 frankenkitty (1788), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Jul 24, 2007
Rating #1700... simply because I didn’t want to break up my latest string of vacation reviews.
A deep vermillion/amber body shows thickness without haze and is constantly effervescent under a thick, creamy and long-lasting ecru head. Lovely citrus nose is both bitter & sweet and overall fruity with a healthy dose of orange rind, pulp & fruit along with hints of lemon and tea. Grapefruit, however, is the fruit of choice in the flavor. Along with pepper & pine, this makes for a well-made IPA with bitterness that lasts well into the finish. MIldly astringent and seemingly watery as my glass goes down, but that may be simply due to the fact that my mouth is watering. This is about as intense as I want an IPA to be, one which would be considered "sessionable" by my hop-headed friends with seemingly indestructible taste-buds.
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<font size=-4>Single 12 oz. bottle from Oliver’s Beverage, Albany, NY 12208</font>
Tweety (150), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Jun 25, 2008 ACBF 2008. Pretty good actually, wasn’t expecting too much from it going in, but a solid IPA.
acrdz (4084), Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 22, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours dark orange/rusty red color, makes me scared of caramel malt, but honestly there’s little smell or flavor of that dreaded ingredient. It has a nose of fresh, sticky, green C-note hops, somewhat dry and parched at times, not exactly damp and dank, but more of a fruity, dry pine wood scent. Flavor is rich, frothy, fresh, fruity Cascades, along with a sweetened apple crumb and bready flavor to compliment the assertively dry and fruity hops... green, fresh, really delicious. The dominant note is fresh red apple skins. Moderately dry on the palate with a medium body. Very good.
obxdude10 (1382), Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 5, 2008 A very unimpressive IPA, just about brown in color with an off-white head, no lacing left behind, the aroma was a little sweet with some caramel & chocolate hints, the body was light & watery, only a subtle flavor of hops was present, they could have taken some of the hops of their Pils & added it to this beer, it could definitely use a lot more, the finish was bready & only slightly dry & bitter, definitely a poor IPA
afireinside96 (306), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 3, 2008 Updated: Jun 22, 200812oz bottle served in a Duvel glass. Deep amber-red in color with a nice tan head on top. Smells of fruity cascade hops and some chocolate, a really wonderful combination. Flavor is citrus, sweet chocolate, and a bit of pine. One of the more balanced IPAs that I have had. Very nice.
Cruzan59 (122), Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
May 30, 2008 12oz bottle, variety pack from Brewers Outlet, Lancaster, PA...pours deep amber, medium off-white head...nice floral aroma...sweet citric flavor, orange peel, red grape, hoppy bitternes at the back of the tongue...decent lacing...good IPA.
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