: 4.35 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

Apr 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Oct 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.9 by Davidrkrantz from Massachusetts

Sep 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.29 by Prost76 from New Hampshire

Jul 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.27 by ScottP from New Hampshire

Mar 16, 2019
Quest from Kettlehead Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 49 ratings