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COOP Ale Works F-5 IPA
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9284
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Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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unknown

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common

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RATINGS: 29   MEAN: 3.65/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.49   EST. CALORIES: 204   ABV: 6.8%
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A straightforward malt body supports the distinctive bouquet of Columbus and Falconers Flight hops that impart citrus, grapefruit and pine notes characteristic of the West Coast style. F5 is a belligerent hop reckoning.


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3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
bu11zeye (11262) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - JUN 28, 2010
(Draught) Pours a lightly hazy copper body with a medium white head. Aroma of pine, grass, earth, and raw grain. Flavor of caramel malt, pine, resin, and grapefruit with a sfot, full mouthfeel and a dry, bitter finish.

3.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
jcwattsrugger (10064) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - JUN 25, 2011
on tap-pours an offwhite head and gold/amber color. Aroma is pineapple, some sweet medium malt. Taste is pineapple/floral hops, some sweet medium malt.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
adnielsen (6551) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - SEP 9, 2012
Tap @ the Inaugural Boulder IPA Fest. Pours a slightly hazy, light orange appearance with an off white head. Spicy, lightly dank, light piney, citrusy aroma. Tangy, grapefruity, earthy, bitter/piney hoppy flavor. Pretty tasty.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Braudog (5060) - Hampton, Virginia, USA - JUN 29, 2011
Draft at Tapwerks OKC. Mellow orange-yellow with great lacing. This has a definitive tropical fruit character -- mandarin orange even -- pineapple? Wow. Fruit juice. Refreshing. (#4150, 6/29/2011)

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
AmEricanbrew (4890) - Belcher, Louisiana, USA - JUL 1, 2010
Foggy amber color/ rich beige head. Big ass fresh floral, pine, grassy hop aromas. medium bodied with soft co2. Nicely bitter sweet flavors of flora, pine sap, grassy hops, on a solid sweet caramel malty base, spicy drying finish with mild alcohol, great IPA.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
deyholla (4855) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA - MAR 16, 2013
On tap at Tapwerks. Pours a near clear apricot amber with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a musty pine note with a hint of grape fruit and a backing note of grain and resin. Flavor has a strong pine note with backing notes of resin, grapefruit and just a hint of onion.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
swoopjones (4325) - Buffalo, New York, USA - OCT 19, 2010
GABF 2010, would make a great APA. seems a tad light to be a real solid IPA.little hop bite, nice flavor. leafy hops, notes of tea. decent

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
arminjewell (4205) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - SEP 22, 2012
Pour on tap at Avery IPA fest, hazy orange with white head, aroma brought notes of caramel, toffee, slight grain and grassy, piney notes, hints of sweet orange peel, slight tropical fruit. Taste is sweet orange, pineapple, pine and grass, some slight biscuit and toffee, finishing fairly bitter, slightly sweet.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
decaturstevo (4157) - decatur, Tennessee, USA - FEB 25, 2012
Orange pour with creamy white head and lace. Aroma is large citrus hops and caramel malt. Sweet malt, bready, nice hard citrus bitter. Medium body with good carbonation. Very nice beer well balanced. Just a hinto something different I could not put a finger on but still nice.

4.4
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
dwyerpg (4092) - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - SEP 7, 2011
This has a very nice grapefruit aroma. First sip is just a tad fruity but it has a very bitter aftertaste. Overall pretty good stuff.


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