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Russian River Blind Pig IPA

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99
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5943.96/5.03.94/5.0Special6.1%99.4Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
70 IBU's. 1.061 Original Gravity.
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 donfardz64 (419), Wellington, New Zealand
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
May 1, 2009  
500mL bottle from Beerstore.co.nz, bottled in December ’08. Poured off the yeast, it is a hazy golden amber colour, with a frothy off white head. Aroma, wow. I haven’t smelt hops like this before in NZ. A lot of pine needle, which is new to me. An orange peel citrus underlies the strong piny aroma. The malt brings a little caramel to the aroma. Unsurprisingly; the flavour is dominated by piny, pleasantly bitter, resiny hops. Wow, now I know what ‘resiny’ means. Hop flavour coats my mouth, leaving a long lasting pleasant bitterness which screams “DRINK ME MORE!” I left this out to warm for 1.5 hours, yet I still can’t really detect any malt flavour through the huge hops, perhaps the Pliny the Elder will improve on this aspect, otherwise I can’t really fault this beer. This being my very first American craft beer tasted, I have big expectations for the rest!


snuffla (96), Chch, New Zealand
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 26, 2009  
Amber golden drop. White head. Aromas of pine, passionfruit, citrus. Taste; resiny itterness, more citrus, hints of caramel from the malt. RIch and smooth in the mouth, long lasting bitterness. Clean and very well crafted beer.


 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Apr 25, 2009  
[2022-20090227] 1pt0.9floz bottle. Sweaty pine needles and lots of toasted orange rind hops aroma. Hazy, medium orange body with a medium-lasting creamy off-white head. Great orange rind hops and mild grapefruit flavour with lots of bitter citrus seeds. Medium body is very bitter. Very well-balanced, very tasty, this bitterness could hide even more percentage.
(w/ jerc)


 SorenE (112), , New Zealand
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 25, 2009  
hazy golden amber with a fluffy lingering white head. lemons, lime, grapefruit, passionfruit maybe a bit of peach on the piney resiny nose. flavour is fresh and zingy with a firm malty backbone, kinda high bitterness I suppose but I’m loving it!


Hopeye (39), Oregon, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Apr 24, 2009  
This beer is a hop party in my mouth! I was accustomed to RR’s big imperials, so I expected a much tamer hop taste to their regular old IPA. What I got was a brew with all the hop flavor and without the malty intensity of an IIPA. I’d love to taste this next to a DFH 60. It would be a brutal competition. Where is my dream pub with both on tap?


 greig (171), Hamilton, New Zealand
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Having this after Pliny the Elder may have been a bad idea. It’s a delicious beer though. All grapefruit and wine biscuits. This beer is one of those "oh crap, I’ve finished mine already" beers. Far more drinkable/sessionable than PtE, and another great beer from Russian River.


Clave567 (1), USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 21, 2009  
Well balanced with a nice malt backbone. Nice slightly opake amber color. Very nice and upfront Hoppy character.Nice dry finish with a solid hop mouthfeel. This is one Awesome beer.


 kimcgolf (828), Dacula, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/518/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Another great hoppy beer from Russian River. Though not quite aas good as the two Pliny’s this did not disappoint at all. Poured to a hazy golden orange, with a strong citrus grapefruit hop nose and taste, a tingly, bitter mouthfeel, and a crisp long finish. Great job RR!!



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