Electric Peel Grapefruit IPA
Magic Hat Brewing Company

Electric Peel Grapefruit IPAElectric Peel Grapefruit IPA
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From:
Magic Hat Brewing Company
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.57 | pDev: 12.32%
Reviews:
100
Ratings:
500
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 07, 2022
Added:
Mar 31, 2015
Wants:
  16
Gots:
  242
Electric Peel is an electric IPA that sends shocks of citrus hop flavors through a medium malt body amplified by grapefruit peel, leaving behind a bittersweet finish.
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Ratings by NeroFiddled:
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Magic Hat Brewing Co. "Electric Peel Grapefruit I.P.A."
12 fl. oz. brown glass bottle, only a partial inkjet code remains
$2 @ Wegmans, King Of Prussia, PA

Notes: Hazy golden body beneath a surprisingly full and fluffy bright white head that leaves very good lacing. Excellent appearance overall! The aroma displays the Magic Hat house yeast along with grapefruit. I'm a little surprised that the yeast over-rides the grapefruit, but OK. The flavor displays both as well, but with a bit more grapefruit which is nice. It's surprisingly bitter though, not unlike real grapefruit - except that I can't just sprinkle some sugar on top of this! Wow! Off-balance in my opinion. The malt backs up everything else but doesn't do it's part to level things: it's nice, fairly grainy, and just slightly sweetish, but not full enough to compete with the bitterness that's present. Light-medium in body and gently crisp across the palate. Overall, odd. I think the grapefruit peel added a bit too much bitterness on it's own, and it just spiraled from there. But they taste these things first, right? R&D, brewer's roundtable, whatever? Overall: really just a one trick pony that does a good job of putting forward grapefruit rind but without balance. PASS.
Sep 29, 2016
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by ANIMOUL from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 oz can from a variety pack. Light yellow color with thin foam head. While hoppily bitter very thin on feel / taste. No malt backbone nor much grapefruit taste. Meh.
Jan 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Aug 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.26 by Sellen from Connecticut

May 23, 2018
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Rated by Losallstarteam from Connecticut

1.41/5  rDev -60.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Bitter, not tasty
Jan 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by adam36 from Illinois

Jan 02, 2018
 
Rated: 4.89 by ryanm3850 from Rhode Island

Dec 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Velivolus from Vermont

Dec 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.46 by AJmon13 from Ohio

Dec 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by crewfan1952 from Ohio

Nov 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by C_Adams from Ohio

Oct 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.4 by tankg from Pennsylvania

Sep 30, 2017
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Reviewed by Vetbidder from Pennsylvania

3.52/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Looks ok. Ya know I was reading some of the other reviews and people were saying too bitter, no malt etc. It's not too bitter but it it's pretty light flavored. It's got the flavor of a juiced IPA and the nose but they both seem watered down and very light. Very crisp quickly gone finish. Ok but like a macro-IPA if that makes sense.
Sep 22, 2017
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Reviewed by StraightCs from New York

2.98/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
I had high expectations from Magic Hat: I thought this would be a "juicy," beer but despite the most distinct grapefruit flavor of any beer I've tasted, this beer only has a moderate haze and doesn't linger on the palate long after a sip. The ale is lightly carbonated, there's minimal suds and virtually no lacing. Despite the grapefruit, floral and piney notes come through clearly and a hint of mango. Overall, this beer is too harsh and not at all fulfilling.
Sep 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.63 by cgrunin from Texas

Sep 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by cjohns73 from Delaware

Aug 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by cbcrunch from Wyoming

Aug 16, 2017
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Rated by trllte from Texas

3.44/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
yum
Jul 10, 2017
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Reviewed by omahawk from Nebraska

3.19/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
This beer should have been right in my wheel house. Pours a nice straw colored gold with a slight haze. Smell is faint cracker and one dimensional citrus hop. Taste is immediately bitter without the supporting malt and hop flavor. Very harsh without the reward. Not a well made IPA from my perspective, so many better options on the market,
Jul 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Furley80 from Pennsylvania

Jul 07, 2017
Electric Peel Grapefruit IPA from Magic Hat Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 500 ratings