Tailgate Mate
Beachwood Brewing - Huntington Beach
- From:
- Beachwood Brewing - Huntington Beach
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.29 | pDev: 8.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 14, 2026
- Added:
- Sep 30, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Brewed for the ones who show up early, fire up the grill, and bring the hype to the game. With ultra-dank and tropical fruit notes, this beer’s got your back—keeping the energy high and the cheers loud.
HOPS: Krush Cryo, Krush, Rakau, Ekuanot, Simcoe, Riwaka Hop Kief
MALT: American 2-row
HOPS: Krush Cryo, Krush, Rakau, Ekuanot, Simcoe, Riwaka Hop Kief
MALT: American 2-row
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.12/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.12/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Clear yellow brew with adequate foam in the chalice. Weird aroma, subtle but pervasive of petroleum products. Odd oily finish. I see what another reviewer means about diesel. It made me wonder if something went haywire with my taste buds. Overall this is another over-hopped brew with massive bitterness and peculiar flavors. From the 16 oz can, and not one I'm going to finish.
Dec 16, 2025
Reviewed by ChicagoJ from Illinois
3.08/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
3.08/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
10/26/25 - (Can, Home) (Chicago, IL) Can Notes: Purchased 4 pack 16 oz cans refrigerated at The Beer Temple for $18.73 including tax. 6.7% ABV, 60 IBUs India Pale Ale, 16 oz canned 9/12/25, can stamp C1 Tailgate. MALT: American 2-row. HOPS: Krush Cryo, Krush, Rakau, Ekuanot, Simcoe, Riwaka Hop Kief. Store refrigerated at all times and drink fresh. Brewed and canned by Beachwood Brewing Huntington Beach, California.
Brewed for the ones who show up early, fire up the grill, and bring the hype to the game. With ultra-dank and tropical fruit notes, this beer’s got your back—keeping the energy high and the cheers loud.
Appearance: Poured about half the can into a nucleated pint glass, yielding a very bright white creamy puffy thick head over a crystal clear golden base with moderated carbonation after initial pour burst. Takes several minutes for the head to settle leaving full generous creamy cover and nominal scattered lacing. 4.5
Aroma: Pine, citrus, and tangerine, light dank pine. Took multiple sniffs to get that far due to the light strength, but I enjoyed the journey. 4.0
Taste: Less taste variety, dank diesel alcohol, pine and citrus. Alcohol fierceness fades slightly as I get into this further, but it’s the predominant flavor. 2.75
Mouthfeel: Drinks stronger than the ABV due to the diesel alcohol, sort of like vodka poured in, wincing at times to drink. Faint to no carbonation felt, lightly dry, bitter and mean, pine, diesel alcohol and dank finish. 2.50
Overall: My disappointment could very well be chalked up to the various hop profile and Cryo which I typically dislike. Even so, the diesel alcohol is unexplainable and I feel this is not well executed, an experience I can’t recall by memory over the dozens of previous different Beachwood and Beachwood Blendery offerings. Oh well, three more left. 2.5
Oct 26, 2025Brewed for the ones who show up early, fire up the grill, and bring the hype to the game. With ultra-dank and tropical fruit notes, this beer’s got your back—keeping the energy high and the cheers loud.
Appearance: Poured about half the can into a nucleated pint glass, yielding a very bright white creamy puffy thick head over a crystal clear golden base with moderated carbonation after initial pour burst. Takes several minutes for the head to settle leaving full generous creamy cover and nominal scattered lacing. 4.5
Aroma: Pine, citrus, and tangerine, light dank pine. Took multiple sniffs to get that far due to the light strength, but I enjoyed the journey. 4.0
Taste: Less taste variety, dank diesel alcohol, pine and citrus. Alcohol fierceness fades slightly as I get into this further, but it’s the predominant flavor. 2.75
Mouthfeel: Drinks stronger than the ABV due to the diesel alcohol, sort of like vodka poured in, wincing at times to drink. Faint to no carbonation felt, lightly dry, bitter and mean, pine, diesel alcohol and dank finish. 2.50
Overall: My disappointment could very well be chalked up to the various hop profile and Cryo which I typically dislike. Even so, the diesel alcohol is unexplainable and I feel this is not well executed, an experience I can’t recall by memory over the dozens of previous different Beachwood and Beachwood Blendery offerings. Oh well, three more left. 2.5
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.17/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.17/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I had this on draft 10/11/25 @ the Beer Temple.
Semi-opaque orange appearance.
Big bright white head; nice lacing remained.
Dank ganja, pineapple & grapefruit notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Dry grapefruit & pineapple flavors up front; dank, dry, punishing ganja notes on the finish.
Big & bold, but way too dank for this timid soul.
Oct 26, 2025Semi-opaque orange appearance.
Big bright white head; nice lacing remained.
Dank ganja, pineapple & grapefruit notes in the nose.
Medium thin mouthfeel.
Dry grapefruit & pineapple flavors up front; dank, dry, punishing ganja notes on the finish.
Big & bold, but way too dank for this timid soul.
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