Pizza Port / 3 Floyds Shredd Session IPA

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Pizza Port / 3 Floyds Shredd Session IPA

Beer Name: Shredd Session
Brewery: Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad, CA) in collaboration with Three Floyds Brewing (Munster, IN)
ABV: 5.0%
How sold: 16 oz cans; on draft
Where bought: Craft Shack (San Diego, CA) ****bought online
Price: $3.99 for single 16 oz. tallboy can

Date Canned: April 4, 2018
Date Purchased: May 2, 2018
Date Received: May 8, 2018
Date Drank: June 28, 2018
When brewed? Special, limited-time release. Part of their Beer Buddies Project line. Released April 7, 2018.

What's on the Website: "Shredd Session is our next Beer Buddies Project release, brewed in collaboration with Three Floyds. This session IPA boasts piney, citrus, and tropical notes from Vic Secret, Topaz, Cascade, Amarillo, and Citra hops, and has a bready, toasty finish from a kolsch/pilsner and rolled oats malt bill." Read more here!

Where distributed: Pizza Port Brewing distributed this beer only in select California and Arizona markets.

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours hazy light golden into a pint glass. Unfiltered; sediment suspended in the beer. White head; trace lacing on the glass. 4.25/5

Smell (25%): Lemon and other citrus, with pine. As stated, it definitely has that Kolsch or Pilsner malt smell. 4.25/5

Taste (40%): Follows the nose; more of a lemony grapefruit citrus presents itself. Malt is lighter and complements the hop choices. Refreshing and fairly straightforward. 4/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-bodied; good carbonation. Slight dry tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): An awesome Double IPA. I pretty much got this beer because it's a collaboration with Three Floyds. While I generally don't care as much for the session IPAs (or anything that may resemble one) because many of them usually are lighter-bodied and lack the intense flavor I crave, this was one of the better IPAs I've had in that category. It was also citrusy refreshing, which helped a lot. I've always heard about Three Floyds Zombie Dust being one of the top American Pale Ales to try. I plan to eventually get to it. 4/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.1/5

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