Category Archives: American IPA

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Flyktsoda

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7.1%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Brewed at Sigtuna Brygghus, Sweden

Brewer Description: Not much I can find in terms of official description.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.53
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 330ml bottle, looks like it had a best before date on the bottle at one time, although now its definitely not legible. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A very hazy darkish orange colour with a less than one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, but left some curtain lacing.
Aroma: Pineapple, apricot juice, mango, orange pulp, pine and lime zest.
Taste: Moderate sweetness, lactose, pineapple, some hard to describe taste… I want to say creamed peach maybe, creamy vanilla, and lightly herbal.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Taste was a little unusual (but not terrible) to begin with, but I think it grew on me towards the end. It’s quite sweet (but perhaps not overly so) for an IPA, but is lacking a bit of bitterness to balance.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Omnipollo, Sweden

Omnipollo Aurora

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Brewery: Omnipollo
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7.2%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Galaxy Mosaic Wheat IPA. Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij, Belgium

Brewer Description: (from website) The wort of this beer looks radio active. Pale, wheaty and green tinted from a post boil hop burst. After a short and efficient fermentation we dry-hop it as many times as it takes and carbonate it softly. We love brewing beer, thinking about beer, dreaming about beer, talking about beer, breathing beer, changing beer, exchanging beer etc. Chill it perfectly and crush it deductively.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.69
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 14th February 2019. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw yellow colour with a big three finger frothy white head that had good retention while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Melon, papaya, grapefruit, citrus rind and peel and pine.
Taste: Bitter, grapefruit rind and peel, light sweetness, maybe pineapple, pine and grass.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Quite nice, especially the aroma. But I didn’t get much wheat in the aroma nor in the taste.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Gweilo Brewery, Hong Kong

Gweilo Gutsy Guava IPA

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Brewery: Gweilo Brewery
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 6.5%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: 65 IBUs. Seasonal Range

Brewer Description: (from can) Gutsy Guava IPA is the first in our seasonal range. The pink guava with its fresh, fruity sweetness is complimented by Simcoe, Mosaic and Denali. This magic combination delivers a burst of tropical flavours.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.76
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 5th July 2019. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A clear golden colour with a big three finger white head that had good retention and left nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: Floral and guava, grapefruit rind and peel, pine and light biscuit.
Taste: Lightly sweet, guava, grapefruit, lemon, pine, grass and a touch of biscuit.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice sweet guava notes although the citrus kept pushing to overpower it. But still, nice and easy to drink.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Gweilo Brewery, Hong Kong

Gweilo American IPA

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Brewery: Gweilo Brewery
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 6%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: 60 IBUs. Core Range

Brewer Description: (from can) Gweilo American IPA is a tropical hop bomb. We use an insane amount of Simcoe, Chinook and Eureka to create a juicy, citrus explosion. The pale malt base of this IPA allows the hops to steal the limelight and fire up your taste buds.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.79
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 27th June 2019. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass.
Appearance: A clear golden orange colour with a just over two finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Light tropical peach, mango, citrus grapefruit, grapefruit rind, orange zest, floral, pine, lemon and grass.
Taste: Light biscuit, citrusy, bitter, grapefruit, pine, lemon and grass.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good aromas with nice bitter and citrusy flavours.

4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Omnipollo x Tired Hands Brewing Co., Sweden

Omnipollo x Tired Hands Raspberry Milkshake IPA

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Brewery: Omnipollo x Tired Hands Brewing Co.
Country: Sweden
ABV: 7.2%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)

Brewer Description: (from Omnipollo Instagram) Dreamt up with our sweet angel creative genius life mates at Tired Hands Brewing Co. back in March 2015. Brewed with wheat, oats and lactose sugar. Conditioned atop vanilla and exceedingly aromatic raspberry. Consumingly hopped with Mosaic and Citra.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.14
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 500ml can, with a best before date of 28th March 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A very nice looking cloudy ruby red colour with a two and a half finger pinkish head that had good retention and left lots of nice sticky lacing.
Aroma: Mixed berries, raspberry flavoured candy and berry jammy.
Taste: Tart, raspberry unset jello liquid, raspberry candy sweetness, jammy with a touch of sourness at the end.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. There is a tinge of alcohol on the back end.
Overall: Nice looking, nice aroma and good flavours. Not really much of an IPA though, and seems closer to a Fruit Beer.