Free Craig's IPA
Old Caz Brewpub
- From:
- Old Caz Brewpub
- California, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 0.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 24, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2019
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
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For Free Craig’s, we wanted to step away from the crisp, dry character of our West Coast IPA, and make something a little softer and more tropical.
To ensure this, we used a London Ale yeast strain to provide for a fruitier, sweeter, and beautifully hazy beer. To further these characteristics, namely haze and mouthfeel, a large ratio of oats were used in the mash, which work amazingly to soften out hop harshness and add some balance.
Target hops were Simcoe, Amarillo, Centennial, and El Dorado, mostly added at the end of boil and in the dry hop. Lots of citrus with a bit of pine as well. Be wary: this beer drinks like a pale ale!
42 IBU
For Free Craig’s, we wanted to step away from the crisp, dry character of our West Coast IPA, and make something a little softer and more tropical.
To ensure this, we used a London Ale yeast strain to provide for a fruitier, sweeter, and beautifully hazy beer. To further these characteristics, namely haze and mouthfeel, a large ratio of oats were used in the mash, which work amazingly to soften out hop harshness and add some balance.
Target hops were Simcoe, Amarillo, Centennial, and El Dorado, mostly added at the end of boil and in the dry hop. Lots of citrus with a bit of pine as well. Be wary: this beer drinks like a pale ale!
42 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by HipCzech from California
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Serving: On tap the DoubleTree Sonoma Wine Country (Rohnert Park, CA) poured into a tall, curvy pint glass.
Appearance: Pale, hazy golden yellow with a nice froth of white foam and steamy lace.
Smell: Bright, fruity aromas of orange citrus and sweeter tropical fruit.
Taste: Soft, slightly sweet fruit flavors, with orange fruit and tropical notes continuing from the nose. Slightly sweet, rounded malt undertones and gentle bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body, creamy smooth feel, and soft but lively carbonation.
Overall: Nicely balanced and drinkable hazy IPA, super smooth in both its flavors and feel.
Jun 18, 2021Appearance: Pale, hazy golden yellow with a nice froth of white foam and steamy lace.
Smell: Bright, fruity aromas of orange citrus and sweeter tropical fruit.
Taste: Soft, slightly sweet fruit flavors, with orange fruit and tropical notes continuing from the nose. Slightly sweet, rounded malt undertones and gentle bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body, creamy smooth feel, and soft but lively carbonation.
Overall: Nicely balanced and drinkable hazy IPA, super smooth in both its flavors and feel.
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