IPA
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.

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From:
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,275
ABV:
6.9%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,460
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 11.87%
Reviews:
382
Ratings:
1,417
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 07, 2023
Added:
Jan 05, 2008
Wants:
  75
Gots:
  315
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Ratings by Gueuzedude:
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Reviewed by Gueuzedude from Arizona

3.58/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottled May Wk4; Sampled November 2008
A vigorous pour produces an almost four-finger thick, light tan colored head in my 25cl tulip glass. The beer is a nice copper color that shows a lightly hazed, bright copper hue when held up to the light. The aroma smells of sticky hops, pine, grapefruit and sweetened lemon zest as well as lots of biscuit like malt, some crystal malt sweetness and some cracker notes in the finish. After a bit I start to notice more of the herbal / pine, though there is still a soft citrus character in the nose.

Lots of herbal hop character is noticeable as the beer first hits my mouth, a substantial pine needle backbone runs throughout as well. The beer finishes fairly smooth, with very little bitterness noticeable after the first sip. My second sip has me noticing a solid bitterness that is noticeable as the beer rolls across the tongue; strangely though (or perhaps more aptly said, atypically) the bitterness quickly disappears and does not linger on in the finish at all. The finish is fairly smooth with a light menthol hop notes and some sweet, pale crystal malt sweetness. Some citrus hop flavors are noticeable as well. The malt plays a secondary role here, but does provide a fair amount of sweet, pale crystal malt notes and some lightly toasty grain notes that reminds me of saltine crackers. This has a nice, light, quaffable body to it that is just about perfect for an IPA.

Not a bad beer, the fact that this beer has no real lingering presence on the tongue is definitely interesting and I definitely feel like I miss the lingering hop presence that is in a typical IPA, but this is still fairly enjoyable. Not as bracingly hoppy as many of the newer aggressive IPAs, which is sort of a nice change of pace (you might even confuse this from a hoppy pale ale).
Nov 28, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.88 by uncleotis from Illinois

Oct 07, 2023
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.77/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
i found their riverwest to be old school in a way thats kind of dated, but i found this house ipa to be old school in an endearing and timeless way, plenty bitter, northwestern, and with some lovely richness in color and depth from some more robust barley malt than in in vogue today, i appreciated this one, even if it belongs to a dying breed. copper to darker rust colored brew with a solid inch of lasting white head from the can, looks frothy and bubbly, pretty beer. the aroma is strongly piney with some familiar citrus in the mix, could be simcoe casting grapefruit, citra throwing strong meyer lemon, but with the pine element and almost forest woodiness, this has a nice back and forth, maybe not amazingly fresh when i had it, but its a nice profile. the malt is fuller, toasted, only slightly sweet, and this is well balanced without being heavy. the flavor is pungent because the bitterness starts early, some spiciness riding the bitter, cascade or centennial or some other high alpha c types most certainly in play, oily and dank, but clean on the finish, bitter for awhile on the palate, green in a good way not a harsh way, and slightly sticky. the grain is less sweet than it smells, baked and warming but not dense or lasting, and its great with these bold hops. clean and invisible ferment, bigger medium body, and with quite a hop bite on the back end, darn tasty. they way ipa used to taste, and while maybe this isnt epic overall, it reminds me of a time when beers like this were more common and hazy stuff didnt dominate yet. ah the good old days!
Aug 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.09 by NodakEric from Minnesota

Feb 25, 2023
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.94/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a clear, deep orange color with a moderate white head. SRM of 12-15. (4.00)

Aroma: Moderate aromas of resinous grapefruit, tangerine, pine. (3.75)

Flavor: Flavors follow with moderate orange, tangerine, resinous pine with a moderate bitterness. Moderate to heavier bitterness. Finishes fairly dry. (4.00)

Feel: Lighter to medium-bodied. Appropriate carbonation. Finish is somewhat crisp and dry. (4.00)

Compared to Raised Grain Naked Threesome 2/2023: Pours darker, similar head. Stronger aromas. More floral citrus, lemon, pine. Less sweet blood orange and nectarine. Dryer and more bitter.

Overall: A nice and crisp IPA. Pretty standard stuff here. Grapefruit, tangerine, pine. Clean and drinkable for the ABV. Very enjoyable. (Rating: 3.77+ but could improve, I have 3 more to try of this one)
Better on my second review. floral citrus, tangerine, bitter pine. Leans sweet coast with a nice bitterness. Sort of remind some of Founder's Centennial, but slightly lighter. (Rating: 3.94 updated)
Dec 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.18 by fflopps from Iowa

Oct 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.63 by MatthewJW from Wisconsin

Oct 11, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Oct 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.79 by BD3 from Wisconsin

Aug 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4.02 by Chilmer from Iowa

Aug 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by frank_the_tankMN from Minnesota

Aug 05, 2022
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Rated by NCSapiens from Indiana

4.02/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pleasant and exceptionally across the middle IPA called “IPA”. Not particularly memorable or great but really solid and approachable.
Jul 23, 2022
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Rated by magikbagel from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
An exceptionally well balanced IPA. The malt presence is perfectly supported by a piney hop finish. Not overly sweet or bitter, and an easy drinker.
Jul 19, 2022
 
Rated: 3.93 by TakiMan42

May 14, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by D-Duvelicious from Illinois

Dec 30, 2021
 
Rated: 3.99 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 15, 2021
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Reviewed by German-Helles from Wisconsin

4.32/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
This 12oz. bottle has been poured into a 20oz. glass. There is a thick head of pure white foam, just short of two fingers thick that stays at about a finger with thick lacing. The ale is slightly hazy, orange in color, with heavy carbonation.
The aroma is the typical citrus, strong enough to pick up at a distance and making it tough to notice anything else.
Looks like an IPA, smells like an IPA, and tastes like an IPA. The flavor is citrus up front with the crisp pine finish. I can pick up a little sweet malt in the middle
The feel is light making this somewhat easy to slip a few down after a day at work in the sun. There is something smooth about this IPA, the pine pucker is there at the finish, but this is not overly bitter and somewhat smooth. Thumbs up Lakefront!
Jun 02, 2021
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Reviewed by CleverIPA from Colorado

5/5  rDev +26.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This one lands in my top 3 IPAs of all time.
A great balance of pine and citrus with medium carbonation. It’s hard to not drink more than one. Enjoyed in elements!! The 6.7% alcohol is not noticed and will creep up on you for sure.
Mar 11, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Feb 07, 2021
 
Rated: 3.92 by kuhndog from New York

Jan 28, 2021
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