Kettle Charge
Vitamin Sea Brewing
- From:
- Vitamin Sea Brewing
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #292 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #4,692 - Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 5.91%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 23, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
IPA Brewed with Galaxy and Rakau Hops.
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Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
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
16oz can dated 5/23/23.
Pours cloudy gold with a massive gushing head. Moderate retention with spongy lacing. Orange zest, candied peach, mango in the nose. Medium bodied with a prickly mouthfeel. Papaya, mango, orange on the palate with minimal malt or bitterness. Finishes juicy with candied tropicals.
Jul 09, 2023Pours cloudy gold with a massive gushing head. Moderate retention with spongy lacing. Orange zest, candied peach, mango in the nose. Medium bodied with a prickly mouthfeel. Papaya, mango, orange on the palate with minimal malt or bitterness. Finishes juicy with candied tropicals.
Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire
4/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 16oz can with a meaningless-to-me date stamp. Served in a spiegelau IPA glass.
Pours a thoroughly hazy, lemony orange with three-plus fingers of loose, spittle-like foam. Retention is pretty good, settling into a bubbly cap and spattered big-bubbled lacing.
Nose is dry, tart and citrusy. Aromas of sweet orange, lime and baking soda.
Taste is dry, bitter and fruity; less of the citrus and more stone fruit than in the nose. Tasting plum and apricot, medicinal herb and underripe berry, baking soda biscuit and lemon, some grapefruit juice and peel. Pine resin and aspirin finish with a vinous, wine-like booziness in the sinuses.
Feel is bright and juicy, medium-light bodied with vigorous, tonic-like carbonation. Sticky finish.
Overall, bright, light and hoppy but with a solid enough biscuity backbone.
Jun 17, 2023Pours a thoroughly hazy, lemony orange with three-plus fingers of loose, spittle-like foam. Retention is pretty good, settling into a bubbly cap and spattered big-bubbled lacing.
Nose is dry, tart and citrusy. Aromas of sweet orange, lime and baking soda.
Taste is dry, bitter and fruity; less of the citrus and more stone fruit than in the nose. Tasting plum and apricot, medicinal herb and underripe berry, baking soda biscuit and lemon, some grapefruit juice and peel. Pine resin and aspirin finish with a vinous, wine-like booziness in the sinuses.
Feel is bright and juicy, medium-light bodied with vigorous, tonic-like carbonation. Sticky finish.
Overall, bright, light and hoppy but with a solid enough biscuity backbone.
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
4.23/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Pours a milky murky pale golden yellow in color with moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate bright yellow + pale yellow colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense creamy sudsy foamy white head that slowly reduces to a large patch of thick film covering the entire surface of the beer with a thick ring at the edges of the glass and moderate to significant amounts of lacing observed.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy citrus/orange + citrus/grapefruit + stone fruit/peach + tropical/passionfruit + tropical/pineapple hops along with a light to moderate amount of herbal hops. Light to moderate aromas of biscuit + oat malts with a light amount of sugary sweetness.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of biscuit + oat malts with a light amount of sugary sweetness. That is followed by light to moderate flavors of herbal hops. Finally there are moderate to strong flavors of juicy citrus/orange + citrus/grapefruit + stone fruit/peach + tropical/passionfruit + tropical/pineapple hops which impart minimal amounts of bitterness which fade away almost instantly leaving moderate lingering citrus hops flavors.
M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light to moderate amounts of cream soft/fluffiness mid-body and a hint of dryness in the finish.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a pleasantly creamy soft/fluffy mouthfeel. Enjoyable citrus _ tropical + stone fruit hops with an interesting addition of herbal hops as well.
Mar 07, 2022S: Moderate to strong aromas of juicy citrus/orange + citrus/grapefruit + stone fruit/peach + tropical/passionfruit + tropical/pineapple hops along with a light to moderate amount of herbal hops. Light to moderate aromas of biscuit + oat malts with a light amount of sugary sweetness.
T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of biscuit + oat malts with a light amount of sugary sweetness. That is followed by light to moderate flavors of herbal hops. Finally there are moderate to strong flavors of juicy citrus/orange + citrus/grapefruit + stone fruit/peach + tropical/passionfruit + tropical/pineapple hops which impart minimal amounts of bitterness which fade away almost instantly leaving moderate lingering citrus hops flavors.
M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light to moderate amounts of cream soft/fluffiness mid-body and a hint of dryness in the finish.
O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a pleasantly creamy soft/fluffy mouthfeel. Enjoyable citrus _ tropical + stone fruit hops with an interesting addition of herbal hops as well.
Rated by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia
4.03/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can from Canton St Dec 2021
Dec 26, 2021
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
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
16 oz can poured into a pint glass
“Helmet”
Canned3.5. Opened 4.19
Pale orange turbid liquid, one finger off white soapy cap, good lacings, good retention
Aroma is citrus orange, tangerine
Taste is orange, tangerine
Smooth and creamy , hop taste, no bite
Good beer
Apr 19, 2021“Helmet”
Canned3.5. Opened 4.19
Pale orange turbid liquid, one finger off white soapy cap, good lacings, good retention
Aroma is citrus orange, tangerine
Taste is orange, tangerine
Smooth and creamy , hop taste, no bite
Good beer
Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana
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
Pours a hazy pineapple color with an off-white head that is very sticky. Exotic citrus aromas dominate the nose, and there’s an herbal component as well.
The taste is complex, with a surprising amount of pine, some passion fruit, ample pineapple, and that herbal component noted on the nose, as well as a subtle malt sweetness.
This is an exceptionally well balanced yet exotically flavorful NEIPA. Truly a pleasure to drink.
Apr 09, 2021The taste is complex, with a surprising amount of pine, some passion fruit, ample pineapple, and that herbal component noted on the nose, as well as a subtle malt sweetness.
This is an exceptionally well balanced yet exotically flavorful NEIPA. Truly a pleasure to drink.
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
4.04/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Beautiful brew for the style: opaque and creamy, lemon-yellow hue, big frothy uneven off-white head; excellent retnetion with thick spiderweb lacing.
Light and brightly hoppy nose, but not particularly revealing. Very light notes of oregano, orange creamsicle, mango, and papaya.
Similarly smooth and light on the palate. While it's a hop-forward beer, it's not over the top or bursting; one might even call it balanced, with plenty of pale doughy malt sweetness along for the ride. While there is a bit of bitterness up front, even bringing along some grapefruit rind flavor, overall bitterness is low. Pineapple, mango, oregano, mildly pungent earthiness, lemon zest, white grape.
Creamy yet lively on the palate; a wonderful balance perfectly in line with the style.
Mar 28, 2021Light and brightly hoppy nose, but not particularly revealing. Very light notes of oregano, orange creamsicle, mango, and papaya.
Similarly smooth and light on the palate. While it's a hop-forward beer, it's not over the top or bursting; one might even call it balanced, with plenty of pale doughy malt sweetness along for the ride. While there is a bit of bitterness up front, even bringing along some grapefruit rind flavor, overall bitterness is low. Pineapple, mango, oregano, mildly pungent earthiness, lemon zest, white grape.
Creamy yet lively on the palate; a wonderful balance perfectly in line with the style.
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