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Bristol Edge City New World IPA

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RATINGS: 7   MEAN: 3.74/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.28   EST. CALORIES: 309   ABV: 10.3%
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This is a special version of our Double IPA aged on French oak barrels and continually dry hopped for over a year with Crystal and East Kent Goldings. Over 30 varieties of hops give this beer a distinct punch of heavenly fruit.


4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
cb (810) - Roeland Park, Kansas, USA - JUL 13, 2005
Bright orange and rose scent layered on sweet/spicy hops. Slightly woody nose, hops easily blend with the wood without one overpowering the other. Also note of oatmeal vanilla cookie. Cedar and lemon in the finish, along with lasting floral, oak and grapefruit flavors. Definitely a "must try" if you are ever at Bristol. Thanks to Crosling for recommending this brewery!

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   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
BeerandBlues2 (6096) - Lone Tree, Colorado, USA - JUN 24, 2005
Tap. Pours brown to maple and orange with a tan frothy head and lined lacing. Huge floral hop aroma with a fruit nose, very frangrant and perfume-like. Hoppy pine start with oak notes and a fruit hop end, spicy feel. Warm and full bodied, finishes dry.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Terminus (2617) - Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA - APR 11, 2005
tap at brewpub-this is a very special release and im very happy to be able to sample this one. pours a hazzy orange hue with a small white head. wow, big citrus/oak barrel aroma going on as well as nice pineapple, mango and grapefruit. some tangerine/pina colada things going on as well. Big oaky flavors start out, but the finish was non-existent. I see that other people thought the same thing about this. Some hop flavor, but the oak aging kinda killed most of them. as the beer warmed, the hops came out a little more with notes of vineous hops-dry and resiny. A very decent beer from Bristol

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ernest (5183) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - APR 2, 2005
Draught, Bristol Brewpub, Colorado Springs. Body is hazy medium amber. Aroma is moderately malty (cookie, caramel), moderately hoppy (grapefruit, resin), with notes of cask wood and whisky. Flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, creamy/syrupy texture, soft carbonation, moderately alcoholic. Very nice for a barrel-aged monster IPA...good balance, complex, etc.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Crosling (1861) - Loveland, Colorado, USA - MAR 17, 2005
This beer is Bristol’s Edge City Double IPA aged one year in French oak barrels and dry hopped substancially every month. Sorry you two (Aubrey and Brian) but you clearly didn’t spend enough time with this masterpiece at the festival. This is the proper way to oak age an IIPA. Draught @ Bristol Brewing Company. Unfiltered murky orange in color. Huge, bursting nose of oak (cocunut, vanilla, wood) and hops (lemon, pine, flowers), coming together to create pure bliss in between the nostrils. In the flavor, this truly did capture the essence of the barrel, possessing a huge contribution along with an onslaught of juicy hops. Thick, coating texture. Damn, Bristol can brew.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Aubrey (3192) - Bellingham, Washington, USA - MAR 6, 2005
Cloudy and medium amber. Crisp palate. Very citrusy and tart, with notes of lemon, tangerine, sour apples and grape skins. Hops seem to take a back seat to the acidity. Tasted like it was aged in an oak wine barrel, which was a good thing.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Murphy (1759) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - MAR 6, 2005
No head. Big fruity aroma, hops peaches and grapefruit. Dark cloudy orange. Funky fruity taste, citrus but also candied. Not very hoppy. Medium body. Strange. No finish.


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