Bristol Compass IPA (Edge City IPA)

Brewed by Bristol Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle: Amberish in color, on the orange side, slightly hazy, large foamy off-white head, fairly sticky lacing.   Pale citrus rind nose.   Perhaps a slight dash of pine.   Smooth pine and citrus rind on the tongue.   Minor astringency.   Tastes a bit better than the aroma.   Moderate body and mouthfeel.   Drinks like a fairly standard IPA.   Not a lot of floral or hop bitterness, or should I say the bitterness reminds me of an orange rind.   Decent, but wished it was a bit more floral and bright, instead of citrus rind bitterness with a dash of astringency.   Average.

Nitro pour at Freshcraft. Orange pour with a thick creamy white head. Light citrus hop nose - not as hoppy as most IPAs. Med, creamy (nitro) body with well balanced citrus hops and caramel malts. Citrus bitter finish that sticks around a bit.

Tap - average size foamy head, medium copper color, nice big grapefruit hop aroma and flavor with a pretty good malt back bone - good IPA

So many good IPAs put there maybe I'm being a little stingy rating. No complaints but I may spend my beer dollar in pursuit of better. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On tap in CO Springs. Big notro-like head. Hazy yellow pour. Not a lot of aroma to it. A generally dry beer--british style, minerally, dry. Good dose of hop at the end.

Tap @ Euclid Halls, Denver. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, sweet fruity, grapefruit. Taste is malt, caramel, sweet fruit, peach, grapefruit. Medium bbody, soft carbonation. Pretty good. 050312

Finished second to Yellow Kite as my favorite beer of this sampler pack. Very nice IPA but not at the top of my favorites. Something I really enjoyed was the blending of the bitter/grapefruit/malt/hop concoction. Again, this is a beer I would recommend others give a try.

Bottle @ home. I’m a little surprised that I haven’t rated this yet- I guess I’ll have to make a stop by Bristol next time I’m in the Springs. Cloudy, golden orange appearance with a fluffy, cream/tan head. Somewhat grapefruit/orange citrusy, piney hoppy, slightly toasty aroma. Sweet, toasty pale malty, piney, grapefruit hoppy, a touch earthy flavor. Pretty solid IPA.

UPDATED: OCT 21, 2011 Poured from a draft into a pilsner glass at Buffalo Wild Wings in Colorado Springs, Colo. Inch of head. Color was hazy, murky caramel. Lots of lacing. Lots of film on the sides throughout. Smelled of buttery malts. Slightly bitter. Similar to the nose. Tasted of a buttery balance with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Medium body. Average carbonation. Consistent, smooth taste. Just an okay beer overall. I was hoping for better but I guess that’s what I get for hoping.

Draft @ taproom. Bright amber. The nitro has a typical head. Lots of c-hops in the aroma. Quite typical of the style overall. Nitro gives it a soft palate. The malts are not the most exciting around, sort of a crystal malt overload but overall well-made. Of course, better without the nitro pour because the non-nitro, more regularly carbonated palate allows the flavors to develop better.

Amber. Earthy, woody, slightly mushroomy hop aroma. Moderate bitterness, honeyish sweetness. Woody, floral character. OK, well made but not very exciting.