Aviator Hog Wild IPA

Brewed by Aviator Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Fuquay Varina, North Carolina USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Date: July 02, 2010
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, bsp
Appearance: hazy orange, fine off white head, streaks of lace
Aroma: big sweet citrus aroma, crystal sweetness, fruity orange
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor, lots of citrus, balancing bitterness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+ /4

Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak peachy citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus finish.

Draft. Clear amber body, medium beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, grapefruit, bread, some caramel, lemon. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit/lemon, some pine, bread, light caramel. Medium body, some resin.

A golden amber with a thick lacing off white head. In aroma, good floral hops, citrusy, orange pulp, quite nice. In mouth, a smooth IPA witu nice citrusy pulp hops, caramel, resinous and intense. On tap at Twin City Brewfest, August 13 2011.

Draft. Decent citrus aroma. Taste is extremely bitter throughout, a bit too over the top for me.

Served on draft at the restaurant. Pours a clear golden color with a medium sized creamy off-white head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus hops and not much else. The taste is citrus and herbal hops with an almost peppery note. Medium bodied, low carbonation, lingering bitterness.

Draft at WBF Raleigh on 5/2/09. Called Hog Wild IPA at the fest and served through a "randall" type device. This one came out all head. Let it settle and got a cloudy amber beer. Aroma is odd. Even with the hops I didn’t think it was much of an IPA. Malty and sweet with some odd aromas. My friend and I commented that it didn’t strike us as an IPA. Maybe more of a English style Pale Ale. Either way, the taste brought more malt, soft toffee, light spice and light hops. Body was, well, very bubbly and light overall. Ends with more caramel, malt, light hops, spice and light bread. Bit disappointing since we saw the randall and figured it would be a hop-bomb. Instead we just got a bomb. I hope to try this again when it is at it’s prime. I will re-rate then.

UPDATED: JAN 31, 2011 Tap @Raleigh WBF This version was filtered through fresh hops sitting there next to the tap. Mmmmm. Pours a cloudy dark orange with an enormous head (from the hops filter) that took time to settle down. Taste is very strange at first. Instead of pine or citrus I’m getting lots of cardboard, spices, earthiness, soy sauce, and dirt. Very malt heavy even with the raw hops but this combination is not working well. Astringent and acidic on the palate. Tastes a lot like a homebrew IPA that is trying too hard. Not a cohesive offering. I would like to try more varieties from these guys but this was not a great start. 5/4/2009 6/4/5/3/10=2.8

Tap @Pre-Sex 2011. Poured a hazy yellow with a medium white head. Nice sticky lace. Citrus hoppy, zesty aroma with fresh grapefruit. Taste is bitter, fresh, extremely dry, extremely astringent and lemony tart. Still lacking balance and just too much nutty bitterness. Way too dry. 1/29/2011 7/4/5/3/10=2.9

My first beer at Brewgrass 2010 (I had to get some verification first, so that’s why it took me so long to rate it. In case you were wondering) - great way to start. I have huge weekness for crisp, flowery anc citrusy IPA’s, with a slightly thinner body. Really tasty stuff!

Orange pour with frothy off white head and lace. Large resiny hops and some bread. Resiny hops, bread, dry bitter finish, with a very large resiny bitter. Medium bodied with good carbonation and the bitter lays hard on your tongue. Pretty nice