City Steam Innocence Ale

Brewed by City Steam Brewery Cafe
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Hartford, Connecticut USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Easily the best of the five weak beers I had here. Nose is very very faint, just some hints of citrus. Dark orange, little head. Good malty-fruity (lemon-lime) flavor, though, with some biscuity character that really gives it some depth. Very sharp at the end, but drinkable.

This was OK, but if I'm in Hartford again I'm going to visit the Mark Twain House, not this crappy brewpub.

City Steam in Hartford. Not a strong aroma. Very clear. Good lacing. Not as hoppy as advertised. Kind of a session IPA. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Draft @ brewpub. Pint glass. Small, thin white head. Nose of citrus hops. Flavor is a standard,classic IPA. Grapefruit, malty backbone with a slight resin in the back end of the sip. Not complex in any format but.... still enjoyable. Tad above average. Balanced just right.

Aroma of citrus with heavy pine hop. Light body and small head. Dark golden color. Medium carbonation and a smooth but bitter finish.

Amber/copper color. White lacing on the glass. Good carbonation. Floral, hoppy aroma. Medium body with a thick, bitter flavor. Slightly warming on the palate.

Amber with long lasting off-white head. Faint pine and malt nose. Toastty caramel with pine flavor. Hop flavor lingers. Fuller palate. This was a really nice looking beer and was very nice overall.

Mild Hops, earthy flavor. Very smooth and flavorful. The body was somewhat citrusized. Did I detect Rottermyer Hops?

Draught pint at City Steam on 3/21/2007
Moderately hazy, golden body has strong amber-auburn highlights and a small, quickly receding white head that leaves behind no lacing.
Strong hoppiness in the nose is wet and juicy, but seems to have to work a bit too hard at freeing itself from the malt behind it. Sweet caramel malts add a strong sugariness that really lessens the impact of the hops and creates too much interplay, leading to a candied orange-like nose. Some lemon-grapefruit notes break free on the finish, and begin to dry things out, while a distinct amarillo catty/hay/grassiness lingers on (actually seemed pleasant here). I appreciate that there was a solid malt backbone, and I think, within reason, too much is better than too little (creating what essentially smells/tastes like hop juice/tea), but for perfection’s sake, it needs less malt sweetness. No alcohol noted, nor any flaws.
Sweet maltiness in the flavor is immediately balanced by a strong showing of bitterness, though not going overboard, and certainly not too acidic. This wonderful hop seems to always impress me with its ability to create tons of aroma and flavor without all the obnoxious acidity. But as in the aroma, a bit too much pale/caramel sweetness wears on the palate, disturbing the light orange-lime-mango notes that are otherwise so delightful in this hop. Seems to be too much yeast and/or sediment still left in the beer, as well, as evidenced by the haziness, but also the lack of head retention and most importantly, a somewhat slippery/slick mouthfeel. Unfiltered dosent have to mean hazy, still think this stuff would be better bright. Enjoyable drinking, though, with no flaws or alcohol in the flavor. Low carbonation.

Pours copper with a thin white film. Smells of citrus and biscuitty malt with some doughy yeast. Tastes of sweet malt, some citrussy air freshener like qualities and a bitter peppery finish.

on tap -pours a creamy light tan head and cloudy copper/brown color. Aroma is bold, sweet grapefruit hops. Taste is bold sweet grapefruit hops-lots of bitterness, followed by medium malt-caramel. Good carbonation.

A Most amazing creation from brewmaster Ron Page. There is no innocence about this IPA. at 7% alcohol, it packs a punch. Unfiltered and amber-brown in color. It starts off with a grapefruit flavor and finishes crisp and hoppy. Definately the best IPA that the steam has had in a long time