Deschutes Inversion IPA

	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
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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jbye4334 (658), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	8/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 20, 2009

(Bottle). Pours a light red/orange color. Head is yellowish/white. Light to moderate head lacing. Aroma of hops. Strong taste of hops and citrus, with a finish that is somewhat bitter. Soft carbonation.

crondonik (32), California, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 20, 2009

Bottled. For a mass produced micro it has good bitterness and malt sweetness. At the same time it is an average IPA with not too much of anything other than malt. The 6.8% alchy surprised me but that was about it.

BeerNeedy (60), Anchorage, Alaska, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 11, 2009

12 oz bottle. Mildly fecund aroma of pine and hops. Pours a deep copper with a full one inch white head. Flavor is bold and yet smooth with definite hoppiness. Overall a pretty decent IPA.

snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 9, 2009

Bottle. Pours clear dark orange amber with a nice foamy off-white head. Mostly citrus hops in the nose, some caramel malts as well. Very well-balanced flavor of grapefruit, caramel, and a little pine. Mouthfeel is surprisingly thick and sticky.

zapprentice (310), East Setauket, New York, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Mar 1, 2009

A decent, regularly available IPA. Subtle flavors on the nose, maybe some citrus fruits. Not much to the hop flavor, run of the mill.

Nebulor (109), , California, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 24, 2009

Lots of caramel, and some pine and grapefruit aromas. Poured an amber color with a copper hue and a sticky off white head. A lot of caramel with sweet English Tea and has some grapfruit and alcohol taste throughout. Medium bodied, resinous, with lively soft carbonation. Decent for a session starter or an inline session beer, for me.

GJF (498), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Feb 21, 2009

Nice, classic northwest IPA. Sweet aroma with a rich, creamy hop flavor. Dry, bitter finish.

captaincass (45), Everson, Washington, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 18, 2009 Updated: Aug 27, 2009

smells pretty carmelly and grapefruity from the hops. pours pretty dark for an ipa. tastes a little too much malt but has a nice hoppy finish.

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