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Deschutes Inversion IPA

Deschutes Inversion IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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 Percentile 
88
overall
Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Bend, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4273.52/5.03.51/5.06.8%78Shaker, Tulip
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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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 egajdzis (3598), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
Oct 5, 2006  
Poured a hazy copper color with a medium sized, off white head that left moderate lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, citrus fruits, and and some caramel malts as well. Taste of more pine and caramel, with toffee, light toastiness, and grapefruit finish.


 weeare138 (933), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/511/20
Oct 4, 2006  
Thanks to zrrbrrt for this... Appears a medium toned, hazy amber with a small off-white head that sLowly fades out. Streaks of lacing was left around the glass. Smell is creamy, citrusy, with caramel, grass, and biscuits. Taste is of the mentioned aromas highlighted with earthy, grassy, and citrusy flavors. Mouthfeel is bitter without much of a sugary, ballsy malt balance that I was craving in this one.


 Marsiblursi (1631), Göteborg, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 4, 2006    Updated: Oct 10, 2006
(Bottle) Pours hazy amber. No head. Fresh, piny hop aroma with exotic fruits like orange, pineapple and apricot. Piney, rasiny hop flavour with good, balanced, grapefruity bitterness/afterbitterness. Medium body.


 hopscotch (5437), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 3, 2006  
Bottle... GABF RB Tasting ’06... Hazy amber ale with a mid-sized, frothy khaki head. A blend of pink grapefruit, pine, black tea, caramel and biscuity malt in the nose. Bittersweet toffee, grapefruit, pine flavor. Medium-bodied and chewy with lively carbonation. Sweet, astringent and then dry finish. Thanks goes out to MIBRomeo for providing the bottle!


 oh6gdx (8795), Vasa, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/513/20
Oct 3, 2006  
Bottled (became rating #2000). Hazy, darkish amber colour with small beige head. Aroma is fruitish and flowery hops with sweet candyish hints. Liked the aroma very much. Flavour again is grassy, slight caramellish and hayish. Quite standard IPA.


 ante (2904), Stockholm, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 3, 2006  
Bottle at Stockholm Beer Festival. Hazy amber with a low head. Clean aroma of flowers and oranges. Clean and slightly metallic flavour of grapefruit, grass and oranges. Hop bitter aftertaste of grapefruit.


 Saarlander (1577), Saarlouis, Germany
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/54/103/514/20
Oct 2, 2006  
Nice bitter flavor, pine, citrus hops, alcohol is hidden well, actually drank quite easy, will drink it again. Single bought at Hollingshead’s.


 TBone (6675), Pori, Finland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Oct 2, 2006  
Bottled. Amber color, small white head. Strong fruity, sweet hoppy nose. Grassy, long bitter taste. Bitter aftertaste. "Normal" balance IPA.



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