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Rubicon India Pale Ale

Rubicon India Pale Ale

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Rubicon Brewing Company

Sacramento, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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963.45/5.03.44/5.06%56.9 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Golden in color with an assertive hop bitterness. This beer won gold medals at The Great American Beer Festival in 1989 and 1990. A true American Classic.

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 AgentSteve (736), Livermore, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Aug 14, 2008  
Pale copper pour with a thin, off white head. Hop bitter nose and flavor. Not bad, but a bit bland.


 Angeloregon (1829), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 14, 2008  
Thanks to Eric WIlderson for a bottle of this magnificent brew!--Poured a hazy amber-copper body with a medium, white head. Thick. grassy, hoppy, gritty, caramelly nose. Flavorful, awesome and sticky honey sweet, but missing something that the greats have. Still, this beer is killer. KILLER!


lipscomb216 (62), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 3, 2008  
I was impressed with this one. Hoppy, resinous, I think I was getting some chinook hops in there with the piney resin feeling from the hops. All in all, a very good effort.


 SuzyGreenberg (900), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 31, 2008  
4 oz. sample @ brewpub - light gold with lots of lacing from its thin, white head; sticky, grassy hop aromas; very bitter and a bit one dimensional; thin bodied; certainly smoked by the valley brew IPA i tried the previous afternoon


 The_Epeeist (915), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 17, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Hazed olive orange with a fluffy white head. Nose is mild orange and pine. Crisp medium light with just enough carb. Taste is orange and lemon pith with a touch of honey. Bready finish with a spicy bite. Quite enjoyable; goes down easy




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