Deschutes Inversion IPA

	Percentile
	88
	overall

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Bend, Oregon USA

bottled
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on tap
available

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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
432	3.52/5.0	3.51/5.0	6.8%	78.2	Shaker, Tulip

Commercial Description:
After months of experimentation, energy and obsession, Deschutes Brewery’s brewers have triumphed once again with their newest creation - Inversion IPA. Inversion’s trio of American hops delivers an over-the-top nose with hints of orange and grapefruit. Inversion is then dry-hopped for seven days resulting in an added hoppy kick. To balance the hop character of Inversion, Deschutes’ brewers used crystal and caraston malts that weave throughout the beer providing soft, complex caramel flavors. Inversion IPA is smooth and delicious. Just like clear days up on the mountain, Inversion IPA will deliver a path to higher ground. Inversion will be available year-round starting in early April on draft and in 6-packs. Inversion IPA is a phenomenal NW-style IPA, beckoning all beer drinkers and enticing IPA lovers to invert their world and find clarity above the routine of the everyday. Alc. By Vol. 6.8% IBUs 75

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vulcanmeister (102), La Grande, Oregon, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Sep 1, 2009

From a bottle, pours a cloudy amber with a big pale tan head. The aroma is nutty and citrusy. The body is medium with average carbonation. Taste is carmel, citrus, just the right amount of sweetness and a big bitter citrusy, piney finish.

notalush (2645), Denver, Colorado, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Aug 28, 2009

Hazy dark copper pour, with a sudsy, sticky lace - nose of caramel and crackery, biscuity malts - grapefruit and orange - fairly full-bodied, and much more malt forward than many american ipas - those hops do come on really strong, though - they add a lot of pine/spruce character - slightly estery, which works well with the malt profile - finish of gingerbread and lingering hoppiness - a bit more distinctive than your average american ipa - nice.

Rciesla (3600), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Aug 28, 2009

Bottle. Pours an amber body with a white head. Hoppy with a pine, and grapefruit character. Subtle malt notes caramel and some grass. Nice brew.

VitaminR (428), Colorado, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Aug 24, 2009

Caramel green apple nose with hints of pine trees. Copper colored with a big frothy head. Malty and rich, big bitterness like an unripe green apple’s skin, interesting and well balanced. Big carbonation, full bodied, and a bitter fruity smooth finish. Great IPA, fruit is huge and makes for a refreshing IPA. Nice beer.

msante79 (814), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Aug 18, 2009

12oz bottle from Bubbles Liquor World. Pours clear amber with off-white head. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, dark fruits and hops. Flavor is bitter hops, bready malts, caramel, some fruit and a little citrus. Could use more hops and citrus. Average IPA.

evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Aug 17, 2009

Bottle. An amber coloured pour with a slight head. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Hoppy, fruity, slight caramel, a little bitter, some pine. Reasonably good IPA.

greig (171), Hamilton, New Zealand

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 15, 2009

Second taste of this for me, decided it was time to rate it. For a beer which doesn’t get raved about, it really is a fabulously hoppy beast. Citrus and pine are to the fore, but a searing bitter finish. The malt is no slouch either, with some nice baked bread character, and some fruity esters round out a great beer.

ericandersnavy (1052), crossroads, Texas, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 5, 2009

bottle thanks to cavie. poured reddish amber with a white head and some nice lace was left behind. aroma was caramel, citrus, and peach. flavor was caramel, citrus, and pine.

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