Breckenridge 471 Small Batch IPA

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Denver, Colorado USA

Bright orange, brilliant clarity with smooth white head. Nose is smooth pine resin, grass, and light citrus. Flavor is light sweet hops and bready malts throughout, finishes on the sweeter side. Medium body, chewy texture, light carbonation. A nice, light, hoppy IPA with a sweet emphasis, very easy drinking with only hints of alcohol warmth.

Served from bottle to a pint glass via an aggressive pour. A: A bright copper color with an inch of head is poured initially, which fades to virtually no head. Though the head has all but dissipated it leaves a medium cling along the glass. You can clearly see this DIPA is unfiltered, and this contributes to a better looking beer. S: I can smell a note of citrus (orange I believe) and a big whiff of alcohol. Not an incredibly abundant hop profile in the nose. T: A lot of sweet fruit flavors on the tongue, off the bat I’m getting a bitter grapefruit flavor that dominates. A light hop bitterness in the background hides 95% of the alcohol in this brew. M: Mouthfeel is medium, which to style impresses the heck out of me. Again, I feel that because this brew is unfiltered this lends an extra depth of viscosity to this beer. D: This has to be one of the most drinkable DIPA’s I have ever experienced. If you have not sampled this beer, grab a six pack and share with your fellow BA’s. A great brew to style, well worth a try (or 6).

Pours clear orange-amber, with a one-finger beige head, very fine and lasting lacing. Aroma of biscuit, pine, grapefruit, caramel, with hints of earthy hay and pineapple. Medium body, creamy, smooth, and dry. Flavors of grapefruit and pine, biscuit, some light fruity notes, somewhat alcoholic. Very bitter pine-resin finish.

Bottle. Pours an amber, hazy color with a minimal frothy, white head. Lacing is strong. Aromas of grapefruit, citrus, raisin, and a hint of hay. Mouthfeel is moderate throughout with a slick start and a sticky finish. Flavors of grapefruit are abound, with a nice citrus aftertaste and a bit of malt to finish. Very good IPA, definitely worth the purchase.

Copper color. Citrus and soapy aroma. Flavor is heavy on the caramel with a good bitter finish.

Cloudy copper pour with a foamy, bubbly white head that collapsed quickly and left poor lacing. Smells right, with lots of piney hops. Flavor starts out great with a lot of caramel malt balancing the pine and lemony citrus, but it grows ever-harder to drink as an odd funk comes on at the finish and leaves a metallic twangy aftertaste.

Bottle at the Bloomington Beer Festival. Poured hazy dark gold with a white head. Aroma was full of piney notes. Flavor began with a citrus hoppiness and became more piney towards the finish. A bit of an unpleasant metallic taste.

Light copper in color, off white head. Nice aroma, with non-overpowering hops and fruit. The taste is nice, starting with a sharp bite and quickly moving to feeling quite smooth, amazing considering the amount of hops and alcohol it contains.