Amnesia IPA
Indian Wells Brewing Company

Amnesia IPAAmnesia IPA
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From:
Indian Wells Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,512
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
63
Ranked #28,410
Avg:
2.55 | pDev: 27.84%
Reviews:
61
Ratings:
109
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 15, 2022
Added:
Aug 07, 2008
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  13
Named for the beer that was shipped to Her Majesty’s Royal Army in India. This beer was brewed with large amounts of hops, which acted as a natural preservative in transit from the British Isles to India giving it the distinctive bitter taste. Modern Microbreweries now attempt to make IPAs as bitter as possible. Not us. We make the classic India Pale Ale, with an International bitterness rating of around 62. The taste is not overwhelmed with bitterness, but it allows you to enjoy the brilliant subtlety of the complex hops, aromas and flavors of four different hops used to finish our IPA. Oh yeah, we also hand-craft it at 7.2% alcohol by volume.
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Reviewed by NeilSilber1 from California

2.79/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Pours copper amber clear with nice frothy foamy cap that quickly fades. Notes of metallic hops and pine. Sharp piney ipa with bitter hoppy after taste. Not for the non-ipa or craft snobs. An okay at best micro from Indian Wells with a 7.2% ABV punch (which is not written on the bottle). Not good, could not finish - first time I have EVER dumped most of my beer down the drain.


Update: received the Triple IPA version as a gift. The 1pint 6 oz bottle tasted MUCH better than their standard 7.2% standard IPA which tasted metallic and may have been skunked. The triple
has a huge Hop forward 99 IBU and big bite at 9.9% ABV. Okay local CA micro triple IPA. (TIPA?). Cheers to bold hoppy micro brews.
Apr 15, 2022
 
Rated: 2.75 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

Aug 11, 2018
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.35/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Comes in a mixture of yellow and orange with about a 2/3" head. Aroma didn't drop hops, instead dropped an almost fusel amount of alcohol.

The taste had bitterness and an exceptional amount of alcohol sting, burn and bite. Its even acidic. Four different kinds of hops? They're lost in this alcohol bomb. The carbonation on these varies wildly, I've had them soft, I've had them soda like.
Jul 26, 2016
 
Rated: 2.4 by CJNAPS from California

Jan 01, 2016
 
Rated: 2.84 by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania

Aug 10, 2015
 
Rated: 2.5 by ruzzal from Texas

Jun 26, 2015
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Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas

1.87/5  rDev -26.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.75
Appearance: Moderately hazy amber body, with a modest, fine-beaded white head, which soon collapses to a dusting of white foam. Modest agitation, say by gently tipping the glass, produces a surge of foam at the glass walls. The lacing is fine, and glass-coating.

Aroma: Dark bread notes and malt dominate the aroma, the hop presence is only slightly notable, and has an herbal quality. In all, the aroma seems quite understated for the style.

Taste: The taste begins with dark, bready malts, as the aroma would suggest. As the taste progresses, there is a moderate herbal hop presence, with a level of restraint that I would expect to find in a pale ale. Later in the taste, there are some citric hops. Finishes with a mild herbal bitterness.

Mouth feel: Soft, but a bit thin, with very mild carbonation.

Drinkability/notes: An lackluster example of the style.

Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce brown glass bottle with a pry-off crown, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice.
Apr 28, 2015
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Reviewed by DblDiamond from Arizona

1.74/5  rDev -31.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Just no. This did NOT taste like an ipa at all. Off aroma followed by an almost non existent hop profile. It basically tastes like a mediocre homebrew.
Mar 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Schwegler from Nevada

Mar 14, 2015
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Rated by JordanAlster

3.76/5  rDev +47.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dope ass IPA, and gets you buzzin for sure!
Jan 20, 2015
 
Rated: 2.25 by valkyre65 from Texas

Jan 11, 2015
 
Rated: 2.8 by kneostyl

Dec 04, 2014
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Reviewed by cyberjason from California

1.25/5  rDev -51%
I actually stopped at this brewery on my way home from Mammoth. When you walk in you get more of a factory operation feeling than a beer loving microbrewery feeling. They seem to have more than half of their store dedicated to soda. They did have tastings and their flagship beer aged in oak barrels seemed like a waste of oak barrels. Getting to the beer...I'm not going to say it's the worst beer I've had but it's not far from it. I would not purchase this beer again unless it was around the price of Natty ice. It has a clean taste yet lacks the signature taste you get from certain IPA's. The carbonation is weird too...almost as if they gave it extra carbonation or something from their soda machines. For $7.99+ for a six pack your money will be better spend on something like Sierra Nevada.
Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by zestar from California

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by thkrb99 from California

Oct 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by 111213forlife from California

Oct 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by CorgiDad from Mississippi

Oct 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Steven1024 from California

Sep 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.4 by Jahgrizzly from California

Sep 07, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Aug 13, 2014
Amnesia IPA from Indian Wells Brewing Company
Beer rating: 63 out of 100 with 109 ratings