Bombay Grab IPA
The Vermont Pub & Brewery

Bombay Grab IPABombay Grab IPA
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From:
The Vermont Pub & Brewery
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,344
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,393
Avg:
3.57 | pDev: 11.76%
Reviews:
42
Ratings:
119
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 08, 2023
Added:
Feb 07, 2002
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  10
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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Ratings by scarletfire79:
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Reviewed by scarletfire79 from New Hampshire

3.62/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
poured a beautiful golden orange. you can definitly pick up a solid grapefruit aroma in the nose. nice and hoppy, almost lip smacking. the hop kick is decent enough but the flavor is a little too mellow for the style in my liking. i guess it's just kind of weak and watery. decent enough but not something i'd order again.
Mar 05, 2007
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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
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, 2023
 
Rated: 3.71 by tpauer from New Hampshire

Jun 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.3 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Nov 01, 2019
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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
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
 
Rated: 4.29 by Arg914 from New York

Jun 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.67 by O-Meg from New York

Jun 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.03 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Oct 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.78 by chrishiker1409 from New York

Oct 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.2 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Jul 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.29 by trevorpost from Pennsylvania

Sep 04, 2017
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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
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
 
Rated: 3.85 by zotzot from Vermont

May 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by jcflorian from Connecticut

Oct 16, 2016
 
Rated: 2.54 by JamieDuncan from Maryland

Sep 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.23 by redsoxjim from Massachusetts

Sep 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by TheBeerdedCharmer from Pennsylvania

Aug 28, 2016
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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
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, 2016
 
Rated: 3.66 by GreenMind from Pennsylvania

Jul 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4.02 by Cooker_stp from New York

Jul 20, 2016
Bombay Grab IPA from The Vermont Pub & Brewery
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 119 ratings