Brewery: O/O Brewing AB Country: Sweden ABV: 6.8% Style: American IPA Other Notes: Brewed by O/O Brewing at Stigbergets Bryggeri in Gothenburg, Sweden. Pronunciation guide: O/O Brewing = Oh! Oh! Brewing
Brewer Description: (from bottle) Our Narangi is an IPA brewed without any fruit. Only pure hop juice. Made primarily with Mosaic with support from Citra and Columbus.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.16 My ratebeer.com rating: 4
Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 3rd November 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass. Appearance: A hazy murky straw yellow colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly but left some nice lacing. Aroma: Juicy tropical but unripe mango and papaya with citrusy orange rind and lemon with maybe a hint of grapefruit. Taste: Bitter orange rind and grapefruit to begin, followed by breadiness, mandarin, pineapple and mango. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to light carbonation. Overall: A balanced and enjoyable IPA that is easy to drink.
Brewery: Cigar City Brewing Country: USA ABV: 7.5% Style: American IPA
Brewer Description: (from can) Jai Alai, the “merry game,” is a game native to the Basque region of Spain. Tampa was once home to this high speed game, but sadly all that remains here is this India Pale Ale that we brewed in tribute to the merry game. Pair Jai Alai India Pale Ale with Empanadas, Deviled Crabs and other spicy dishes.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.98 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9
Intro: A 12 fl oz can with a canned on date of 21st March 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass. Appearance: A slightly hazy light copper orange colour with a two finger slightly off white head that had great retention and left lots of nice lacing. Aroma: Lots of citrus grapefruit peel, orange rind and lemon with hints of tropical pineapple and pine. Taste: A nice sweet-ish malty caramel and biscuit backbone, followed by some nice citrus grapefruit and orange with a touch of pineapple and a mildly bitter finish. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: To be fair, perhaps this was hidden in my fridge a bit too long. It was however, still well balanced and enjoyable to drink.
Brewery: Boston Beer Company Country: USA ABV: 6.5% Style: American IPA
Brewer Description: Didn’t try too hard to find, but the official description for the Rebel IPA was already replaced by the newer 2017 version, of which this was not.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.47 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.3
Intro: A 355ml bottle with a notched best before date of March 2018. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass. Appearance: A nice and clear dark orange copper colour with an almost two finger white head with good retention while leaving lots of nice lacing. Aroma: Sweet caramel and biscuit malt with hints of grapefruit and pine. Taste: Very malty caramel and biscuit, with light pine and grapefruit and some lasting bitterness on the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation and a dry-ish finish. Overall: Not bad, but too malty an IPA for my liking. Apparently the new version of the Rebel IPA they made in 2017 is more tropical fruity and I feel that may be more my thing.
Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Country: USA ABV: 6.5% Style: American IPA Other Notes: Spring seasonal. A new beer every year
Brewer Description: (from bottle) At Beer Camp, no beer style is off limits, so we jumped at the idea of doing a Golden IPA using wheat malt for a light, dry body and bold American and experimental hops for intense citrus flavor. The perfect spring seasonal, we invite you to enjoy this year’s Beer Camp encore.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.79 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7
Intro: A 12 fl oz bottle with a packaged on date of 10th February 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass. Appearance: A lightly hazy golden straw yellow colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left nice lacing. Aroma: Bready, wheaty and pineapple with hints of sweet citrusy mandarin. Taste: Candied pineapple, sweet candy lemon, lots of floralness with some light bitterness on the end. Mouthfeel: Crisp, dry-ish, medium to light bodied with moderate to high carbonation. Overall: Easy to drink but a bit too much floral characters for me to fully enjoy.
Brewery: Beavertown Brewery Country: England ABV: 7.2% Style: American IPA Other Notes: Blood Orange IPA. 55 IBUs. Malts – Extra Pale. Hops – Magnum, Citra, Simcoe and Amarillo
Brewer Description: (from website) A smack of citrus with hints of warm blood orange aromas brought on by refined malt bill and loads of juicy hops. All hail Bloody ‘Ell.
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 17th July 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass. Appearance: A lightly hazy golden yellow orange colour with a two finger white head that had pretty good retention and left nice lacing. Aroma: Mandarin and orange rind with hints of pine and grapefruit. Taste: Sweetish and zesty orange and mandarin with a hint of honeydew and pine. Finish is lightly lasting bitterness. Mouthfeel: Lightly crisp, medium to light bodied with moderate to light carbonation. Overall: Nicely refreshing for a hot summer day and surprised that it’s 7.2% ABV as it definitely doesn’t feel that high. For me, I would have preferred slightly more carbonation and a stronger bitterness though.
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