Terminal Gravity IPA

Brewed by Terminal Gravity Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Enterprise, Oregon USA

Sample at the "Portland? Psh More Like Beerland" tasting on 03/10/10. This brew is a hazy orange color with a thin and fluffy off-white head that dissipates to an outer ring eventually. Stringy lacing on the glass. Piney hops and citrus in the nose. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops profile that has piney and citrusy notes. There is a touch of malt present for balance too. The finish is hoppy with a lingering bitterness left behind. Solid IPA all around.

First Sampled @ Oregon Brewers Festival 1999? Terminal Gravity Brewing Company--IPA--2005 12 oz. Bottle. 6.70% ABV--67 IBU’s? (4.25 / 5.0) Lacy head. Bright golden orange color. Earthy floral hop front. Rich mild creamy sweet crisp tangy earthy malty caramel body. Tangy hot rich hop spice bitter citrus earthy end. Hoppy low malt delicious IPA. Sampled 1/5/2006. Terminal Gravity Brewing Company--Terminal Gravity IPA--India Pale Ale--2008 12 oz. Bottle. 6.90% ABV--75 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) IPA--Tight dark sediment. Thin foamy lacy white head. Rich amber gold color hazes dark orange. Rich floral fruit ester hop front. Smooth mild creamy mild sweet peachy caramel fruit malty body. Clean crisp mild citrus hop spice cloying end. Aged Well-4.25 Fresh. Sampled 4/20/2009. 6-Pack $9.59. Terminal Gravity Brewing Company--IPA--India Pale Ale--2009 12 oz. Bottle. 6.90% ABV--70 IBU’s? (4.25 / 5.0) IPA--No sediment. Dense rocky rich lacy head. Cloudy bright amber orange color. Rich floral earthy pine resin front. Crisp mild sweet caramel fruit earthy hop infused body. Clean balanced rich smooth hop spice end. Rereview! 7/24/2009. 6-Pack $10.99.

Draft at the Toad House. Orange with a moderate white head on it. Has a nice piney hop aroma with a whiff of caramel. Flavor starts with that caramel, and has a bitter hop finish that’s just a bit astringent. The hop flavors are herbal, floral, and leafy, piney, resinous, and slightly spicy. Overall, quite awesome with delicious pizza.

12 oz. bottle- Pours cloudy amber with little head and decent lacing. Aroma is a very citrusy hoppy yet some sweet malt mixed in for good measure. The flavor is the quentessential IPA, smooth citrusy hoppy goodness, you can not go wrong with this brew. It tastes even better when you are watching Road House on the tube, man Patrick Swayze kicks some ass!

7/28/09 on draft at Uber, Seattle. Aroma is extremely citrusy, sweet from malt blends. Appearance is hazy tan/gold with a well maintained white head and good lacing. Flavor is highly citrus with moderate malt, near perfect balance and moderate bittering. Mouthfeel is medium-full bodied with medium bittering and a slightly astringent finish. Overall, not a ’wow’ IPA in terms of strength, but you can taste the care taken and quality of the brew throughout.

12 oz bottle pours a cloudy burnt orange color with some off white head into a tulip. Dark as hell for an IPA. Floral aroma of hops, caramel malts, honey. Soft hops upfront; more subdued with caramel malts, lemon, honey, tea. Finishes bolder with stronger, resiny hops and a near burnt sugar quality. Frothy mouthfeel, quite soft on the palate really. Medium bodied with an appropriate mid line live of carbonation. A well balanced, sweet IPA. Refreshing, drinkable, and more palatable than many of its brethren in my opinion.

Short 12oz bottle. Orange color, white head. Aroma of hops, pine with citrus. a touch of sweet malt. Nice bread. Lots of hop bitterness lingers on the palate. Drinks Good.

Pours a nice copper color with a tan head. Aroma is caramel, musty, crystal malt, and citrus earthy spicy hops. Flavor is toast, caramel, crystal malt, lemon, and a bitter spicy earthy finish.