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Great Waters Flying Puck IPA


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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Great Waters Brewing

St. Paul, Minnesota USA

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83.54/5.03.4/5.0Special6%0Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

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This is a black IPA. We used a wicked load of hop to make this brew. Hops used were Summit Dwarf, a very new and exciting variety, along with Amarillo, also new and very hard to come by. This cask brew has also been dry hopped with fresh Amarillo hops. To get the black color we "farbe malted" roasted barley in the sparge process to extract only the color an leave the dark flavors behind. This brew is gonna move fast, just like a hockey puck. A great beer for banging off the pipes too.

 Skyview (2901), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 28, 2007  
Sampled during ABR ’07 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pours a reddish brown amber brew with a light tan/off-white head that has some good retention and lacing. Aroma of mostly grapefruit zest and citrus peel. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonation with plenty of grapefruit hoppiness that overpowers any bread malt flavor or character. Finish is dry and quite bitter with a lingering grapefruit bitterness that stick around for a while.


 BDR (1880), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 2, 2007  
ABR 2007. Grapefruit hops on the nose. Brown beer with minimal head. VERY hoppy body. Not too sweet on the body. Hands down the best Great Waters beer at the fest.


 robertsreality (2462), Minnesota, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 1, 2007  
Brown/Red Color with Light Tan Head. Fresh Green Hop Aroma. Dark Bread Notes...Nice Hop Profile. Medium Mouthfeel and a Creamy Body. Lightly Dry Aftertaste. Little Dusty Overall. Nice Casked IPA.


 Nuffield (2541), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Dec 31, 2006  
A hoppy IPA, but the black color...that’s the key here in how it is promoted. I’m not sure it does much. Perhaps there is a bit of the characteristic schwarzbier smoothness influencing it, but I also had it as a cask version and the cask effect is far stronger on the mouthfeel than the malts. (on cask at brewpub)


 badgerben (3160), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 28, 2006  
Cask. Near black color with a perfect Guinness-like head. Very light aroma that seemed like East Kent Golding hops. Piney and earthy hop flavor. A little dusty like a farmhouse ale. It’s a good IPA, but the color is really just a "hey look what we can do" gimick. It doesn’t seem like roasted barley added anything to the brew.




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