Amherst Cascade IPA

Brewed by Amherst Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Amherst, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Lightly hazed gold IPA with a thin white head. Light malt aroma with floral hops. Very light bodied IPA, with discreet floral hops and citrus, watery and plain. On tap Feb. 10, 2006.

Draft at brewpub. Pours orange with a thin white head that leaves no lacing. Slight hint of pine on the nose. A bit of pine flavor on the tongue. Thin mouthfeel which finishes clean. Not as bold as I like to see from the style.

Growler. Rating #40. Hazy dark copper pour with a small white head. Piney aroma, a little green as well, a green freshness. Above average bitterness, more pine with a light maltiness. Thanks to my growler swap sender. (2321)

Appearance: hazy orange under a creamy off-white head, solid and smooth.
Nose: cascade hops galore – pine trees and forests. Orange peel and grapefruit peel.
Palate: cascade hops exude pine trees, pine needles, and general forestry in the back. Freshly cut green grass. Grapefruit peel. Pine needles. Dried rosemary. Bready in the middle with chewy grapefruit pulp mixed in.
Final Thoughts: quite a tasty representation of the Cascade hop without slapping you in the face. A solid quaffer.

In short: A basic moderately hoppy citrusy IPA
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Clear golden body topped by a very small off-white head
In long: The lightly hoppy nose is mostly cistrusy. Nice malt extraction with smooth round caramel with no white sugar sensation. Fresh citrus fruits. The bitterness level is medium and the beer is a bit dry in the finish. This was a decent IPA, the type of IPA that I would have found delicious 5 years ago. But with the multiplications of hops varieties and uber-hoppy kick-ass IPAs over the past 5 years, this beer is now just a decent IPA. Things have changed a lot in the past 5 years. Google and Apple are now evil monopoly empires and Microsoft is the cool underdog.

On tap at brewpub.
Appearance : Clear amber no head. Not much lacing.
Aroma : Nice citrusy with hops and nice malt. Nice fresh hops. Not very hoppy but good.
Taste : Resinous hops with malt and light caramel. Nice carbonation level.
Overall : Very well done and rather drinkable. Nothing outstanding but a fairly good example of the style.

Sampled in a beer fest in chambly, another good example of the art of amherst brewing after the stout, this IPA was very good, nice cascade aroma and flavour, light in colour, the bitterness was present. This is a good example of an american IPA.

Sample at Julio’s Spring Beer Fest (disclaimer - memory somewhat blurred after perhaps a few too many samples) Pretty decent IPA.

Tap @ Beer temple. Aroma has grapefruit hops. Bit hazy, orange coloured beer with a white head. The taste is moderate bitter, citric. Dry finish, little carbonation. Good IPA.

Tap @ beer temple. Slight hazy orange color, short head. Aroma of citrussy hop, slight grapefruit, bit floral. Dry bitter taste, slight caramel malt.

Very hazy orange coloured beer with a light white head. The nose is quite hoppy and bright. Lots of citrusy character. There is a bit of light resinousness as well. The dry hopping comes out nicely. There is a touch of light malt. This is a fairly tasty, fresh hoppy IPA.