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Judge's Review: 90 Rating - No Worries West Coast IPA by Belching Beaver Brewery

May, 2021

No Worries

No Worries

California
United States
No Worries, Belching Beaver Brewery
Description 

No Worries IPA is the epitome of a true West Coast IPA, but with a twist of modern-day hops & aromas. This hop forward West Coast ale pours clear with a nice bubbly head. Aromas of dankness and tropical fruit jump from the glass. The first sip will tingle your taste buds, and as the bitterness mellows the hop flavors take over. Strata, Galaxy, Mosaic, Citra, and Amarillo hops all lend their characteristics to this delightful West Coast IPA. This crisp, balanced ale will grasp at your senses and surely enlighten your day.

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
6.2%
IBUs: 
45
Malts: 
Two Row, Flaked Oats, Flaked Wheat
Hops: 
Citra, Mosaic, Strata, Galaxy, Amarillo

 

 


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Judges Rating: 
90
Aroma: 
21 / 24
Appearance: 
6 / 6
Flavor: 
36 / 40
Mouthfeel: 
10 / 10
Overall Impression: 
17 / 20

No Worries West Coast IPA from Belching Beaver Brewery, is being evaluated as an American IPA (Category 21A) from the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines.

This beer pours a slightly hazy bright gold, with a fine, off-white head that lingers and contributes to a very inviting appearance. The aroma features a moderate dank hop character, with a light hit of onion and garlic. The hops evolve and turn into mixed tropical fruit with light grapefruit zest as the beer warms and vents. Light cookie dough-like maltiness emerges as the hops fade.

The flavor also offers a moderate dank hop character, with light peach that transitions into mixed tropical fruit with a focus on mango. High hop bitterness emerges mid-palate along with moderately light bready, doughy malt and lingers into an off-dry finish. The smooth hop bitterness provides a firm backbone to the residual malt sweetness. This a medium-bodied beer with moderate carbonation and a pleasant, smooth alcohol warming.

Although this beer doesn't have the big blast of hop aroma and flavor that northwest hop heads have come to love in an American IPA, the overall hop character evolves throughout the sample and offers some fun complexity in how the hops are presented.