# Beer Review: Urban Chestnut Fantasyland IPA

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/beer-review-urban-chestnut-fantasyland-ipa/
- Published: 2015-07-21T15:01:24-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

[Urban Chestnut](http://www.urbanchestnut.com/) released another IPA in recent months–
Fantasyland. They call it a Midwest Coast IPA and it’s part of their Revolution 
Series (#8):

> Fantasyland – Noun; a place or circumstance existing only in the imagination or
> as an ideal; dream world. Origin – Midwest “Coast” of the United States. Need 
> we say more?!

**Style:** American IPA
 **ABV:** 6.50% **Offering:** 16.9 oz Euro Style Bottle

**Appearance:** It poured a copper color with thick, off-white head into a pint 
glass. The 2 fingers of head had great retention and lacing.

**Smell:** The citrus hops are definitely there, along with some sweet malt. There
are also traces of pine and caramel.

**Taste:** Like the smell, the citrus is front and center; definite grapefruit and
some orange peel. There are also hints of grassy hops, sweet malt, and a little 
spice.

**Mouth:** The body is medium and the carbonation is low. There’s a slight bitterness
to it, but overall it’s a balanced beer.

**Overall:** This is an easy drinking IPA; nothing earth shattering, but also not
overly complex. If you are looking to expand your taste into IPAs, this a good place
to start.

The [Beer Advocate](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/24764/146675/) score
hasn’t been established due to only 7 reviews (the rAvg is 3.72); no score from 
the Bros either.

The Untappd app has 3,572 ratings with an average of 3.67.

**My Score:** 4 out of 5
 [⌊4.0⌉](https://i0.wp.com/www.nyrdcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4.0.png?ssl=1)

(The new scoring…an empty pint glass is a good thing. Since this beer received a
4 out of 5, there are 4 empty pint glasses to represent that. The more full glasses,
the worse the beer is.)

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