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Captain Lawrence Captains Reserve 3.83 307

Captain Lawrence Captains Reserve

Percentile
98
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3073.85/5.03.83/5.08%88.1Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
This beer is a salute to the ingenuity and creativity of the American craft brewers. A uniquely American style of beer, the Double or Imperial IPA, has become the calling card of many craft brewers who aren't afraid to push the limits of what hops can add to a beer. This beer is big and hoppy - not for the faint of heart! Be prepared to experience sensory overload as you savor this Imperial IPA. Sensory Profile: Hops, and lots of them. The aroma is bursting with the classic citrus and pine aroma of American-grown hops. The flavor is dominated by a hoppy bitterness, with just enough malt to make you want to take another sip. Food Pairing: This beer needs an assertive food to stand up to it. Match Captain's Reserve with aged cheeses such as Stilton, cured and grilled meats.
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 Maltajo (109), TARRYTOWN, New York, USA
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Mar 22, 2009  
Growler. Right from the brewery! This is my most favorite beer in the world. My ratings of other beer are metered from this beer. Great pour, head and look. lots of flavor with a strong finish that keeps you wanting more! (Until you find yourself the next morning on the floor wit an empty glass in your hand!) You will LOVE it!


 beerfest5 (200), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
Nov 21, 2009  
I know I am rating this one really high, but it is such a nice thing to have an east coast DIPA taste this good. A really nice west coast version of an DIPA. taste is just what you’d expect, nice floral/citrus notes, not too "fat" of a taste and goes down unbelievably smooth. well done and i cant wait to take another sip.


 johnadam2002 (529), Hainesport, New Jersey, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Aug 12, 2007  
Woah! Poured dark amber with off white head. Big aroma of hops and citrus. Big party of hop flavors in your mouth with hints of citrus. One of best IIPA I’ve ever had. Delicious and smooth.


setauketone (10), setauket, New York, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Aug 12, 2009  
I tried this beer at Stony Brook Beverage from theor Growler Bar. This is an amaxing Imperial IPA. It was smooth as could be. Clear golden-orange color with a whitish head. Piney hop aroma along with sweet malt. Flavor is hops, citrus, and sweet caramel malt. Well-balanced with a medium-full, somewhat bready palate.


 TheRealBastard (144), The-No, California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/518/20
Aug 25, 2008  
Tap at Captain Lawrence. This stuff is scary good. Best session beer on the planet. I debate between this and hopslam as my favorite DIPA’s. Pours foggy amber color with beautiful quarter in white head. It’s piney and juicy. Has a nice hoppy and fresh taste to it. Great summer slammer. This go down very easy, highly recommended double IPA. Slightly underated IMO.


 fiulijn (7520), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Jan 11, 2007  
Draught at Hop Devil, NYC
Cloudy amber color; creamy head. Very nice hoppy aroma, with resins and fruits (delicate grapefruit). Good malty body, with an excellent aromatic and powerful hopping, with a lot of hop oils. Smooth and elegant. Excellent!


 alebrewer (122), Mentor, Ohio, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Draught throughout NYC Wonderful aroma lots of hops and malt. Taste cashes the aroma’s check. Wonderful! the best DIPA out there by far. If I could only get this in OH! Kudos!


 cazort (421), Newark, Delaware, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/105/518/20
May 9, 2008  
(On tap) Outstanding; a truly unique beer. Aroma strongly of grapefruit...fruity, complex, and genuinely grapefruit-like, with the bitterness, bite, and fresh and clean aroma. I’ve never had anything even remotely like this, and I absolutely love it. For having such a high alcohol content, this beer is surprisingly light and refreshing. Prior to drinking this beer, I haven’t tasted a single double IPA that I actually liked, since most of them are too heavy, taste too alcoholic, or have some sort of objectionable quality to the hops. This brew has no objectionable qualities whatsoever, and has a lot of complexity, in a unique sort of way. I became a huge fan of this beer with the first sip and am eager to drink it again.



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