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RATINGS: 157   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.5   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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People sometimes describe the aromas and flavors of hoppy IPAs as “grapefruit.” Hell, why not use some then? Widmer’s brewing team used a simple IPA recipe and added a generous amount of dried grapefruit peel to the end of the boil. The aroma is a melody of citrus, with a slight spice undertone, accentuated by the use of Citra hops. The flavor is that of nice hop forward IPA with the bitterness of grapefruit.


rbrazell's rating

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rbrazell (955) - Tallahassee, Florida, USA - SEP 5, 2012
Draft at Momo's. Clear golden pour with a fluffy white head. Aroma is sweet fruits, grapefruit, light pine, and underlying malts. Weird balance of flavors feature tropical fruit up front and a quick bitter finish. Medium light bodied. Could have been executed better.


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mnmike (606) - Minnesota, USA - APR 24, 2013
I like the idea of adding dried grapefruit to the boil. I might have to try that next homebrew.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
wnoble (918) - French Lick, Indiana, USA - APR 22, 2013
Pour is medium amber, head is white. Nose is medium fruity hops, grapefruits, spicy bitter citrus pith and some caramel and toasty maltyness. Flavor lends more of the same fruity and spicy flavors, with some sharp bitters mixed in. Overall a drinkable and more balanced IPA in terms of malt and hops. Not bad.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
madmitch76 (9845) - , Essex, ENGLAND - APR 13, 2013
18th August 2012
Light haze on this amber beer. Tidy pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and smooth with a little fine carbonation. Nice hops - nettley pine and tangy sherbet ciitrus. Finishes smooth with an intense hoppy aftertaste. Really like the sherbet character here.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
anders37 (12664) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAR 6, 2013
Draft @ Toronado, San Francisco, CA. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy piney flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter piney finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
MOLA_DK (168) - DENMARK - FEB 22, 2013
Bottle at home. Pours slightly hazy amber/orange with a off white head. Very fruity, sweet aroma. Nice initial bitterness, then some malt backbone. Medium body, pleasant bitter aftertaste. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
gvmdw7 (171) - California, USA - FEB 18, 2013
Poured a light orange, very similar to honey. Smelled and tasted mostly of pine. Slight citrus tastes. The bitterness is up front and lasting. Great sipping beer

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ericular (225) - Minnesota, USA - FEB 9, 2013
From a bottle, dated August 12th, making this one almost 6 months old. I wish more breweries would specify "Best By" dates so I could go easy on an old beer. Anyway - aroma is citrus and grapefruit. Taste is definitely heavy on the grapefruit. Not an overpowering taste, but tilted a little too much towards grapefruit in the relatively bitter finish. Drinkable, not terrible, but I didn’t want a second one.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
Aniela (1490) - Skövde, SWEDEN - JAN 25, 2013
Draught at Beer Authority NYC sept 2012. Clear amber beer with a nice offwhite head. Hoppy, sweetish, fruity and grassy aroma. Sweet hops, fruity and grassy flavour with nice bitterness that dosen´t last. Lovley beer :-)

3.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jkwalking05 (2356) - Arlington, Texas, USA - JAN 21, 2013
Golden orange with a decent off-white head. Aroma is tons of grapefruit, floral, light pine and more grapefruit. Taste is grapefruit, grass, floral, light soil.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
travita (3034) - Frisco, Texas, USA - JAN 21, 2013
Bottle. The look is clear, orange colored, with an off white head. The smell is nice, orange, fruits, citrus, grapefruits, hops, and good. The taste is medium bitterness, fruit, pine, orange, and grapefruits.


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