Central Waters Glacial Trail IPA

Brewed by Central Waters Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Amherst, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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UPDATED: AUG 22, 2010 No bottle date; Sampled May 2009
A solid pour produces a fat two-finger thick, light tan colored head in my large Tripel Karmeliet glass. The beer is a dark amber, really plum color that shows hazy, light cherry color when held up to the light. The aroma is crystal malt dominated with stick caramelized malt sugars, a biscuit-like toastiness and even a bit of sweet tea aromas coming through. A touch of grassy, slightly herbal hop character is noticeable in the finish, but you really have to dig around to notice it underneath the heavy crystal malt notes. The nose on this beer has a nice, chewy malt character to it, but the hop character is just lame and a huge let down for a mild Pale Ale, much less an IPA.

A bit fizzy as it hits the tongue, the beer is not nearly as sweet as the aroma suggests. The beer has a herbal, sometimes menthol like hop note that lightly flavors the beer and there is a bitterness in the finish that is somewhat consumed by the up front malt character during most of the flavor profile, but it does come out a bit more in the lingering, dry finish. Crystal malt derived flavor dominate in the second sip with sweet tea flavors, dry but caramelized malt notes, and a solid biscuit like malt toasted note. The beer has a medium fullness to it that is a bit heavier and chewier than I like in an IPA

Definitely a huge let down, this is a perfect example of a mildly hoppy Amber Ale, but I was really hoping for an IPA. There are not off flavors it is just too focused on crystal malt derived flavors.

Bottled 4 mo ago. Dark orange some haze quick dimished head light lacing. Nice malty aroma with sweet ripe fruit must. Tobacco,ash,dust/earthy dirt. Taste has some tobacco,slight coffee,malty sweetness,slight fruit maybe some pine, pretty mildy bittered with a lingering spice.Pretty malty overall with a spice and interesting tobacco/roast notes.I would love to try a fresher one sometime.

Bottle:   Caramel looking, thin sudsy white head, so-so lacing.   Stale malty aroma, slight caramel, a bit of tartness as well.   Tart caramel and citrus hop profile.   Might have a little bit of age on it.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Hop bitterness is muted.   Features a caramel like finish, but with a candyish tartness.   A bit more tart than bitter.   Thanks for the bottle Bob!

Pours a red with a white head. Rather complex aroma consists of orange, mango, plum, caramel, and pineapple, yet is still a bit earthy as well. Unusual, yet good. The taste has a different feel as well. Grapefruit appears here, and has lots of pineapple. Grassy taste to go along with some resiny undertones. But with all of these things, the taste is somewhat lacking. This does not have my hoppy bite that I like to look. Medium body, sticky texture, with a bitter aftertaste. Odd IPA . Good to try if you are looking for something different in this style.

Pour is a amber with a small white head. Aroma is a nice pine hop with a caramel malt. Flavor is more malt dominated. Big caramel malt followed by a decent enough hop profile. Malts dominate the hop and this is more of a British style pale ale more then anything. Still a decent drinker with a malty backbone.

spruce, citrus,hazy, hazy, white foam, amber, medium bitterness, medium bitterness, light sweetness, soft carbonation, bitter, bitter,

Pour is cloudy dark copper. Aromas of rich honey, malts, tangy hops. Minimal lace, small to medium head. Taste is a nice balance of malt and hops. Alcohol barely noticeable. Not bad.

Bottle poured orange with hardly any head but the little bit stuck to side of glass throughout. Light aroma, not much smell. Tasts is unique - earthy, malty and not overly hoppy as bottle describes. Easy drinking. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle from craft beer outlet. Pours a hazy amber color. This ipa is ok, the malt backbone definitely overpowers the hops, although I can still pick them up a little bit. Just ok, but I wouldn’t call it a hopheads dream.

From notes. First reviewed 11/5/2011. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass. Glacial Trail IPA pours a full golden color with a hazy amber center. Some small resplendent carbonation refreshes a medium sized off-white froth, leaving some lace down the sides of the glass. The aroma is slightly restrained and slightly on the malty side. Toasted malt, earthy and peat notes, spicy and a bit of grapefruit zest in a hop bitterness. In the flavor, toasted bread and light caramel malts, some earthy notes, and a bit of a citrus hoppy twist toward the end. A bitterness starts to build toward the end but peters out. This is not an overly bitter IPA, but there is a little bit of hop residue left after each sip to go along with a slight tingle on the lips from the pine. The body drinks a bit heavier than the ABV, with a creamy carbonation and a bit of a grainy feel. This is a fairly mild but pleasantly drinkable IPA.

Sweet bonus IPA from a recent trade, thank you. The 12oz bottle pours semi opaque copper with gold hues and thin off white to light tan head. The modest aroma offers up spicy hops, earthy hops and some citrus hops. The aroma seems a bit blunted by its modest strength. The taste has a mix bag of grapefruit like citrus hops mixing with a fairly big earthy to spicy hoppiness that creates an herbal grassy somewhat bitter hop sensation. It is a little different but I am enjoying it. It just caries on that way being a bit of the watery side right into the finish with largely bittering hops as opposed to flavor hoppiness. Enjoyable IPA for sure.