3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: APR 21, 2011 clear copper/amber body. crystal malt notes (soggy grains, caramel/toffee, bread crust) with limp, wet hop aromatics in the nose. low acid and relatively low bitterness for the style; this flabbiness along with the rounded, chewy and syrupy body leave me frustrated once again with oregon-made IPA. i’d like to point out that india pale ale includes the word ’pale’ ಠ_ಠ - that all said, i’m really excited to announce this rating as Oregon Beer Rating #666. yeehaw.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap @ Breakside... Poured amber with a thick, frothy, eggy head that had nice retention. The nose was solid. Big hop and citrus punch. Flavor profile was malty and husky. Bready, cracker malt, some hop bitterness, and a hint of chemical soap. Earthy, pepper spice, citrus, and more hop bitterness in the finish.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Powerful but not over vegetal. Good mixture of pine and citrus. Nice and sparkly too. One of the better IPAs of late for me. Another strong effort from Breakside.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
On tap at PDX Beer Week with Carla. Pours deep orange with off-white foam. Smells very floral and possibly a little skunky. Tastes initially very sweet of floral hops but ends very bitter of something akin to asparagus.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught. Cloudy orange pour with thick white head. Balanced hop aroma, floral and citrus. Hop body, with a light bit of maltiness. Hop finish. Good with curry
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nose-tickling resiny hop aroma with citrus elements and distant malt. Lemony flavor among the resin and caramel. Thin in the mouth, a tinge flat. Quick khaki greenish head on clear amber. Light finsih
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Zwicklemania 2011 – Breakside Brewing
Amber in color, clear with a thin head. Nice thick IPA hops aroma. Big hops flavor mixed with a good malt build. Banana and grapefruit flavors this was a terrific beer. Strong hops flavors and aromas this was exquisite
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Generous resinous pine hop aroma. Very clear golden color with rocky white head. Strong pitchy hop flavor rockets out of the glass. Malt is present in mouthfeel but the hops shine. Clean bitterness. Medium light mouthfeel with appropriate carbonation. A showcase of hops. Very enjoyable.
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