3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap. Pours hazy orange with an average, creamy beige head, long retention with excellent lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, cookie, caramel, toasted), heavy hops (floral, grassy, pine, citrus), and average esters (apple/pear) with notes of peach and apricot. Flavor is heavy malt (bread, cookie, caramel, toasted), heavy hops (floral, grassy, pine, citrus), and average esters (apple/pear) with notes of peach and apricot. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation, low creaminess with a dry and biting finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewpub on 10/04/2008. Cloudy orange body with a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet citrus and floral hops on a caramel background. Very sweet citrus hop flavor, light floral notes following behind, and a smooth caramel finish. Fairly little residual bitterness in the finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sampler at brewery. Floral hop aroma. Cloudy Orange/Amber with small white head. Lots of pineapple and grapefruit hop flavor. Touch of astringency in finish. Medium body and mouthfeel. Very bold hop presentation all up front.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Good effort from the boys at Cally’s. Dark amber pour, slightly hazy with a smallish head. Relatively lightweight for an IPA, but appears more to their clientele. Decent hoppiness, a bit sweet for my tastes.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
An enjoyable beer. It could be quite good if it were just a little more of everything. A little more hop flavor, a little more malt. As it is, it’s a nice beer, and I’d buy it again, but it isn’t the best example of an IPA out there.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
on tap-pours a retaining creamy light tan head that laces and copper color. Aroma is mild citrus hops. Taste is citrus hops-bitter, balanced with medium malt-some caramel, smokiness. German halletaur, Willamette, fuggle (cascade derivative). Good carbonation.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very bitter, powerful, stinging taste, although that gets better after the first one or two beers. Fairly powerful in alcohol. Citrusy. Medium amber color with a slightly burnt yellow head. Comes in a growler. Good value during happy hour.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler. Medium amber color with offwhite head. Nose of pine and subtle citrusy hops, along with some astringency. Medium body. Flavors of grainy malt, nice hop bitterness, pine resin, caramel sweetness and tacky hop finish. Could have a bit more aroma hops for the nose and finish. The alcohol is right up there where I like for IPA’s-- a couple of these and yer feelin fine.... All in all I wish it were boosted a bit and more balanced.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
nothing extraordinary about this one. hoppiness that one would expect but nothing more to note.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Not as overwhelming as most IPAs, but a good offering none the less. I would definitely order it again. Calhouns is a great place to have a pint and a bite to eat.
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