American IPA
Schlafly Beer - The Tap Room
- From:
- Schlafly Beer - The Tap Room
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #683 - ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #10,039 - Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 10.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 263
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 04, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 20, 2009
- Wants:
- 60
- Gots:
- 168
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Our American IPA gets its bold hop flavor from 100% American hops and its deep gold and full body from pale and crystal malted barley. A blend of Amarillo, Centennial and Simcoe hop varietals imparts AIPA with bitterness and prominent aromas of citrus and fruit. Our brewers select these hops on an annual pilgrimage to the hop farms of Pacific Northwest.
IPAs (India Pale Ales) were first brewed in England during the late 1700s for export overseas to British soldiers in India. To keep their beer from spoiling during the long voyage, English brewers fortified their traditional pale ale recipes with natural preservatives: more malted barley, for a higher alcohol content, and more hops. In recent decades, with growing appreciation for highly hopped beers, American craft brewers have revived the style, embraced it, and incorporated new hop varieties. Our Special Release IPAs further those traditions and showcase the distinctions of hops from different hemispheres.
65 IBU
IPAs (India Pale Ales) were first brewed in England during the late 1700s for export overseas to British soldiers in India. To keep their beer from spoiling during the long voyage, English brewers fortified their traditional pale ale recipes with natural preservatives: more malted barley, for a higher alcohol content, and more hops. In recent decades, with growing appreciation for highly hopped beers, American craft brewers have revived the style, embraced it, and incorporated new hop varieties. Our Special Release IPAs further those traditions and showcase the distinctions of hops from different hemispheres.
65 IBU
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Ratings by DigitGrowler:
Rated by DigitGrowler from Kentucky
4/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jul 20, 2018
4/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jul 20, 2018
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
4.02/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hazy, golden color. Nice, white head. Tropical fruits, citrus, and malt in aroma. Balanced, hoppy taste with malt in the background. Nothing more to say. Just damn good.
Jun 04, 2025
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
3.92/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark copper in color with a light haziness and a half inch of frothy off white on top. Heavy lacing is present. The aroma is of grapefruit and citrus. I’m tasting very bitter citrus and orange. The mouth is very dense and dry.
May 25, 2024Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania
3.66/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A pour from a 12 oz. bottle fills a clear pint glass, thanks to a gorgeous white head. The beer is a beautiful golden copper with a bit of a haze. There is sufficient glass lacing to complete a near perfect picture. The aroma is less distinguished, with only traces of malt and hops. The taste leans more toward the aroma than the appearance. It has a quality consistent with IPAs. The malty background providing body and some soft sweetness, whilst the hops add a little bitterness. Unfortunately, it's only a slight addition to the taste from the hops. A nicely made American IPA, just a bit short on flavor.
Oct 07, 2020Rated by ThePold from Virginia
4.37/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Good ipa at the WF bar. Nice lacing. Good hops.
May 24, 2019Rated by HopsAreDaMan from Missouri
4/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very nice IPA.
Nov 23, 2018
Reviewed by wmscottsimpsonjr from Missouri
4.05/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Gold with thick, unending, frothy head of cream. Smells of pine, citrus, floral. The flavor is a nice balance of the same with just the right amount of malt. Lightly bittered for the style, and the 7.2% of alcohol is barely noticeable. Light, yet thick and coating mouthfeel. Slightly sweet.
Aug 19, 2018Reviewed by nausicaa-taos from Illinois
3.96/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Behind the Expo, this is Schlafly's finest consistent offering. It's heavy without being a hoppy bog. A generous helping of malts gives more than enough space for some florals to burst through mid-taste.
It meshes with any season and is a rare IPA in that it is drinkable by the small handful.
Sep 28, 2017It meshes with any season and is a rare IPA in that it is drinkable by the small handful.
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