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Chainbreaker White IPA
Deschutes Brewery
- From:
- Deschutes Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Belgian IPA
Ranked #81 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #24,000 - Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 12.81%
- Reviews:
- 363
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 03, 2023
- Added:
- May 11, 2011
- Wants:
- 78
- Gots:
- 540
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Darkmagus82:
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.65/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from bottle into a pint glass
Appearance- The beer pours a hazy yellow color with a big billowy white head of three fingers. The head very slowly fades over time leaving a nice level of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell-The aroma is heavy of Belgian yeast and malts with a large hit of lemon and wheat. Mixed with these aromas are some lighter notes of a banana and a bit of a coriander spice.
Taste- The taste begins with a Belgian malt and lemon flavor upfront. Along with these taste so too comes some nice wheaty flavors which maintain a base taste for the brew. As the flavor advances the lemon grows stronger and slightly more sour to the end. A bit of grassiness and graininess begins developing in the taste more toward the end leaving a lemony and grainy flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel- The body of the beer is on the medium side in terms of thickness with a carbonation level that is rather average overall. The moderate characteristics of the two are rather nice for the lemon, wheat and yeasty characteristics of the brew and make for a rather nice drinker.
Overall- A pretty nice flavorful brew overall with a decent blend of graininess and a lemony taste, although slightly low on the hop profile for an IPA.
Jun 11, 2013Appearance- The beer pours a hazy yellow color with a big billowy white head of three fingers. The head very slowly fades over time leaving a nice level of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell-The aroma is heavy of Belgian yeast and malts with a large hit of lemon and wheat. Mixed with these aromas are some lighter notes of a banana and a bit of a coriander spice.
Taste- The taste begins with a Belgian malt and lemon flavor upfront. Along with these taste so too comes some nice wheaty flavors which maintain a base taste for the brew. As the flavor advances the lemon grows stronger and slightly more sour to the end. A bit of grassiness and graininess begins developing in the taste more toward the end leaving a lemony and grainy flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel- The body of the beer is on the medium side in terms of thickness with a carbonation level that is rather average overall. The moderate characteristics of the two are rather nice for the lemon, wheat and yeasty characteristics of the brew and make for a rather nice drinker.
Overall- A pretty nice flavorful brew overall with a decent blend of graininess and a lemony taste, although slightly low on the hop profile for an IPA.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
3.7/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
I miss this beer. It was a straight up cross between a Belgian and your typical craft brew IPA: the soft feel and clove-y goodness from the Belgian mixing with the bitterness and pine flavor of the IPA
Sep 10, 2023Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
4/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on draft at the brewery.
A: pours bright, straw yellow body with small white head with nice retention and lacing
S: subtle lemon and citrus rind smell; complimenting of each other
T: piney, sweet lemon taste with a subtle, bitter and piney aftertaste; subtle earthiness
M: light, crisp, and refreshing
D: nice feel and taste combo; very well balanced beer; really good
May 09, 2022A: pours bright, straw yellow body with small white head with nice retention and lacing
S: subtle lemon and citrus rind smell; complimenting of each other
T: piney, sweet lemon taste with a subtle, bitter and piney aftertaste; subtle earthiness
M: light, crisp, and refreshing
D: nice feel and taste combo; very well balanced beer; really good
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.49/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
light colored ipa hop flavor in every sip
Sep 02, 2021Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.68/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a 70% clear, pale yellow color with a spotted white head. SRM of 7. (3.75)
Aroma: Strong aromas of orange/lemon citrus with spice. Also some pear and grape to support. The spice is Belgian with some coriander, but mild enough. (3.75)
Flavor: Flavors follows the nose with some mild lemon citrus, then comes some Belgian spice, followed by a herbal astringency. Ends with more Belgian spice of clove/coriander that is reminiscent of a wit, which also dries the beer. (3.75)
Feel: Medium-bodied. Low carbonation. Decent amount of Belgian yeast though to dry it on the palate. (3.50)
Overall: A pretty decent and mild Belgian IPA. As others have mentioned, it doesn't have an abundance of hops, but rather milder hops. This allows it to drink more similar to a wit with a citrus twist. The Belgian spice isn't too overpowering, but allows it to finish with a yeasty dryness. It's a decent beer. (Final Rating: 3.68)
Nov 05, 2020Aroma: Strong aromas of orange/lemon citrus with spice. Also some pear and grape to support. The spice is Belgian with some coriander, but mild enough. (3.75)
Flavor: Flavors follows the nose with some mild lemon citrus, then comes some Belgian spice, followed by a herbal astringency. Ends with more Belgian spice of clove/coriander that is reminiscent of a wit, which also dries the beer. (3.75)
Feel: Medium-bodied. Low carbonation. Decent amount of Belgian yeast though to dry it on the palate. (3.50)
Overall: A pretty decent and mild Belgian IPA. As others have mentioned, it doesn't have an abundance of hops, but rather milder hops. This allows it to drink more similar to a wit with a citrus twist. The Belgian spice isn't too overpowering, but allows it to finish with a yeasty dryness. It's a decent beer. (Final Rating: 3.68)
Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon
3.81/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: Hazy yellow with a decent head that quickly pulls back to a thin lid, leaving behind good lacing
Aroma: Wheat, coriander, orange peel, some clove, fruity esters, some citrusy and floral hop notes, and slight honey sweetness
Taste: Follows nose but the spice notes and hops blended with wheat set the tone. A ton of spice and floral layers along with some sweetness round out the middle and then finishes with a slight hoppy bite and clove-led spices
Mouthfeel: Soft and velvety but also some sharper feel initially and again at the finish. Medium-high carbonation and some mild dryness as well
Overall: This is good and unique. I remember when lots of breweries took stabs at brewing this hybrid style years ago and I always remembered this one was solid and it still is. A cool throwback beer and glad they re-released it as it was fun to revisit. Tasty interpretation of a ‘white IPA’ and recommended if you dig Witbiers as to me, the spice notes are very prominent in this one
Sep 13, 2020Aroma: Wheat, coriander, orange peel, some clove, fruity esters, some citrusy and floral hop notes, and slight honey sweetness
Taste: Follows nose but the spice notes and hops blended with wheat set the tone. A ton of spice and floral layers along with some sweetness round out the middle and then finishes with a slight hoppy bite and clove-led spices
Mouthfeel: Soft and velvety but also some sharper feel initially and again at the finish. Medium-high carbonation and some mild dryness as well
Overall: This is good and unique. I remember when lots of breweries took stabs at brewing this hybrid style years ago and I always remembered this one was solid and it still is. A cool throwback beer and glad they re-released it as it was fun to revisit. Tasty interpretation of a ‘white IPA’ and recommended if you dig Witbiers as to me, the spice notes are very prominent in this one
Chainbreaker White IPA from Deschutes Brewery
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
2178 ratings
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