Piece Dysfunctionale

Brewed by Piece Brewery & Pizzeria
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Chicago, Illinois USA

On tap at piece. Pours hazy golden with white head. Aromas of citrus, hops, caramel and malts. Flavor of citrus, faint hops, caramel, and some malts. Nice body and mouthfeel. Good carbonation. Where is all the hop bittereness? More of a tasty pale than and IPA. Good ale regardless.

Tap at Piece. Pour is cloudy copper with thin white head. Aroma is nice hop jolt with a solid malt character. Also a touch of yeast. Flavor is pleasantly hoppy with citrus and pine tones. Finish is malt, hoppy, and lightly bready. Nice, hits harder than 6.5%.

Draught at BrewPub: Aroma of hops, citrus, and light pine. Poured yellow/gold in color with a tiny, off-white head around the edges only. Hazy. Slightly sparkling. Flavor is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Tastes of hops, citrus, tangerine, and grapefruit. Light to medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Hop and light grapefruit finish is slightly dry. A decent IPA, that borders on APA.

On tap at Piece. Clear copper pour with a medium off-white head. Nice c-hop aroma that is citrusy and a bit piney. Piney and orangy flavor up front giving way to a balanced sweet malt and bitter grapefruit finish. Our server told us this beer is sort of like the little sister to Wack Job and now I see what she means.

Pale amber pour. Thick white head. The nose is nice and fresh with a lot of fresh pine and grapefruit. A little bit of lean zestiness. Soft palate with the bitterness showing a fairly restrained quality. It isn’t as if they skimped on hops here. Lean-bodied and quite tasty.

Draft at the brewpub. Poured a clear light orange color. The head was off white and left some lace behind on the glass. Attractive hop dominated aroma with grapefruit and pine elements and a caramel accent. Light to medium bodied and delicately sweet with mild to moderate bitterness. Moderately carbonated. Lots of fruity hop flavors that included the likes of mango, pineapple, and spruce. There was also an occasional hint of peach and some supporting light malty caramel. Yum.

On tap @ Piece. Solid brew, extreaml fresh tasting! Bronze with a light filmy head and lots of lace. Bitter and floral hops with some grape fruit. Slightly herbal. Strong bitter and herbal notes in the flavor. Some bubblegum. Tangy and bitter finish.

draft at Piece. Pours murky orange with a small ring of white lacing. Aroma is of citrus, hops, pine, and caramel malt. Lots of grapefruit in the aroma as well. Taste starts with lots of bitter, juicy hops. Lots of bubblegum, grapefruit, and pine. Has a nice, dry backbone of caramel malt. Lingering citrus taste. Has a nice overall oily hop presence. Body is sticky, almost like drinking a glass of orange juice. Very drinkable. I enjoyed it.