King Harbor Brewing Steep Faces IPA

Beer Name: Steep Faces IPA
Brewery: King Harbor Brewing Co. (Redondo Beach, CA); in collaboration with Epic Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, UT)
ABV: 6.8%
How sold: 16 oz. tallboy cans; possibly on draft
Where bought: Craft Shack (San Diego, CA)  ****bought online
Price: $3.49 for 16 oz. single tallboy can

Date Canned: June 29, 2017
Date Purchased: July 28, 2017
Date Received: August 8, 2017
Date Opened: August 17, 2017
When brewed? Limited-time beer. Released in cans June 2, 2017.

What's on the Website: "A citrusy india pale ale hopped w/ Citra, Mosaic, & El Dorado balanced with the finest cold brew coffee from Stumptown roasters in LA."

Where distributed: As of September 2017, King Harbor distributes within California, namely Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. Obviously, Epic Brewing also carried this beer. See if King Harbor ships to your area!

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours hazy orange-golden into a pint glass. Unfiltered; sediment at the bottom of the can and glass. White head, trace lacing. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Predominantly coffee. The IPA hop-citrus is there, but not everyone will detect it. 4/5

Taste (40%): As expected, mostly coffee experience throughout. However, the hop citrus tries to assert itself, especially on the aftertaste. Honestly not my favorite from King Harbor; I'm a coffee lover, but the coffee still throws me off when I see and hope for IPA. It is otherwise respectably executed. 3.75/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-bodied, some carbonation. Leaves a dry tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): A decent IPA - if you like coffee. If you're expecting mostly IPA here, you'll be disappointed. It certainly comes as advertised (a coffee IPA), and the more you drink it, the more IPA qualities you may pick up. I'm personally still getting used to the thought of a coffee IPA. I'd like to see the coffee a little less assertive (if possible) to allow the IPA portion to shine a bit more. 4/5

Final Weighted Rating: 3.938/5