3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
GABF 2010, #2500!!! good IPA, actually called an IIPA at GABF< golden color, solid bitterness, nice bitter flavor.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at the brewpub. A coppery gold pour with just a bit of head. Feel was medium with slight zest. Aroma of complex fruit, caramel. This is a delicious IPA. Fruit, pine, spices, graham cracker malt, tart citrus bitterness comes late. It is mostly a sweet beer, though. All of these flavors compliment and take turns moving to center stage and taking their bow. Beautifully crafted.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
IBG Fest sample. Poured dark golden color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly diminished with fair lacing. Moderate sour citrus & light spice aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture and soft carbonation. Medium complex bittersweet flavor with a medium smooth bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Interesting beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
15th Annual Indiana Microbrewers Summer Fest 2010: Shows a slightly hazy deep golden hue with a faint but lasting white frothy head. The aroma has notes of resiny, herbal, fruity, and slightly spicy hop vapours along with some pale and crystal malt. There is a slight metallic and band-aid esters found about as well. The taste is moderately bitter and slightly alcoholic with some biting acidity as well. The grains provided some back ground noise, a hint of clove and/or peppery hop spice note about the finish. The mouth feel is well carbonated and mostly refreshing outside of the metallic astringent nature of the ending. Overall it met my expectations; you could do worse than this. Borderline between IPA and DIPA...
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