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Bend Elk Lake IPA

Bend Elk Lake IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Bend Brewing Company

Bend, Oregon USA

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193.51/5.03.45/5.0-58.7 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Is brewed with pale and crystal malted barley, LOTS of Galena hops for bitterness, Cascade and Willamette hops for flavor, and dry hopped with fresh whole flower hops.

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 BückDich (4540), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 9, 2005  
Sampled draught at Bend Brewing Company, Bend
Shimmering gold, no head. Nose of piney grapefruit & nice PNW citrus, that’s what I’ve been looking for! Flavor: wtf just happened? There’s little to no bitterness and a watery finish. I’m sorry but you can’t dry hop a pale ale & call it Indian.


 acrdz (4285), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 12, 2005  
Draft at the brewery. Slightly murky orange color with a very nice fresh cascade and general WCIPA flavor... full and rubust woody hops. Tart peaches and nuts, maple. Very drinkable.


 harlequinn (2746), Tacoma, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
Feb 11, 2006    Updated: Mar 21, 2006
Huge fruity nose, some herbal hoppiness, and the flavor is quite nice. Enveloping your palate, with some rich creaminess from the malts and a very defined hop profile. The flavors distringuish themselves individually, instead of coming together all at once as a balanced beer. Very clean and crisp, and easy to drink, just very run of the mill. Re-rate @ Brewery - The first thing I notice is the massive lacingleftover after the initial head dies. This is a good looking beer. Big hoppy aroma, monster grapefruit, flavor is passionfruit and guava, very juicy and fruity, concentrated almost pulpy and tropical, unique and delicious, this is like drinking a completely different beer from the time I had it at the Bier Stein. Amazing malt character and a fruity lingering finish.


 DarkElf (2650), La Jolla, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 25, 2005  
(Draft: Bend Brewing Company in Bend, OR) This is an IPA, but the nose is so fruity, I thought I was served an apple ale. Very light hops aroma starts to come out once my nose becomes accustomed to the fruitiness. Thankfully, the flavor is much more IPA-like, lightly sweet, and reasonably malty, but the moderately bitter hops is the strongest of the flavors. Still, not a huge hop bomb, but at least this beer has more flavor than their lighter offerings. Clean and fairly crisp on the palate, medium bodied. Light amber in color with a small, off-white head that fades to a rim. Hardly any lacing to speak off. Again, barely above average for the style, it’s easy to drink with no negative qualities. These guys just need to find a way to inject more excitement and adventure into their beers.


 Aubrey (2592), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 30, 2003  
Elk Lake IPA: Deep amber with a reddish hue. Nice carbonation level, with a nice texture that had some real weight to it. Fruity (grapefruit), juicy and aromatic, with big notes of pine and flowers. Healthy bitterness, too. Tasty, nicely balanced IPA.




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