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Half Pints Little Scrapper IPA

Percentile
78
overall
Brewed by Half Pints Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Winnipeg, Canada

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613.41/5.03.34/5.06%52.7Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
To admit that the brewer at Half Pints is a bit of a hophead is an understatement. This India Pale Ale is unabashedly hoppy, not only from the Amarillo hops we add to the brew kettle, but also from the northwest U.S. variety called Cascade that we add directly to the final tank. A firm toasted malt presence forms the background for all of these hops, and we're confident our Little Scrapper IPA could take other so-called IPA's to the mat if called upon to do so. Try it with a curry or a basket of beer battered fish & chips. Serve in a glass at 8 degrees celcius. Unpasturized.
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 Cole (286), , Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Deep amber colour, tall slightly green head. Aroma is very hoppy. Very North American. The beer is rich smooth and flavourfull. A very nice sessional IPA. Full bodied and robust, hoppy and bitter without ripping your face off.


 DuffMan (2751), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 10, 2009  
Bottle. Hazy deep golden with orange highlights and a thick long-lasting head. Very fruity hoppy aroma. Hop-dominated flavour, mostly tangerine citrus, some peach, hints of spice, beautifully bitter end. An excellent west-coast American style IPA! Fuck yeah our western provinces can turn out the IPAs! Western Canada REPRESENT!!


 Spab (259), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 26, 2009  
341 ml bottle at Volo. Pours a cloudy copper with slightly off-white head. Maybe something was off with my bottle, glass or me, but the nose was strongly salty, almost fishy. That smell really overwhelmed the hop presence that was clear from the flavour - big piney, green hops with some spiciness and a subtle caramel malt backbone. Lasting, moderately bitter finish with the alcohol giving it a pleasant warmth. I don’t for the life of me understand the aroma, but otherwise a nice beer.


 Macadem (101), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Sep 10, 2009  
A soft, crisp,clean and refreshing IPA. Surprisingly soft nose, mild hops and citrus, with gentle floral notes. Tastes of orange and lemon rind, hops and butter. Nice lacing in the glass, pours golden yellow.


 Savvy1982 (303), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/512/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Bottle. Pours medium red-amber, with a fluffy and persistent off-white head with gorgeous lacing. Nose is delicate but still well-hopped; notes of spruce and citrus, not terribly aromatic. Really tasty in the mouth, plenty of grapefruit, pine resin, firm malt background. Well done, points are for balance though, not massive extroverted hops.


 ChrisThomson (393), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/511/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Bottle at Volo. Solid american IPA. Amber colour with small head. Nice piney hoppy nose, Substantial taste of caramel malt balances out the citrus and piney hop flavours.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (889), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 15, 2009  
i gotta say, this is very good stuff! i did not expect this quality of brew. Straight up American IPA. Excellent hazy apricot colour with a fair sized smooth white crown, decent retention and ample ropy lacing. the floral aroma is filled with amarillo and cascade hops (I love amarillo hops) that leave the nose happy. Sweet and fruity, maybe the smallest ammount of pine, and soft malts - a small quantity. Taste is as good as the aroma. Intense hops right off the bat, pine, and citrus, some fruit but the intensity of the hops wipes most everything else out. This sucker is ALL hops. Mouthfeel is nice smooth with a good biting ammount of carbonation. Almost medium bodied. The malts try to come out at the end but get smashed by the crazy bitterness that goes on and on. Excellent brew.


 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 11, 2009  
[2134-20090508] Bottle. Fresh apple orange hops and earth aroma. Hazy, dark red amber body with a quick foamy off-white head. Bitter earthy orange hops flavour has a bit of sweet grass. Medium body is bitter. Interesting, fair balance.
(@ Volo; Toronto, ON)



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