Lervig Brewers Reserve Oat IPA

Lervig’s Brewer first made this oat IPA as a "hoppy birthday gift" for himself on his 40th. In this version the 25% oats build a full body. The Nelson Sauvin and Hallertau Blanc hops add their wine/grape flavours. The result is an intense grapey grapefruit flavor.

3.6

174 reviews

Stavanger, Norway

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3.9 Echt ein ganz cooler grapey Grapefruiter geworden. Das macht das Ganze auch ein bißchen eindimensional und ich hätte auch deutlich mehr Weissweinverweise erwartet, nichtsdestotrotz kommt der schneidende Hoppydrytrunk mit einer gehörigen Durchschlagskraft um die Ecke. Zuerst citrusfresh und dann kräftig pampelmusenstumpf. Die üppige Hafterung fällt wenig auf. Klar, ein wenig Getreideflair am Gaumen und Weißbiertouch im Auge, trotzdem nicht sehr anschmiegsam. Und das erwartet man bei Oat doch schließlich 😉. Krasser Austrockner, neben der üblichen IPA Spur. Abgelaufene (17.03.) Flasche von BEYOND BEER HH. 1,60€. Nice!!!

4.0 On tap at hopaholic. Hazy yellow colour small white head. Nose is citrussy sourness. Mouthwatering. Taste is low bitterness, low sourness. Hoppy notes. Good, but not as good as the nose suggest.

3.1 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7.2%. Hazy straw colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of hops with white wine notes. Slightly sweet flavour, hoppy with notes of white grapes first, grapefruit and resin in the bitter finish.

3.3 Bottle from Gonzo, April 2016. Clouded orange with a narrow white head. Intriguing well-wrung hop aroma with orange cordial, lime sharpness and a hanfbier leafiness. Something like orange liqueur infused Madeira cake with a spiritous splash of heat, uncomplicated rasp of bitterness, honey and peach syrup dominated by non-specific citric bitter hop. No oats. Boiled sweet and peachy US elements emerging. A stewed nettle-like freshness. Decent but not sure what the oats bring to the party.

3.7 330ml bottle from Beer Gonzo. Cloudy amber brown, not much head, lot of sediment. Boiled sweet hop aroma. Grain resin grapefruit flavour. Bitter sweet aftertaste. Interesting different big flavoured IPA.

4.1 Bue à la pression. Blonde assez claire, plutôt limpide, mousse bien balèze. Nez citronné. Relativement grasse en bouche grâce à l’avoine, c’est agréable. Très fruitée niveau papilles, genre mangue, papaye et orange. Petite amertume qui devient modérée en fin de bouche. Vraiment très chouette.

3.3 Bottle from Beer Gonzo. Murky amber with yeast chunks gathering beneath a thin off-white head. Lively carbonation. Aroma of grass, lemon and white wine. Flavour of lemon meringue pie and lime pith with a biting, hoppy finish. Medium body with a smooth, foamy mouthfeel. Light fizz. Quite harsh and disjointed.

3.7 On tap at Borefts Beer Festival, 2016. Pours hazy deep golden, white head. Hoppy, fruity, citrus, grapefruit, malty. Sweet with moderate lasting bitter finish. Medium bodied.

3.4 Sample at Borefts 2016. Poured a hazy straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is yeast, light citrus. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a smooth yeast grainy palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

3.5 Borefts Beer Festival 7th edition day 1 25/09/2016. A light straw coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is light floral and pollen hops, light lemon citrus. Flavour is composed of light fresh grains. lemon citrus hop, floral hop, Firm bitterness.

2.9 Tiny white head. The beer is gold yellow, light orange. It smells pretty orange peels and also lactic (wondering if it’s what the brewer was seeking). This lactic smell erase all the delicacy of the wonderful hops which where put in it. But in mouth, it taste much less bad than it smells. Orange dominates, but you can find the discrete notes of the Nelson Sauvin (did not find the Hallertau to be honest), and the lactic is much less present. Not a bad beer, but I guess it did not appreciate the travel. Too bad !

3.5 Draught @ Kuja. Rated on 23.11.2016 Aroma has bretta tones and fruits. Flavour has minerals, some bretta tones and some fruits. Feels dry-ish. I wonder if the bretta is intentional here?

3.5 Murky orange with a thin head. Aroma is wheat, melon, and pine. Taste is oatmeal and lemon. Oily texture with a hoppy bite towards the end.

3.7 Tasted at Borefts Beer Festival 2016. Swamp, rye, grains, citrus, crispy and bitter.

3.5 Draft at Borefts De Molen Beer Festival 2016 Bodegraven, The Netherlands. 23.09.2016. Pour it hazy yellow color with small white head. Aroma of grains, oat. Taste sweet honey feel, grains, pinch of grassy hops at the end, easy drinkable , ok decent.

3.4 Tap@Søernes. Pours hazy golden with lazing white head. Aroma is malty with light bread, caramel and fruity notes. Hints of grassy hops too. Taste is primarily malty with caramel and fruity notes yet some grassy and grapefruit hoppiness. Finish is dry and moderately bitter with grapefruit.

3.6 Tap at Before 9. Meaty malt nose, stone fruit. orange, cloudy. Malty, nice stone fruit flavor, rich and smooth like oats, peppery finish.

3.5 On tap at Borefts 2016, shared. Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Nice bitterness. Easy drinking.

3.2 Tap @ Borefts. Blonde. Grainy aroma with soft cellar notes and a hint of citrus. Grainy bitter flavor, with citrus, grapes and earthy notes.

3.6 At Borefts 2016. thnx for sharing,everyone ! Pours clear blonde, small white head. Smell is bit bitter, fruity. Taste is bitter, sharp, malty. not bad.

3.5 On tap @ BBF 2016. Cloudy yellow with a small white head. Fruity and flowery tones. Fruit, malt and hops. Medium body with a bitter sweet finish.

2.7 On tap at Borefts. Hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of caramel and fruity hops with a touch of diacetyl. Sweet malty flavour with diacetyl and grass.

3.0 Tap. Slightly hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is hoppy, jammy, straw. Taste is bitter, grassy hops, some straw. Medium carbonation. Interesting, but not exactly my cup of tra

3.7 Draught @ Borefts, Bodegraven. Cloudy straw golden, foamy white head. Big earthy, dry oat notes, light tropical fruity hops. Good body, medium carbonation. Well done, not my taste.

4.3 Misty golden, frothy. Lemony, sharp spice lifting up the fresh hop. But it’s the fermentation that stands out, superb. Excellent beer. Again. . (On tap at Borefts 2016)

3.6 Borefts 2016 Scherp kruidige limonade hoppen.. dikkig op de ton.. interessant.. drooog

3.5 Keg @Cimmeria, Oviedo. 17-09-2016. In short: citrusy earthy ale. Pours quite hazy pale gold with frothy white head. Long head retention, good lacing. Nose is ripe citrusy fruit, some tropical, some pine. Medium body, average carbonation, oily texture. Taste is moderate bitter, fruity, some little viscous mouthfeel.

3.6 0,33l bottle from Firmabier. Pours hazy orange colour with smallish head. Aroma of oats, tropical fruits, citrus, malts, pine. Moderately bitter.

3.6 Bottle that dad picked up from Buxton Tap (a few months back, I was with him) shared with dad, cheers dad!, Rawson Green, Kilburn, Derbyshire, Saturday 10th September 2016 in the company of Dad and Pauline Pours gold in colour with a hazy appearance and a white head. The Nelson Sauvin wins out on the aroma, grapefruit wafts, it’s got a pithy edge also both in the mouth and on the nose. Really fruity, I get the oatinness as well which adds some body, juicy and with a light tropical edge. Very good beer. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6

3.9 Bottle at home. Hazy orange pour with a thin white head. Note of grapefruit, green hops, green tropical fruit (papaya, mango, pineapple), dank hops and pine resin with a thin honey layer underneath. Well balanced and easy to drink, medium bodied, medium carbonation and a hoppy bitter-sweet finish.