Breckenridge 471 Small Batch IPA

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Denver, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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UPDATED: FEB 19, 2008 Re-rated RRBF’08. Beer is clear, medium caramel-brown. Head is small, white, frothy, mostly and quickly diminishing but lasting.<P>The aroma is malty with light/moderate notes of caramel, toasted bread crust; Hoppy with light notes of dried apricot, grapefruit oil. moderate note of resin/pine; Trace miscellaneous note of chewable vitamin C tabs.<P>The flavor is heavily bitter, light/moderately sweet, lightly acidic with a very long, abrasive, heavily bitter, lightly/moderately sweet, lightly astringent finish. Unbalanced and abusive on the palate.<P>The body is medium, the texture is watery and the carbonation is lively. Find this quite a different beer than my last tasting.<P> --<P> Orig. rating: 7/4/7/4/14.<P>Bottle to a snifter. Beer pours a murky, medium orange-amber color with a white, frothy, mostly and quickly diminishing head that leaves scant lacing on the glass.<P>The aroma is hoppy, but not so hoppy that all of the other aromas are obliterated: Malty with moderate notes of cookie, caramel and toasted grain; Heavily hoppy with vivid notes of grapefruit, dried apricot, resin/pine, herbs and chamomile flowers; Moderate-to-heavy yeast notes of damp basement and horse blanket; Miscellaneous aromas include a moderate-to-heavy note of black tea and trace notes of peaches and honey.<P>The flavor is heavily sweet and moderately bitter with a long, moderately sweet, moderate-building-to-heavily bitter, lightly acidic finish the bears a nice alcoholic warmth down to the tummy.<P>The body is light-to-medium, the texture is watery and the carbonation is average.

Bottle. Big hop aromas and flavours of perfumey sweet ripe fruit. Spicy, grapefruit, pine and resin flavors dominate a nice sweet soft grain profile and palate. Ends a long plea sent bitter. A very nice ipa.

Has a nice dark amber color with a short frothy head. Has a nice scent of fresh pine, taste has a super nice bitterness that fades well. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Nice opaque amber pour with some lacing white head. Aroma of caramel and hops. Taste is some sweetness up front with bitterness throughout. some lasting bitterness and burn at finish.

Poured from the bottle. Orange clear sticky head. Very fruity. Strong grapefruit and citrus notes. Bitter. Good ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a tulip glass. Pours copper-amber color with a light tan head that leaves little lacing. Has a fruity citrus aroma that is very pleasant with a hint of grape, pint and maybe caramel with an undertone of alcohol. Initial sweet taste with citrus hops and light malt with a bitter back end with a nice lingering citrus and hop flavor. Has a full body with a decent mouthfeel. Overall a great brew that I would drink again.

Pours copper with a thin white head. Aroma is citrus, floral and caramel. Taste is hoppy bitters with a touch of sweetness. Overall the alcohol is well hidden

UPDATED: MAY 4, 2012 Fresh hops in the aroma with loads of grapefruit, pineapple, resin, eucalyptus, and caramelized sugar. The taste is consistent with the aroma. It lingers, but not for long. As DIPAs go, this is smooth and gentle on your tongue, almost refreshing and soothing. Medium body, light carbonation. Have more than two bottles and it will start to betray you—the sneaky little bastard is packed with more alcohol than you’d know from the aroma or taste. Great beer.

Served on tap. Deep golden brown, head disappears quickly. The smell is fruity and earthy, very faint hints of malt peep through. Taste follows accordingly, with the fruity sweetness hitting you up front which fades into an earthy, hoppy bite. The sweetness lingers. Light carbonation, goes down easy. Overpriced, but a good beer.

Pours a hazy golden yellow with a nice wispy white head. Nose is all citrus, predominantly grapefruit with some mango. Taste is full of flavor, mostly citrus and heavy tasteful bitterness. Finish is somewhat dry and long, alcohol hidden well. Great and flavorful, drink for the taste , obviously not a thirst quencher. Nice ! Quaff Score 8 /10. Beware.....for hopheads only.

Pours orange with a white head and aroma of hop and floral notes. Taste is sweet and hoppy with tastes of pine, fruit, and citrus with a bitter and dry finish with the alcohol well hidden. Nice double IPA