5 Seasons North Nearly Perfect IPA aka GuyPA

Brewed by 5 Seasons North
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Alpharetta, Georgia USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Name: Nearly Perfect GuyPA
Date: May 21, 2009
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: opaque burnt orange, long cascade, creamy beige head, sheets of drippy lace
Aroma: dry earthy malt aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich malt flavor, just a touch of sweetness, well balanced with plenty of earthy and floral hops, nice citrus, touch of fruityness, light bitterness

Name: Nearly Perfect GuyPA
Date: May 21, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.4
Appearance: opaque burnt orange, frothy beige head
Aroma: sweet fruity malt aroma, sweet citrus
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, plenty of balancing bitterness
Overall: comes of sweeter and fruitier on draft without the drying earthyness of the cask, draft wins by a hair

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Tap at 5 seasons. Orangish pour, light head. Hops are evident in the aroma but not enough. It has something odd in it? Couldn’t place it. Malt bill is fairly high. Hank said it right, this beer is muddled. Not what I would want in an IPA to be honest.

UPDATED: JUL 12, 2009 On tap at pub. Poured cloudy orange, with a beige head. Aroma of earthy hops, faint grain, citrus, sweet malt. Taste is not overly hoppy, and I struggle to find the Simcoe noted in the description. This is IPA is a little more malt forward than most, which is fine, but there are also some muddy, earthy notes that are unappealing. Finish is not overly bitter. Mouth is pretty full and creamy. Overall, an okay IPA.