Scratch Beer 151 - 2014 (IPA)
Tröegs Brewing Company

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From:
Tröegs Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.9%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.16 | pDev: 8.17%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
13
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 01, 2015
Added:
Jun 29, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
The IPAs just keep coming… and coming… and coming! This latest Scratch Beer combines three of our favorite hop varieties: Cascade, the classic craft beer workhorse with an unmistakable grapefruit note; Chinook, a favored variety here at Tröegs, with its earthy, sticky pine qualities; and El Dorado, a wonderfully multifaceted variety incorporating tropical fruit, pear, melon, and fresh-cut grass attributes. If that wasn’t enough, we further dry-hop with Centennial, Cascade, and Columbus to deliver an explosive citrus-forward aroma.

65 IBU.
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Ratings by MarkJBurch:
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Rated by MarkJBurch from Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +14.2%

Jul 06, 2014
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Rated: 4.11 by williamjbauer from Colorado

May 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by jbdpsu82 from Pennsylvania

Jul 25, 2014
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Reviewed by orangesol from Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Served on-tap at the brewery.

A - Pours hazy yellow with a nice one finger tall white head, quickly dissipating down to a light ring around the edge, leaving small streaks of lace on the sides of the glass.

S - Smells of piney and grassy hops with a bit of grapefruit and other tropical fruits as well as the mildly toasted caramel. Takes awhile to get going but once it does it is pretty good.

T - Starts off with some sticky pine resin and fresh grassy hops quickly being joined by the dulled tropical fruit zest and light citric hop bite as well as the mild caramel malt sweetness. Finish is a little bitter, not lingering for very long after the finish.

M - Medium body with moderate carbonation. Slick, bitter feel moves across the palate and is gone before you know it. A bit of booze creeps in as it fully warms up.

O - Another decent IPA in a long, long line of them. I wouldn't go out of my way to try it but it is worth a shot if you get the chance.
Jul 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by BubbaMitchell from Indiana

Jul 21, 2014
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

4.28/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the brewery yesterday.

Very nice looking pint, yellow, faintly hazy, generous white fluffy head, very little carbonation. Enjoyable lacing. (I love finding odd things in lacing, this time, a dogs head)

Getting the fruit on the nose, expecially citrus, right off the bat. Some melon as well. Must be good to get through my nose, which is often a bit dodgy.

Aaahhh, this is some good stuff. Really like IPA's with a good fruity background. Also very smooth due to low carbonation. Getting hop bite on the side of the tongue.

Smooth, between medium and full on the mouth. Personally I like the low carbonation from small batch beers, think it adds to the enjoyment on the mouthfeel.

Overall, enjoyable pint which went down a bit too quickly methinks. 6.9 abv .
Jul 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Tucquan from Pennsylvania

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by sculls65 from Michigan

Jul 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by AMarkle6524 from Pennsylvania

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Jul 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by barflybastard from Pennsylvania

Jul 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Bdel34 from Pennsylvania

Jun 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by stephenjmoore from Maryland

Jun 29, 2014
Scratch Beer 151 - 2014 (IPA) from Tröegs Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 13 ratings