Little Creatures IPA | Little Creatures Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Little Creatures Brewing Company
Australia
littlecreatures.com.au
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.40%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by ADZA on 09-14-2013
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Ratings: 44 | Reviews: 13
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4.5/5 rDev +26.1%
Cant believe there is not more love for this beer. Lovely hop aroma and hop taste, lots of pine and grass and well balanced malt and bitterness. Akin to a hop hog. Ive had better, but typically not from something that is available from your average bottle-o.
Quite a step up from Little Creatures who have been dishing out a standard short list of middle of the road stuff for some time now.
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Cant believe there is not more love for this beer. Lovely hop aroma and hop taste, lots of pine and grass and well balanced malt and bitterness. Akin to a hop hog. Ive had better, but typically not from something that is available from your average bottle-o.
Quite a step up from Little Creatures who have been dishing out a standard short list of middle of the road stuff for some time now.
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3.44/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - Crystal clear. Dark amber. Very low carbonation. Small dissipating head
S - Small notes of pine and citrus . Unacceptable aroma for an IPA. I may have gotten an old batch.
T - Good session beer taste. Perfect amount of bitterness. Malt flavors are there but stay way back as they are suppose to. Lacking some flavor hops and again a lack of aroma gets in the way of the taste.
M - Great mouthfeel. Light bodied but has a good feel. May need slightly more carbonation.
O - Good session style IPA. Definitely restrained and will appeal to a typical drinker.
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look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - Crystal clear. Dark amber. Very low carbonation. Small dissipating head
S - Small notes of pine and citrus . Unacceptable aroma for an IPA. I may have gotten an old batch.
T - Good session beer taste. Perfect amount of bitterness. Malt flavors are there but stay way back as they are suppose to. Lacking some flavor hops and again a lack of aroma gets in the way of the taste.
M - Great mouthfeel. Light bodied but has a good feel. May need slightly more carbonation.
O - Good session style IPA. Definitely restrained and will appeal to a typical drinker.
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4/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The LIttle Creatures IPA follows the typical English style IPA...more bitter with subtle hints of citrus. The beer poured a golden clear with white head that laced. The scent was typical...bitter hops. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its a fairly easy drinking beer....but I like their Pale and Bright much better.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The LIttle Creatures IPA follows the typical English style IPA...more bitter with subtle hints of citrus. The beer poured a golden clear with white head that laced. The scent was typical...bitter hops. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its a fairly easy drinking beer....but I like their Pale and Bright much better.
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3.54/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.84/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours amber with a fading head.
Nose shows tropical fruit, rich caramel and fruit confectionery.
Very similar flavours, more of the fruit and confectionery along with some of the sweet malt. Finishes with an assertive but balanced bitterness.
Carbonation seems a little high.
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look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours amber with a fading head.
Nose shows tropical fruit, rich caramel and fruit confectionery.
Very similar flavours, more of the fruit and confectionery along with some of the sweet malt. Finishes with an assertive but balanced bitterness.
Carbonation seems a little high.
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3.68/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.94/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Copper with a light haze, moderate carbonation and 2 fingers of off white head.
Smells of citrus, pine, caramel, and children's aspirin.
Tastes the same as the nose but with more floral notes and pineapple.
Medium body and low carbonation.
Got and drank in Chiang Mai July 10, 2017. Excellent brew, well balanced and flavourful.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Copper with a light haze, moderate carbonation and 2 fingers of off white head.
Smells of citrus, pine, caramel, and children's aspirin.
Tastes the same as the nose but with more floral notes and pineapple.
Medium body and low carbonation.
Got and drank in Chiang Mai July 10, 2017. Excellent brew, well balanced and flavourful.
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3.68/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
330ml bottle poured into a teku glass.
Hazy orange amber color with thick frothy off-white head as a showcase, the head gradually dissipates with pretty good retention to a long-lasting bubble patch atop and leaves moderate amount of lacing on the glass-side.
The aroma consists of citrus, tropical, peach, pine, floral, and spice from hop as well as biscuit, dough, and a bit sweet candy from malt.
The taste is not much so intense of hop but tends to be balance with hop slightly led with its citrus, tropical, peach, pine, floral, and spice like the aroma while malt supporting with notes of biscuit, dough, and some sweet candy. The hop bitterness is not that much, mostly shortly covering the finish and flash aftertaste.
The body is rather light considering the AIPA standard, it is crisp and refreshing with smooth mouthfeel that is pretty good to carry all the things well under smooth palate. Finish is typically dry. Not that good like its Pale Ale counterpart, anyway, it is still worth a try.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
330ml bottle poured into a teku glass.
Hazy orange amber color with thick frothy off-white head as a showcase, the head gradually dissipates with pretty good retention to a long-lasting bubble patch atop and leaves moderate amount of lacing on the glass-side.
The aroma consists of citrus, tropical, peach, pine, floral, and spice from hop as well as biscuit, dough, and a bit sweet candy from malt.
The taste is not much so intense of hop but tends to be balance with hop slightly led with its citrus, tropical, peach, pine, floral, and spice like the aroma while malt supporting with notes of biscuit, dough, and some sweet candy. The hop bitterness is not that much, mostly shortly covering the finish and flash aftertaste.
The body is rather light considering the AIPA standard, it is crisp and refreshing with smooth mouthfeel that is pretty good to carry all the things well under smooth palate. Finish is typically dry. Not that good like its Pale Ale counterpart, anyway, it is still worth a try.
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3.78/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330ml bottle poured into pint glass 19/3/14
A slight haze in a amber orange body, lots of little bubbles but only a thick film for head, one thick ring where it existed
S grapefruit, orange and a little pine, smells a little malty, lots of brown sugar
T a little more I'd guess after a whiff, spicy and citric, pine's stronger, malt works well with the hops, has some balance going for it
M has a bite but not a palate wrecker, very gritty in the mouth, a sweet earthy finish
O smells a little faint but other then that I rather enjoyed this one, fairly well rounded and balanced
I'm a little surprised this one doesn't get more love, I bought a 4 pack and I'm happy to have a few more to drink
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330ml bottle poured into pint glass 19/3/14
A slight haze in a amber orange body, lots of little bubbles but only a thick film for head, one thick ring where it existed
S grapefruit, orange and a little pine, smells a little malty, lots of brown sugar
T a little more I'd guess after a whiff, spicy and citric, pine's stronger, malt works well with the hops, has some balance going for it
M has a bite but not a palate wrecker, very gritty in the mouth, a sweet earthy finish
O smells a little faint but other then that I rather enjoyed this one, fairly well rounded and balanced
I'm a little surprised this one doesn't get more love, I bought a 4 pack and I'm happy to have a few more to drink
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3.79/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 33cL into a wine glass.
Dark orange-brown. Nearly opaque. Heavy lacing.
Phenomenal. Fruit. Pine. Loads of malt. Heavy on the fruit.
Hm. Slight letdown. Dry malt. Vegetal, earthy-spicy hops. Quite English.
Worthwhile. Though I think I might prefer the pale ale.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 33cL into a wine glass.
Dark orange-brown. Nearly opaque. Heavy lacing.
Phenomenal. Fruit. Pine. Loads of malt. Heavy on the fruit.
Hm. Slight letdown. Dry malt. Vegetal, earthy-spicy hops. Quite English.
Worthwhile. Though I think I might prefer the pale ale.
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Little Creatures IPA from Little Creatures Brewing Company
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