3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a clear copper color with a medium tan head...nice lacing and retention. Aroma is fairly subdued but has balance...some lightly roasted malt and earthy, spicy hops. Flavor is earthy and spicy and has a bit of caramel sweetness. Mouthfeel is silky and the finish is slightly bitter and dry.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma is heavy pineapple, apple and caramel. Appearance is copper with thick frothy head that hangs in there nicely. Taste is well balanced apple, pine, grapefruit closely followed by sweet caramel. Palate is medium and crisp. Overall a nice IPA. A well rounded beer with nice flavors. Malt and hops balance nicely. Not the typical AIPA hop bomb that has become boring IMO.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle - small foamy head, medium amber color, nice hoppy aroma and flavor with decent malt backbone
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz bottle from Kyle.
Appearance : Clear amber small head. Not much lacing.
Aroma : Resinous hops with light caramel. Citrusy and piny. Light herbal notes.
Taste : Resinous and piny with some caramel. Nice malty finish with resinous and piny hops.
Overall : Quite straight forward. I tend to prefer less caramel in my IPAs. Still, this is rather rich with a nice body. Nice citrusy and juicy hops. Nice sharp finish. Good stuff.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A clear red orange beer with a thick frothy off-white head. The aroma is fruity and pine. The flavor is grapefruit with a nice dose of malt and a floral finish. A solid IPA but nothing really stands out.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
An above average IPA. Pours an orange to brown with a fizzy white head. Nose and taste are of citric and piney hops. This IPA would be better if it were a bit thicker, left a more oily taste after the finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours clear amber with a foamy beige head that lasts well. Fruity, hoppy aroma has notes of grapefruit, lemon, mango and toffee. Flavour is just like the aroma but with a strong mineral taste and a more even balance between the fruity hops and the malt. Mouthfeel is watery with surprisingly low carbonation and a bitter finish that lingers a bit. Quite sessionable IPA, nice but not a standout in any way.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From bottle. Pours transparent caramel color with tall frothy tan head. Seems pretty mild, with more malt than most. Pine cone resin with accompanying bitterness. But seems a bit watery to me compared to other fine IPAs that also use Simcoe hops. Decent, but not great.
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