Flower Power
Ithaca Beer Company

Flower PowerFlower Power
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From:
Ithaca Beer Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #98
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,455
Avg:
4.22 | pDev: 9.95%
Reviews:
1,349
Ratings:
5,534
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 02, 2024
Added:
Sep 17, 2002
Wants:
  507
Gots:
  1,299
Enjoy the clover honey hue and tropical nose. Simultaneously punchy and soothing with a big body and a finish that boasts pineapple and grapefruit. Flower Power is hopped and dry-hopped five different times throughout the brewing and fermentation process.
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Ratings by ChrisL24481:
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Reviewed by ChrisL24481 from New Hampshire

4.37/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured into my new IPA-Specific beer glass that was designed by Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada. The enjoy by date on this beer was March/April of 2013.

Appearance - This poured a golden color with a bit of haze. A 1-finger cream colored head laid atop with lacing that remains around the top of the glass. Carbonation is visible with plenty of bubbles floating to the top of the beer. Overall, a decent color, but nothing spectacular.

Smell - Hops shine through and through on this one. I can see where the name was derived from as the floral/grassy/piney notes shine through brightly here. The citrus/grapefruit flavors linger in the background and compliment the floral notes nicely.

Taste - Excellent taste that resembles the floral/citrus smell. Floral notes are throughout with grapefruit and slight orange linger throughout the mouth. Definite bitterness from the hops that remains for a bit.

Mouthfeel - Medium-to-full bodied with a bit of carbonation. There is definitely some dryness and stickiness within the mouth.

Overall - This is a great IPA with an amazing smell and taste. The taste and smell has a great combo of floral and citrus flavors from the hops. It is exactly what you want out of the IPA. The appearance and mouthfeel weren't as great compared to the smell and taste, but that is just a minor issue in my own opinion. Overall, a great IPA when fresh. Cheers!
Feb 21, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by moodenba from New York

3.94/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft Ithaca Flower Power IPA at restaurant dinner in early March, 2024. This is a very good un-cloudy IPA with a good balance, some malt, but featuring hop flavor with enough bitterness for this consumer. It was fine with our dinner.
Mar 02, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by Nyoder

Nov 26, 2023
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Reviewed by dcotom from Iowa

3.69/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 12-ounce bottle into a tulip glass. Hazy dark orange in color, with a substantial white head that left scads of sticky lacing as it settled. This sample was quite malt-forward, with aromas and flavors of light caramel and grain alongside the floral and tropical hop notes. Medium bodied, with a resiny and bitter finish. Overall, a very good beer.
Oct 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by craigbelly from Iowa

Oct 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.08 by not2quick from Missouri

Apr 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by Jcal2023 from Pennsylvania

Mar 08, 2023
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Reviewed by Viaduck from California

3.87/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
An attractively thick head sits atop a lovely hazy orange body. Floral aroma with some honey, lemon blossoms & pine tar. Mildly sweet with a fairly bitter finish. Hoppy flavor with citrus, pear & pine tar. Nice feel. I’m not a fan of IPS’s but this one is good
Jan 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Oct 21, 2022
 
Rated: 4.23 by Branlott42 from Missouri

Aug 28, 2022
 
Rated: 4.11 by vabeerguy from Virginia

Aug 13, 2022
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Reviewed by BrewMaven from New York

4.07/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a rich gold with a rocky white two finger head. Light citrus aroma, maybe some what floral. probably has more but my nose sucks. Taste shows some citrus peel a bit of grassiness and some biscuity malt. Light/medium bodied with a dry finish and mild carbonation. Very tasty warm weather IPA. I’ll be getting this again.
Aug 01, 2022
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

3.99/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Ahhhhh. I get the west coast pine and grapefruit notes, with a touch of new school floral character. Just the right bitterness to finish it off. This was a fun one.
Jul 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4.31 by Sinister from New York

Jul 02, 2022
 
Rated: 4.31 by Stoafers from New York

Jun 24, 2022
 
Rated: 4.12 by Beer_Goblin from New York

May 28, 2022
 
Rated: 4.79 by BWSr from Massachusetts

May 02, 2022
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Rated by fazakas

5/5  rDev +18.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Pleasant surprise. So good.
Mar 26, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by ryand14 from Michigan

Feb 13, 2022
Flower Power from Ithaca Beer Company
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