Brooklyn East India Pale Ale

Wow, what a great IPA. Not at all like other IPA is that malt characteristics are far more complex and rich. Notes of nutmeg in the nose and palate. Very impressed.

Bottle. Light roasted note for the malt, moderate amount of pine for the hops, sweat for the yeast, with hints of pepper and spice. Head is frothy, slightly off-white, with fair lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is sparkling clear light orange/brown. Flavor starts light to moderately acidic and finishes moderately bitter. Palate is medium, oily and has a lively carbonation. It finishes lightly astringent and dry. Not a bad beer, just not a good IPA. Brooklyn could’ve done better with this one.

Sharp and flowery. It’s a well-made IPA but nothing special. About what you would expect for a reputable microbrew IPA.

Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle. Nose is full of earthy English hops. Flavor is relatively balanced between malt and a dry finishing hop flavor and bitterness. Overall, a vastly underrated beer from Garrett Oliver.

12oz Bottle. $1.95 Julio’s Liquors. Good pale ale though nothing spectacular. Better choices available.

Copper in color with a small off-white head. Aroma is of hops, grass, and caramel. taste is of pine, spices and strong hops.

Bottle at Winking Lizard. Pours a clear copper with a big white head. Grapefruity hop aroma with some malt. Crisp citrus hop flavor with a nice malt balance. Used to be one of my absolute favorite IPAs. I have found some better ones over the last two years, but this one is still solid overall.

Pours a golden color with a small lasting head. and good lacing. Aroma is strong with citrus like hops and has a small malt aroma. Taste of light malt and heavy hop flavor with a slight alcoholic aftertaste. A pretty good IPA.