3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Name: Bear’s Beer Belgian IPA
Date: January 22, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: cloudy burnt orange, creamy off white head, lots of lace
Aroma: sweet spicy aroma, fruity orange
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, fruity esters with a hint of orange, touch of candy sweetness, light phenols mix with floral hops,growing citrus, grapefruit rind, light bitter finish
Overall: unlike the typical Belgian IPA with the big citrus character yet the fruity esters and touch of phenolic spicyness adds a lot of depth to a typical citrus IPA, this combo works very well
Name: Bear’s Beer Belgian IPA
Date: February 17, 2011
Mode: firkin
Source: brewpub westside
on cask it mellows really nicely allowing the complex flavors to blend into a creamy delight
Name: Bear’s Beer Belgian IPA
Date: February 23, 2011
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
the sweet fruity esters are really taking off as the citrus back off a bit, candy character grows along with the sweet esters,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Appearance: Set before me a hazed, dark amber body with a scant, stucco-white head.
Smell: Bready, lightly caramel-scented malts with a nice note of fresh citrus and a small amount of underlying earthiness.
Taste: A modestly sweet mixture of caramel and crushed rock candy before a bite of bready barley. Citrusy, floral hops with a definitely grapefruit bent to it. Medium-high bitterness. Just a kiss of spicy yeast character. Citric, juicy, and still bitter on the warming finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Lightly carbonation. Soft mouthfeel overall.
Overall: Fairly good. Though the cask was served cool, allowing it to warm just a bit further helped awaken the citrus character.
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