Dix India Pale Ale

Name: IPA
Date: September 06, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, fine off white head, heavy lace
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with an abundance of citrus hops
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, crystal sweetness, lots of citrus hops with a nice fruity orange
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

On draught at the DIX BBQ & Brewery in downtown Vancouver, BC. Pours a clear caramel copper brew with a creamy off-white head that has some nice retention and lacing. Aroma of mostly grapefruit and citrus zest, a hint of caramel and some tropical fruit. Taste is medium bodied, has mostly grapefruit and citrus flavors with a hint of caramel malt. Finish has a mild bitterness with a dry grapefruit flavor overpowers most other flavors.

Tap a few years back. Peachy citrus aroma. Bubbly orange amber, off-white creamy head. Light sparkly body. Citric hop finish, grassy dry aftertaste.

Glass, draught, drank on site on July 27 2008; eye: caramel brown, tiny ring of head, clear, no effervescence, no lacing; nose: hops, caramel, grapefruit, dirty socks; mouth: hops, grapefruit, finale in astringent caramel with a hint of grapefruit, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, mild astringency, medium-full body, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Verre, en fût, bue sur place le 27 juillet 2008; oeil : brune caramel, petit anneau de mousse, claire, pas d’effervescence, pas de dentelle; nez : houblon, caramel, pamplemousse, petit chausson sale; bouche : houblon, pamplemousse, finale en caramel astringent avec une pointe de pamplemousse, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, astringence moyenne, corps moyen-corsé, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé

Draught at the brewpub
Copper color, with a creamy head. Quite nice hop aroma, grassy, earthy and a bit fruity too. Good caramel flavor, with a smooth and round mouthfeel and a good body strength; it has a powerful hopping, well aromatic, with a lot of hop oils. Good, at last.

Very hoppy aroma. A massive body offsets the hops, but overall the high alcohol unbalances an otherwise excellent beer.

Had this from a cask at Central City’s Cask Festival. Cloudy, with a fair amount of particulate. Very thin amber head with a hint of citrus in the nose. Big body. Mildly alcoholic in the end - surprise surprise. This is an excellent IPA.

Pours a nice orange with a creamy head and nice lacing. Aroma is lightly sweet with lovely fresh grassy hops. Holy lupulin batman! Nice oily hops, light maltiness, good crisp finish. Astringent, fresh, yum! Good body & carb. Could use a touch more malt. Nice!