Brew Free! Or Die IPA
21st Amendment Brewery
- From:
- 21st Amendment Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,482 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #21,709 - Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 10.88%
- Reviews:
- 966
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Thursday at 07:03 PM
- Added:
- Nov 17, 2004
- Wants:
- 145
- Gots:
- 832
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
BREW FREE! OR DIE IPA is brewed with some serious west coast attitude. This aromatic golden IPA starts with three different hops to the nose, quickly balanced by a solid malt backbone supporting the firm bitterness. Our top selling beer at the pub, this IPA starts big and finishes clean leaving you wanting more.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Reviewed by HipCzech from California
3.89/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Serving: On tap at 750 Restaurant & Bar in the Hilton Financial District (San Francisco, CA) served in a tall glass.
Appearance: Pale, nearly clear, golden yellow with a good froth of white head.
Aroma: Citrus, pine and cereal grains on the nose.
Taste: Flavor follows with more citrus, pine resin, and malty grain backbone. Good bitter bite to close.
Mouthfeel: Medium body and moderate carbonation.
Overall: A drinkable WCIPA, if a little rough around the edges.
Mar 28, 2025Appearance: Pale, nearly clear, golden yellow with a good froth of white head.
Aroma: Citrus, pine and cereal grains on the nose.
Taste: Flavor follows with more citrus, pine resin, and malty grain backbone. Good bitter bite to close.
Mouthfeel: Medium body and moderate carbonation.
Overall: A drinkable WCIPA, if a little rough around the edges.
Reviewed by CoasterRider from Washington
3.83/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Rated 5-9-2019. First beer I tried from this brewery and found it to be just an OK beer. Nothing real impressive as far as flavor, but a good solid beer. 70 IBUs
Feb 02, 2025Rated by Tampa1950 from Florida
3.84/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz can states ABV = 6.8%; IBU = 65; Brewed in San Leandro, CA
Jan 11, 2025Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.77/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Clear , golden color. Nice, white head. Pine and malt in aroma. Hopforward taste with strong hoppy bitterness and malty backbone. Good West Coast IPA.
Sep 16, 2024Reviewed by Danmooney40 from Virginia
3.93/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz can into a 10 oz pub glass. A lingering 2 finger head, light straw color, not much fragrance.
Very easy drinking with some lasting bitterness, and tasty
A good choice for a WCIPA.
Dec 18, 2023Very easy drinking with some lasting bitterness, and tasty
A good choice for a WCIPA.
Reviewed by KS_Augsburg from Illinois
3.6/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
While I love the style, an IPA brewed with a lager yeast (Great Divide did this many years ago), and whilw this Cold IPA from 21st Amenent is not a bad beer, it is also quite forgettable. It does not stand out in any positive way, other than that it‘s well done, very clean and extremely easy drinking. Aside from that, I can‘t recommend it to my friends -it‘s almost a very well made beer without character.
Apr 07, 2023Reviewed by dkoehler42 from New York
3.26/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -15.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
It's a transparent gold with a white head. The hops are present in the nose, but sadly not as much on the taste buds. I feel like it's missing that bright bitter notes that most IPAs have as their trademark. The mouthfeel is also rather muddled. I hope it's just a bad tapline.
Mar 15, 2023
Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland
4.06/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Large long lasting foamy off white head with great lacing over a modestly hazed amber/gold body. Hop focused aroma hosted notes of citrus and pine. Taste mirrored those qualities, perhaps just a bit more intense, as they lingered in front of the emerging malt framework. Moderately bitter mouthfeel as the pine comes back around.
Dec 17, 2022
Reviewed by burnstar from Pennsylvania
4.29/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a cloudy gold with a nice persistent rocky head. Smell is citrus hops- lemons and oranges. Taste has a nice malt backbone. Resinous piney hops through the middle and finish. Very solid IPA flavor profile. Full bodied. A nice IPA overall.
Dec 16, 2022
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!