It took only a couple of rounds of India's finest for the 19th century British Colonists to write home, "Either send us some good beer or we're outta here." India Pale Ale is what was sent. Originally made extra hoppy to survive the voyage, it's unique flavor also survived the Colonists finicky tastes and became and instant favorite back home.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by slowrunner77 from Reno, NV, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (11/22/2008 7:36:45 PM)
"i remember having a really good imperial ipa from Pyramid once, but it must have been based on a different IPA than this one...this is the budweiser of IPA's. anything but inspired. less aroma and flavor than one would expect."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.25 Unit Cost: $1.67 per Pint
[2] Review by killpineapple from Inland Empire, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/28/2008 2:29:40 PM)
"This is very disappointing for an IPA, more of a regular Pale Ale to me. Very faint grapefruit and grassy hops. Pours a cloudy golden color. Has a nice fizz in the mouth that makes the beer seem hopeful until it pours down the throat; it has a nice malt balance and some tangy grassy hop flavor, but theres no outstanding hop explosion, much less big flavor that I expect from an IPA. I guess I commend its smoothness, but I would probably not buy this again out of a 6er; on tap, possibly."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
4/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 72oz @ $7.99 Unit Cost: $1.78 per Pint
[3] Review by steelman127 from corvallis, OR, USA who has tried this beer once. (8/27/2008 4:41:24 PM)
"Pyramid continually puts out tasty beers at great prices. This one beer smelled of dark malts and had an appearance of a dark frothy thick beer. Not a bad bite to a high alcohol IPA. good beer
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Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.5 Unit Cost: $2 per Pint
[4] Review by jerrymorrison from lockhart, TX, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (8/19/2008 5:59:33 PM)
"Thunderhead poured a medium yellow body, its mid level carbonation gave it a small white head. Mouthfeel was adequate, Aroma was very faint, a slight hop presence with no dominate floral or pine attributes. Taste was about the same as the aroma. Overall its o.k., however i wont purchase it again since there are so many other IPA's yet to try."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.1 Unit Cost: $1.47 per Pint
[5] Review by mmmmBeer from Edmonton, Canada who has tried this beer a couple times. (8/18/2008 2:21:40 PM)
"Mmmmmmm…….sweet grapefruit beer smoke. Standard copper body with nice tan cap, lots of bubbles floating their way to the surface. Mild aroma with nice toasted malts, hints of grape fruit and sweet candies peaches. Aroma is fairly mild compared to other American IPA’s. Flavour has the standard bitter grapefruit taste but like the aroma fairly mild. Nice roasted malts, flowery hops and a pine finish. Very standard IPA that comes across bitter but not as intense as most, would gladly drink again if I wasn’t craving a hop bomb."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $2.36 Unit Cost: $3.15 per Pint
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