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Beer Works Back Bay IPA 3.35 73

Beer Works Back Bay IPA


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733.4/5.03.35/5.06.5%53.6Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
A hop lover's delight, this American India Pale Ale is brewed with over 1.5 lbs. of hops per barrel. As with all IPAs, this beer is higher in alcohol, hop aroma and bitterness than regular pale ales, and you don't have to sail to India to enjoy it.
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 yespr (12406), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Sample from cask at the brewpub in Canal street. Pours hazy orange with almost no head. Citric fruity and floral aroma with more decernable maltiness. Flavour is fruity hops with a soft caramel malt base. Goes into a good bitterness in the finish. More malty than the tap version, still with a good bitterness.

Sample from tap at the brewpub in Canal street. Pours orange clear with a creamy off-white head. Citric fruity and floral aroma. Flavour is fresh fruity hops with a soft malt base. Goes into a good bitterness in the finish. Not as strong hoppy as described in the menu. Very nice on a hot day.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 04/27/1999
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear amber, thin frothy head, light hop aroma, strong hop flavor, lots of lingering bitterness
-------- /> Date: 02/08/2007
Mode: draft
Words: brepub fenway

pretty much unchanged after all the years except for a nice caramel sweetness to complement the big hop profile,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4


 argo0 (6982), Washington DC, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 28, 2005  
Crystal clear apple juice body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, floral/orange. Taste is medium sweet, floral/orange, some caramel, light grapefruit. Watery medium body. Pleasant, but seems more an APA.


 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 2, 2003    Updated: Oct 29, 2007
(Draught) Pours a clear golden body with a medium white head. Aroma of citrus, caramel, and light floral. Flavor of citrusy hops, caramel malt, and pine with a bitter finish.


 jcwattsrugger (5573), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 21, 2006  
on tap-pours a creamy offwhite head that laces with gold color. Aroma is crisp hops, citrus. Taste is crisp lighter hops, grapefruit with a slight bite, refreshing.


 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 29, 2005  
Tap@Beer Works, Boston, Ma. Quite buttery and sweet. Sweet hops in the nose and flavour. Piney, earthy characters. Slightly sticky.


 chriso (4851), London, Greater London, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 21, 2009  
On tap at the Canal Street location. Quite pale and a little underpowered for an IPA. Fresh and clean but lacks impact. Some grapefruit at the back end. Served very cold but actually opens up as it warms. Unfortunately, most of the pint was gone by then (I was thirsty).


 Lubiere (4551), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 11, 2009  
A golden IPA with a thin white head. Lightly hopped aroma, very restrained. In mouth, a decent IPA, with sustained final hops, but lacking in malts and body. Overall, run of the mill and simple. On tap at Fenway brewpub, Oct. 12 2008.



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