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Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA

Percentile
96
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
9213.75/5.03.75/5.07.2%95.7Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Torpedo is an assertive American IPA deep reddish-gold in color, with a smooth and bready malt presence and over-the-top hop aromas. The beer has a solid bitterness and a massive hop flavor, yet remains easy drinking with a pleasant dry finish.
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 bu11zeye (5442), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20

Jun 28, 2008  
(Draught) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of herbs, florals, and light citrus. Flavor of hops (herbal, pine, grass, light citrus) and bready malts.

 tlind2 (603), Helsinki, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 26, 2009  
12 oz bottle @ Maltainen Riekko, Helsinki. Deep golden color, lasting off-white head. Sweet woody aroma with hints of fruit. Smooth hoppy flavor with a hint of spices. Medium body, medium-light carbonation.


BeerBlitz (49), Roslyn, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 24, 2009  
12 oz. bottle; Not as assertive as the description might lead one to believe; nice color and appearance, but mild aroma; bittering hops apparent in the taste but held at bay by a strong malt presence; light bodied; decent IPA; nice finish


cwondo (23), Rochester, Michigan, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 24, 2009  
Very nice looking, cloudy light orange-ish color with big off-white head of tiny bubbles. Aroma of hops, and I got an almost rubbery, band-aid smell too. Very nice bitterness but not much to go with it. Palate of tiny dancing carbonation. I expected this to be better than it was.


philbertk (37), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Remarks No sediment.Rich rocky big lacy dense off white head.Clear thin bright pretty amber gold color.Huge floral citrus pine grapefruit herbal earthy hop front.Sweet pine resinous crisp caramel base intoxicating hop body.Clean dry balanced hop spice end.WOW Hop


 beerfest5 (167), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 23, 2009  
not the best from a brewer that normally makes some pretty good beer, but this one was a dissapointment. no floral/citrus/pine flavor that most people associate with a west coast IPA.


 TampaBeer (184), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Nov 21, 2009  
Nice appearance. This is an excellent, balanced, everyday drinking IPA. Not a lot in the aroma, but a pleasant drink.


 GreatStelle (360), Chico, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 20, 2009  
Nice aroma. Extremley hoppy. Smells of pine, fruit. Nice medium malt flavor. A bit smokey. A medium-heavy mouth feel. pretty good beer.


 pkbites (328), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 19, 2009  
Pours a cloudy orange with an unimpressive head. Nose is luscious of hops, caramel, and cheap flavored soda pop! Flavor is of mega hops, peach, and a ton of grapefruit and citrus peels, followed by caramel at the swallow. Lots of hop bittering in the aftertaste. Little carbonation kills it’s thirst quenching ability. Everything else is right on target!



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