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Russian River Blind Pig IPA

Russian River Blind Pig IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Santa Rosa, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5843.96/5.03.94/5.0Special6.1%99.4Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
70 IBU's. 1.061 Original Gravity.
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 danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Getting notebook online. Bottle. Pours a cloudy golden hue. Loads of hops on the nose. Great pine, grapefruit flavors. A solid bitter finish. Real good!!


 ironchefscott (341), portland, Oregon, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/519/20
Dec 15, 2008  
damn great ipa when on tap..the bottles...not so much...pretty much the definative ipa that is not a double.....super complex hoppy nose and tons of citrus and very drinkable!


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/517/20
Dec 14, 2008  
Bottle from my brother - Vac. Poured amber with a frothy white head that left some lasting and good lace down the glass. Great grapefruit aroma with a backing of pine and light malts. Lots of citrus hop flavors with a light malt for balance. Medium body that was just slightly tart up front but with a very enjoyable bitter ending. Awesome.


 GodOfThunder (855), Orlando, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Copper color with thin, foam, white head. Smell is strong pine with grapefruit. Excellent smell. Taste is actually a little less bold than the smell would suggest. Slightly sweet, but smooth and not ultra-bitter. Very good IPA.


 BillKismet (1894), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 8, 2008  
Bronze with a proliferation of upward hurling tiny bubbles feeding a luscious cream top. Divinely honeyed hop florals and bitterness are a hop nectar salve to the nostrils. Bitter and sweet notes intermingle. Raw hop leaf flavor and good, refined bitterness. Piny. A hop lovers IPA. Ends moderately dry.


 LtDan (470), LA - Originally from South NJ!, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Good, but overhyped. Poured a cloudy yellow with a fluffy white head. Aromas of grapefruit rind and pine. Signature ton of hops like in Pliny, but very soft in the finish. I guess every CA IPA cant be super abrasive, but I was looking for more citrus or more pine and did not get either. Still beats 99 percent of the east coast IPAs out there.


 rederic (1785), montréal, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 4, 2008  
500ml bottle, bright yellow gold color, with frothy whithe head, very good floral hop citrusy nose of grapefruit, with some resinous, piney, coniferous accents with a hint of crunchy caramel malt in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, fruity, flowery hop coniferous character, with some pine niddle, cedary accents, with a hint of fresh mintiness, some oily lemon peel citrusy, with some toasty malt undertones, leading towards a fruity, zesty, citrusy, coniferous hop bittering finish.


 drjay44 (756), Salida, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 3, 2008    Updated: Mar 13, 2009
500 ml. bottle. Pours a beautiful thick head which has good retention, followed by attractive lacing, over a golden body with many tiny floaters....nose is enormous with heavy bursts of pine, resin, grapefruit, ?vanilla....tastes of slight malts initially then the burst of grapefruit and resin, finishing with a relatively light lingering bitterness...mouth fell is medium. A well balanced and appropriately praised American style IPA. 12/3/2008



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