100 Barrel Series #61 - 2017 Owners Cup Champion: Don't Be Bitter IPA
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- From:
- Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 11.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 01, 2017
- Added:
- Jun 29, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.33/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Just picked up in the store last week, and it has "enjoy by 9/15/17", Wonderful!
Pours a mild fizzy bubbly head that fades semi quickly, little lacing, very clear honey orange color
Nose a mild sweet honey malt, honey cracker honey bread like aroma, little crackery, little alcohol, plenty of hops, grassy floral, citrus, orange zest, a strange winterberry or gooseberry thing, a bit earthy spicy too
Taste starts with mild sweet malts again, honey sweet malt with little biscuity toasted bread, honey bread again, little candy sweetness and almost caramel syrup thing, or those chewy honey candies, hops are lighter, muted, a little grassy and earthy, bit herbal tea, mild fruity weird berry thing again, a touch of citrus mostly candied zest, finish brings some perfumey and tingly alcohol, bit more spicy herbal hop, a bit sticky too
Mouth is med bod a bit syrupy and tingly alcohol typical carb
Overall not very good, yes there isn't much bitterness, but there is plenty of alcohol for a sub 8% beer, and hops are pretty meh in general, nothing great about them, yeah it's a bit on the older side so they might be more muted and I should try it fresh, so we'll see if that ever happens, but I also just feel like this is not a great combination of hops malts and alcohol in general.
Dec 01, 2017Pours a mild fizzy bubbly head that fades semi quickly, little lacing, very clear honey orange color
Nose a mild sweet honey malt, honey cracker honey bread like aroma, little crackery, little alcohol, plenty of hops, grassy floral, citrus, orange zest, a strange winterberry or gooseberry thing, a bit earthy spicy too
Taste starts with mild sweet malts again, honey sweet malt with little biscuity toasted bread, honey bread again, little candy sweetness and almost caramel syrup thing, or those chewy honey candies, hops are lighter, muted, a little grassy and earthy, bit herbal tea, mild fruity weird berry thing again, a touch of citrus mostly candied zest, finish brings some perfumey and tingly alcohol, bit more spicy herbal hop, a bit sticky too
Mouth is med bod a bit syrupy and tingly alcohol typical carb
Overall not very good, yes there isn't much bitterness, but there is plenty of alcohol for a sub 8% beer, and hops are pretty meh in general, nothing great about them, yeah it's a bit on the older side so they might be more muted and I should try it fresh, so we'll see if that ever happens, but I also just feel like this is not a great combination of hops malts and alcohol in general.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
2.95/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
2.95/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
On tap at Stoneyard Brewing Company in Brockport, NY.
This one pours a mostly clear light amber, with a small head, and just a little bit of lacing. This is described as hazy, so that didn't really happen here.
This smells like watery citrus, and a little bit of sweet malt. Doesn't smell too interesting.
This is kinda boring, and not really a good example of the style. There's muddled and uninspiring generic citrus flavors, and it's definitely too malty. It's just flabby.
This is light bodied and thin, with a somewhat decent level of drinkability.
This just seems like an attempt to cash in on a hyped style. It's not good.
Jul 02, 2017This one pours a mostly clear light amber, with a small head, and just a little bit of lacing. This is described as hazy, so that didn't really happen here.
This smells like watery citrus, and a little bit of sweet malt. Doesn't smell too interesting.
This is kinda boring, and not really a good example of the style. There's muddled and uninspiring generic citrus flavors, and it's definitely too malty. It's just flabby.
This is light bodied and thin, with a somewhat decent level of drinkability.
This just seems like an attempt to cash in on a hyped style. It's not good.
Reviewed by DBosco from Massachusetts
3.52/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Winner of the annual employee brewing competition. 22 oz bottle, 43 IBU, 18 OG. Label has a subtitle : "Don't be bitter". And indeed the bitterness is limited. Look is mostly clear yellow, with a watery head that disappears. Smell is rather nondescript, some malt with some subdued grapefruit and tropical fruit hops. Taste matches smell. Feel is watery with some bite from carbonation and slight bitterness. Overall, a decent IPA without significant flaws, but not something I would seek out.
Jun 29, 2017
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