Astoria Hoptimus 2.0

Brewed by Astoria Brewing Co. (Wet Dog Cafe)
Style: American Pale Ale
Astoria, Oregon USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Name: HOPtimus 2.0
Date: September 19, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Portland Indie
Appearance: hazy orange, frothy head
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with a nice dose of citrus hops
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice balancing hops, nice long bitter finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Sampler tray at the brewpub. This beer was a cloudy orange with a solid fluffy white head. Aroma was mainly grapefruit and other citrus notes with a little bit of caramel malt behind it. Flavor much the same, big citrus hop notes with not enough caramel malt backing them up and almost no alcohol presence at all. Decent, but not as good as I had hoped from a fresh hop brew.

Tap @ the Mini Beer Fest... Poured a vibrant golden/orange with no head. Hops dominated the aroma. Lots of hop flavors with a sweet malt balance. 5.5% is pretty timid, but the massive IBUs made up for it.