Category Archives: American IPA

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Magnify Brewing, USA

Magnify Maine Event

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Brewery: Magnify Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 6.5%
Style: American IPA

Brewer Description: (from can) New England style India Pale Ale.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.72
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 1 pint can with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a MBCC 2018 stemmed tasting glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw yellow colour with an almost two finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: A bit light, but there’s peach sour gummy candy, papaya, light citrus peel, pine, resin and a hint of milk candy on the finish.
Taste: Light bitterness, light mango, orange peel, orange rind, grapefruit, pine and resin.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A nice IPA, but not really ‘juicy’, which is what I enjoy in a NEIPA.

4 - Good (buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Lervig Aktiebryggeri, Norway

Lervig Tasty Juice

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Brewery: Lervig Aktiebryggeri
Country: Norway
ABV: 6%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Double hopped Citra India Pale Ale

Brewer Description: (from can) Tasty Juice is a double hopped India Pale Ale. It holds massive tropical & dank flavors from the double load of Citra hops.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.16
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 500ml can, canned on 7th March 2018 and with a best before date of 7th September 2018. Poured into a MBCC 2018 stemmed taster glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tropical mango, peach, citrusy grapefruit and lemon zest.
Taste: Juicy, light mango, citrus grapefruit, pine, dank and with a hint of vanilla on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Full to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A nice and juicy IPA with good aromas and flavours.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American IPA, Beer Reviews, Mikkeller Brewing NYC x Casita Cerveceria, USA

Mikkeller NYC x Casita Cerveceria Random IPA Generator

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Brewery: Mikkeller Brewing NYC x Casita Cerveceria
Country: USA
ABV: 6%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: Collaboration with Casita Cerveceria

Brewer Description: (from Mikkeller NYC menu) IPA w/ Galaxy, NZ Cascade, High-oil Cascade, Simcoe, Oats & Wheat.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.93
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 1st May 2018. Poured into a MBCC 2018 taster glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange colour with a one finger white head that had decent retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Light tropical mango, peach, citrusy orange, grapefruit peel, pine and a light herbal element.
Taste: Lightly bitter, citrus grapefruit peel, lightly sweet mandarin pith, orange, pine resin, before finishing with a lasting bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A pretty nice IPA with good aromas. There is nothing wrong with the taste, but it’s nothing special either.

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

Beerbliotek Colonial Hipster

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Brewery: Beerbliotek
Country: Sweden
ABV: 6.6%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: IPA. #192

Brewer Description: (from can) In the early days, there was no place for haze, but without delay, it became all the rage. No filters get used, no palates abused, a beer for all, not just colonial hipster dudes.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.63
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 330ml can with a best before date of 5th June 2018. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange colour with a just over one finger white head that dissipated moderately, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: A little bit light, but there’s pineapple, mango, grapefruit pith, grass and pine resin.
Taste: Mild bitter and sweet, tea, peach, pine, dank, grass, citrusy, grapefruit pith and orange rind.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This was ok. Perhaps slightly too sweet for me though.

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

Beerbliotek Hip Hops IPA

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Brewery: Beerbliotek
Country: Sweden
ABV: 6%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: IPA. #049

Brewer Description: (from can) Hip Hops contains a combination of what we consider to be the current “Hipster Hops”. A clean malt profile of Pale Malt and Carapils leaves a crisp clean finish, allowing the hops to really shine.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.71
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 330ml can with a best before date of 1st June 2018. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a just over one finger white head that had decent retention while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy orange, grapefruit pith and grass with hints of pineapple and mango.
Taste: Light to moderate sweetness, biscuit malt and caramel, light bitterness, grapefruit zest and pith with a dry grassy finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This was quite good. Refreshing and easy to drink.