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Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA

Score
9898
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1702   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.76   EST. CALORIES: 216   ABV: 7.2%
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.


4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Jaykizzel (2) - Texas, USA - FEB 9, 2012 does not count
bitter, bitter awesome, awesome bitter, awesome. and random words to get 85 characters.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
imdownthepub (7128) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 8, 2012
Bottled, 355ml from Bellingers Garage, Grove, Oxon. Cloudy orange amber with white head. Initial soft bread, yeasty, malt notes, some soft fruitiness which is rapidly overtaken by a pine like, herby hoppy flavour. Just a tad flabby, not as sharp as I expected, but dominating and lasting. Pretty reasonable overall.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dixonian (924) - Dallas, Texas, USA - FEB 8, 2012
12oz bottle. Clear amber brew with lots of sticky white head. Pine and citrus hop explosion - flavor is balanced with lots of caramel malt and a good hop punch.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
kingstoni (156) - FINLAND - FEB 8, 2012
Bottle. Hoppy aroma of citrus and fruits with a hint of grass. Bitter and fruity taste.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Frenger (91) - Derby, Alabama, ENGLAND - FEB 5, 2012
Bottle from mybrewerytap.com. (I think). Hazy amber and a thin white head. Taste of root vegetable and citrus. Tasty indeed.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BrotherLogic (222) - South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - FEB 5, 2012
Old bottle but still tastes great - solid malt presence a powerful hop flavour. Looks awesome too!

3.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Jado (29) - Camp Hill, AUSTRALIA - FEB 4, 2012
UPDATED: FEB 5, 2012 Chalk one up for truth in advertising. This beer is almost exactly as described - deep amber colour, nice tight head, bready malt and pine hops on the nose, big hop flavours and a clean dry finish. Threre?s some bitterness, but it?s very well balanced. The palate shows some nice tangy fruit that goes on and on. Very good American IPA.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
vikingguy (452) - Chaska, Minnesota, USA - FEB 3, 2012
Cloudy deep gold with large foamy head. Fresh hop aroma. Big herbal-citrus-pine hop flavor is up front, balanced with a caramel and fruity malt base. Finish is long, hoppy, & very dry. A bit of an astingent aftertaste. This is very good, although a little to sharp for my liking. For me, not a top-tier IPA, but not too far off.


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