Climax India Pale Ale

Brewed by Climax Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Roselle Park, New Jersey USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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UPDATED: SEP 14, 2008 Date: 11/08/1997
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival

Appearance: amber, whispy head,
Aroma: fresh hop aroma,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor with just enough hops to be hoppy and balanced but not to overwhelm the malt

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
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Kind of sweet; chewy flavours but lacking in hop for my taste, especially on the nose.

(Growler) Pours a clear copper body with a medium bone white head. Aroma of orange, bread, grass, grapefruit, and nuts. Flavor of caramel, orange, grapefruit, and grass with a moderately bitter finish.

on tap-pours an offwhite head that laces with amber/orange color. Aroma is hops then malty. Taste follows with the hops being less dominant than most IPA’s, a little bite.

@Mondial de la Bière 2010, Strasbourg - cloudy dark amber colour with a little persistent beige foam; nice lacework; aroma of cream, flowers and apricots; medium-bodied and with a fair carbonation; pretty bitter and with a long fruity finish (apricots again) - fresh and very drinkable; balanced

On tap at the 2004 Kennett Square BF. Poured a medium amber color with an averaged size head. Aromas and tastes of citrus orange. A little grassy and floral. Light bitter finish. Not a bad IPA.

Tap at Barcade. Deep orange-amber beer. Aroma is quite malty compared with many other IPAs I’ve had recently. Earty hop nose over sweet caramelly malt notes. A touch of orange peel and tobacco/leafy hops. The flavour is similar, leafy and earthy hops but the flavour is mostly of sweet caramel and toast. Moderate bitterness but the lack of punchy hops and the sweet malts don’t really appeal to me. It isn’t poorly made, it just isn’t what I was looking for.

Growler thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a large white head over a slightly hazy orange-golden body. Aroma of fruits, caramel, vanilla, melon and citrus. Also light bazooka bubblegum. Floral and tea like. Flavors of raisins, figs, caramel, some bitterness and tobacco. An IPA? Doesn’t taste like one. Not really that tasty at all. Slightly metallic finish. Medium bubbles. Not super dry. Pretty sweet actually.

The Lure:
Heavy on the butterscotch and caramel, the sweet and fat maltiness gets on your nerves quickly. Peach syrup participates in the trouncing of the hops. These drafts appear to be variable.

The Festivities:
Citrusy hops are bright through the caramel, which actually works well here, never getting cloying. A round mouthfeel is also created by the ample malt, leading to appreciable hop bitterness. A malty change of pace for the style.

Transcendence:
Getting the wrong order.

Fresh bottle from NJ. Surprisingly very drinkable and a nice orange citrus taste. Pleasant mildly hoppy aroma. Pours a light orange with a little retained head, and good lacing down the glass. Medium bodied with abve average carbonation. Nice one.