Chameleon Ryediculous IPA

Chameleon Brewing Company
Brewed at Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Glendale, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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A hazed amber ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, a nice smooth rye bread with floral hops, very nicely done. In mouth, a smooth nutty malt with piney hops, menthol notes, oily, nice and smooth. Bottle at Istmus Beer and Cheese Fest, Jan 21 2012.

Bottle poured a clear gold with a small lingering off white head. Aromas of rye, earthiness and pine. Palate was medium bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of rye, earthiness and light pine with a crisp dry lightly bitter lingering rye finish.

Thanks to graniteskunk! Pours a golden color. White head. Cascade hops are evident from initial aroma followed by some caramel malt, and light yeasty tones. Flavor is hop forward, bitter, fruity, and finishes a bit metallic.

Bottle fresh from Sprecher brewery. Floral hops, golden yellow body with a generous retained white creamy head. Average mouthfeel, with some astringency, but still a good drinker because of the edge and hop profile. Really bitter as the IBU 73 shows. Must try for hopheads and anyone a fan of the bitter or sour camp.

Bottled. Poured hazy medium amber with a fluffy, sticky whitish head.. lots of sediment in the glass. The aroma really didn’t pick up much.. some soapy hops over nondescript pale malts.. a little rye and some piney hops as it warmed up. The flavor found more of a sticky, syrupy-sweet impression.. sweet molasses, fruity, and pale malts at the core.. bitter on the edges with more earthy hops and spicy rye.. tacky, bitter finish with a little more rye. Light-medium bodied and increasingly bitter/rye-ey as it warmed up.. the malt bill wasn’t interesting, and felt kind of cheap, but the rest of it came together aiight.

Bottle courtesy of graniteskunk. Pours copper with a thin off white head. Smells of rye, resiny, citrussy, earthy. Tastes resiny and grainy with some nice rye hints, some spicy elements and a peppery finish. Nicely balanced and enjoyable.

Sample at Ale Wine & Spirits in Powell on 02/23/2012. This beer is a slightly hazy yellow-amber color with a medium fizzy white head that burns away steadily to a film. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of hops, malt and a bit of spice. Light body with flavors of floral hops, sweet malt and a touch of spice. The finish is mildly hoppy with a short earthy aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.

Picked up a single 12-oz bottle at Beeze Thru in MIlwaukee, WI. Pours a clear golden amber colored brew with a thick creamy off-white head that has some nice retention and spotty lacing. Aroma of both floral and citrus hops, some light caramel malt and a hint of bread crust. Taste is medium bodied, a dry bitter flavor with toasted caramel malt, dry rye malt and some medicinal dry hops. Finish has a continuing dry bitterness that slowly disappears.

This is a dark amber colored brew with a wispy thin white head. The smell is like orange juice with a hint of the rye spice. The taste is fairly spicy with rye and a strong grapefruit kick at the end. The body is fairly light for an IPA. The finish is a little ashy. This is an ok IPA, much better than the other Chameleon beers I have tried.

SDraught at Wisconsin Cheese Bar: Aroma of hops, caramel malt, rye, and Earth. Poured amber in color with a medium-sized, creamy dense, tan head that greatly diminished, but lasted throughout. Lightly hazy. Slightly sparkling. Good lacing. Flavor is medium to heavily bitter, and lightly sweet. Tastes of hops, pine, slight caramel malt, and rye. Medium body. Average texture. Slightly tingly, then dry texture. Average carbonation. Medium bitter, hop, caramel malt, and rye finish.