Bombay Grab IPA
The Vermont Pub & Brewery
- From:
- The Vermont Pub & Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #9,046 - ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #76,977 - Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 11.76%
- Reviews:
- 42
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 28, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 07, 2002
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
A big bitter 77 IBU India Pale Ale, spiced with a blend of fragrant Magnum, Simcoe, and Cascade hops. An American IPA receipe designed by our late Brewmaster, Greg Noonan. He said that he wanted this to represent the American style IPAs being brewed by the creative brewers using todays malt and hop varieties.
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Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
3.79/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap at the source, notes from tasting:
Presents hazy gold with a minimal head or retention. Light citrus in the nose. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and pine on the palate but quite subdued by today's standards. Finishes with light malt and a firm bitterness.
Aug 08, 2023Presents hazy gold with a minimal head or retention. Light citrus in the nose. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and pine on the palate but quite subdued by today's standards. Finishes with light malt and a firm bitterness.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I'm trying this beer at the brewery. It poured a clear golden with thin white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had bitter hop notes. The taste was bitter leaning with subtle bitter citrus presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it's an ok beer.
Oct 03, 2019
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at brewpub itself. This was poured into a pint glass. The appearance was a nice looking hazy burnt orange color with a slim finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light lacing on the glass. The smell started off with some sweet grassy hops rolling over on some semi-sweet citrus hops, definitely playing a subtle low-key effect over some sweet malt. The taste was mainly grassy sweet through the hops.Light underscore of malts to play with the sweetness yet still have enough oomph from the bitterness to show some effect in the aftertaste and finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Overall, I say this was a pretty good AIPA that I could have again.
Jun 07, 2017
Reviewed by BranfordBound from Connecticut
3.62/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Had at Vermont Pub & Brewery, amber color, clear, with a thin white head.
Maltier aroma, but backbone of bitter and floral hops. Caramel and dough sweetness upfront, bit of pine and floral hops, finishes bitter and wet on the palate.
An old school IPA that was pretty benchmark for the style two decades ago. Not really worth it today, IMO.
Aug 10, 2016Maltier aroma, but backbone of bitter and floral hops. Caramel and dough sweetness upfront, bit of pine and floral hops, finishes bitter and wet on the palate.
An old school IPA that was pretty benchmark for the style two decades ago. Not really worth it today, IMO.
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