Butte Creek Organic India Pale Ale
Butte Creek Brewing Company

Butte Creek Organic India Pale AleButte Creek Organic India Pale Ale
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From:
Butte Creek Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.43 | pDev: 13.41%
Reviews:
180
Ratings:
224
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 27, 2020
Added:
Mar 02, 2002
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by Jbino34:
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Reviewed by Jbino34 from Delaware

3.32/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3
This beer pours a copper color(more towards gold then bronze, if that helps). Head is not very apparent and the half inch that does show falls very quickly. The head does, however, leave a beautiful, thick lace along the glass. There is a slight haze - maybe chill haze?

Smell is just about average; nothing spectacular comes from it. I have to say I am a bit disappointed. The hop aroma is there but not as pungent as I would imagine.

Taste is very good. The hop profiles are apparent and hit hard and quick. The hard hitting hops hit the back of the tongue and remain. There isn't as much balance as an english IPA but I guess that is expected, right?

Mouthfeel is great; this stuff has some nice body, id imagine this beer uses quite a bit of crystal malt (maybe munich or carapils), something that is giving it great imaginary thickness. I love it.

This beer, like most IPA's is great for one. It is very bitter and works well with spicy foods. I wouldn't recommend more than one, it is just too much.

At the end of the day, I'd recommend this beer. I'd buy another.
Mar 20, 2008
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.19/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
This was my favorite Butte Creek beer. Still was a distant preference from dozens of Sierra Nevada beers down the road though.

Definitely on the darker end of the ipa spectrum, this was an auburn to light brown color with off white 3/4" head. Aroma didn't have what we think of as aroma hops, but they still kick down some C hop (Cascade & Chinook?) grapefruit and bitterness, but there is still plenty of caramel notes from the crystal/cara malting that is in a large dosage.

I could dig it because back in the 90s there weren't a lot of ipas out there, and you were pretty much just hoping for a lot of PacNW hops, regardless of what variety. Breweries were still going big on the "balance" thing so you got a hearty amount of that cara/crystal malt giving way to loads of hefty, sticky caramel like notes alongside the grapefruit hop note.

It was another one of those beers they threw a big "ORGANIC" right out in front and primarily seemed to rely on that marketing angle.
Mar 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Dec 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by iftcoach from Germany

Oct 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by cbcrunch from Wyoming

Aug 05, 2016
 
Rated: 2.58 by jrob21 from North Carolina

Oct 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.33 by esiason14 from Maryland

Aug 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by shigg85 from Japan

Apr 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by MattSlem from California

Feb 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by Mikestaf from South Carolina

Jan 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.47 by WoodBrew from Ohio

Jan 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.16 by PhaseID from California

Sep 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jayfarley3 from Nevada

Jun 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Falcone from North Carolina

Apr 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Smarty_Pints from California

Feb 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by MisterE from Florida

Dec 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Jame515 from Texas

Oct 14, 2013
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Reviewed by raindog814 from Virginia

3.68/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A decent take on an American IPA, well-balanced, if not particularly hoppy. Pours a nice hazy brownish-gold, with solid lacing on the glass. It won't blow your mind, but it's a highly drinkable, perfectly pleasant beer. Highly recommended for anyone unused to IPAs or adverse to bitter brews.
Sep 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Hopster916 from California

Sep 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by GraduatedCashew from California

Aug 28, 2013
Butte Creek Organic India Pale Ale from Butte Creek Brewing Company
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 224 ratings