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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
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933.45/5.03.43/5.06%56.1 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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 heemer77 (3611), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20

May 7, 2008  
Thanks for sharing, iowaherkeye, bottle from 9/13/07. The body was hazy orange and amber with a light khaki head. The aroma was orange concentrate with some strong almonds and toast. The taste was grapefruit rind. Fairly dry and woody with a soapy finish.

 The_Epeeist (892), 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


 Foolish_Mortal (932), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 13, 2008  
22oz bottle. Golden red color with a small white head. Light, fruity hop aromatics, some buttery malt. Pine, some candied citrus hop flavors up front. Caramel, tinges of biscuity malt underneath. Ruddy, earthen component manifests in the finish, with a lingering vegetal presence. Mouthfeel is a light medium, somewhat dry.


 DenverLogan (420), Oceanside, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Copper...small head. Aroma of hops and malt. Flavors are moderately rich of hops, citrus, malt...some bitterness but overall an easy drinking IPA.


 HopHeadinAZ (110), USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/513/20
Jul 8, 2008  
22oz Bottle: Pours a dark gold with a small off white head. The aroma is citrus driven with orange as the dominate smell. The taste is hop forward with grapefruit as the main flavor. The palate is the most interesting part of this beer for me. It lingers. This isn’t something I would expect for a standard IPA but it is the best part about this beer. This is my lowest rated IPA in recent memory. I expected more.


 JohnnyJ (639), Reno, Nevada, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 29, 2008  
Pours a light clear copper. Grapefruit, citrus, floral bitter hops, some caramel malt, grain, and pine. Pretty standard IPA, but well made. Medium Mouthfeel.




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