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Coachs India Pale Ale


 Percentile 
69
overall
Brewed by Coachs Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Norman, Oklahoma USA

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333.34/5.03.25/5.0-34.9Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
The Library IPA is definitely not for everyone. True to the IPA style, it has a dormant, almost overpowering hop bitterness. A three week dry hopping process is used to prepare the ale, as was done centuries ago, when this style of beer first came about.
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 lumpsowers (235), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/102/511/20
Jun 14, 2009  
This was served with a new nitrous tap, normally this is served with a regular tap. Clear copper, nice nitrous head, heavy lace. Very flat, looks amazing, somehow Coach’s beer tastes better when it’s supposed to be flat. Some piny alcohol bitterness. Little fruity, alcoholic finish. Better than the regular tap.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Apr 2, 2009  

Date: February 23, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Norman
Appearance: hazy copper, wispy off white head, streaks of drippy lace
Aroma: light sweet crystal malt aroma with soft citrus hops
Flavor: well hopped flavor with the sweet crystal malt balanced with plenty of citrus and floral hops, good balancing bitterness, touch of sweet fruity orange

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Date: February 24, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Edmond
Appearance: hazy copper, wispy off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma, lots of citrus hops
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor with lots of fruity orange and tangerine, light balancing bitterness
Overall: noticably better than the Norman location, maybe brewed at Bricktown?

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4


 unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Mar 26, 2009  
from a growler in bricktown Nice hop aroma Orange-copper and only thin-veiled. Grapefruity and citric with a nice bitter ending Thin, watery mouthfeel an ok IPA.


 milljam (562), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Depending on the batch...this can be a pretty good IPA. Nice hop aroma....some notes of pine, grass and citrus. Flavor is smooth with some herbal and citrus notes and a nice bitterness in the finish. This is of course assuming that you got a good batch. I’ll give this a 3.4....but Ive had some batches that were around a 2.6.


 Darkover (1308), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 13, 2008  
On tap in Norman, copper color with a beige head. Aroma of sweet grainy malts and just a little hops. Flavor grainy malts and hops. Finish is a little bitter and dry. Pretty weak on the hops for an IPA.


 WesKBob (320), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/59/20
Apr 3, 2008    Updated: May 24, 2008
I gave this a higher rating a while back, but the formula has definitely changed since the first time I tried it a couple of years ago. It used to be a pretty respectable IPA, but my most recent tasting (5/24/08 at Coach’s in OKC Bricktown) was very disappointing. Poured a clear amber with virtually no head. Moderately floral, hoppy aroma. But the flavor was very disappointing--weak (by IPA standards) green hops and virtually nothing else. Thin, watery mouthfeel. i don’t know when or why they changed the formula, but I hope they switch back soon.


 jetzler (622), oklahoma city, Oklahoma, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 25, 2008  
Bottle, pours a hazy amber color, some nice hop notes. a bit of apricot, and citrus. Nothing spectacular but drinkable.


 jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Amber coloured body with a light tan head that tops the beer. Great aroma of fresh hops, malt and citrus. Medium-bodied; Strong hop flavour with a good malt backbone and a great bittering finish. Aftertaste is all about the hops - very bittering and very good. Overall, a great IPA from a brewpub, this one should be tried by all! This beer was the best of the bunch from Coach’s. I sampled this beer from draught at the brewpub in Bricktown, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 13-December-2005.



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