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Sierra Nevada: Torpedo Extra IPA

This New World IPA is/was brewed by Sierra Nevada in Chico, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 58.2%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 7.20%.

Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

Bottled at Hunters. Hazy amber, nice pale head with tight creamy lace. Sweet, mildly exotic fruity nose, hint of resin, lots of caramel, kiwi. Flavor is mellow pine, clean yeastiness, sweet malts, resin and licorice in the finish, along with some grapefruit bitterness. Very soft mouhfilling palate. That yeast mellows it quite a bit, but that makes
Bottled:Pours deep orange/amber with a thick head. Aroma is caramel, apricots and lots of hops. Flavour is loads of resiny hops. Theres also some notes of salty liquorice. Really long bitterness.
Pours light amber with frothy head. Aroma is pleasantly hoppy, just a touch of grass. Very nice hop flavor. Balanced towards hop and not malt as expected. Clean with bitter finish. Tasty.

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Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
5th Sep 2009 at 8:45 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 7.20 medium-golden Taste: 76.47%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 80%
Ease: 55.56%
Clarity: 100%
 58.203% bitter-hops 309

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Other Beers (etc.) by Sierra Nevada

Apart from Torpedo Extra IPA, Hop Horizons lists 27 others by Sierra Nevada. These are:
Anniversary Ale (2007)
Beer Camp #93 IPA
Beer Camp Belgian Black IPA (aka Sleight of Hand)
Bigfoot
California IPA
Celebration Ale
Celebration Fresh Hop Ale 2010
Celebration Fresh Hop IPA (2024)
Five Hop Experimental IPA
Glissade Golden Bock
Hazy Little Thing IPA
Hop Hunter
Kellerweis Hefeweizen
Narwhal Imperial Stout
Nooner Pilsner
Old Chico Crystal Wheat
Ovila Abbey Dubbel
Ovila Abbey Saison
Pale Ale
Pils
Porter
Ruthless Rye
Southern Hemisphere Harvest
Stout
Summerfest
Tropical Torpedo
Wheat Beer

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