 Papsoe (9999), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Mar 20, 2006 (On tap) Clear amber with a creamy, off-white head leaving pretty laces. Lovely, fat, oily aroma hops in the nose. Medium body with a caramelish sweetness completely balanced by dry hops. Solidly hoppy finish. Very delicate and without challenge way the best beer in the standard Coach range. 200306
acrdz (4298), Boulder, Colorado, USA
Aug 17, 2003 Updated: Jul 2, 2005 A sweet hoppy aroma, with hints of apricots and spices, and a medium amber color. First taste is extremely sweet hops, and turns into a mild bitterness. Very dry palate, something I enjoy. At times this beer was almost too sweet, but has a deep rich hop flavor and a long bitter aftertaste. I moved this rating over from "Library IPA" because they are the same. I’ve had a number of batches of this, some are great, some stink. Hope you get the good one.
BBB63 (3797), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Aug 17, 2003 On tap at the library in University of Oklahoma country, i.e. Norman: Small white head set on top of an Amber body. Floral, pine, grapefruit aroma with hints of spice and grain. Moderate bitter and sweet taste, somewhat sticky sweet on the finish. Lingering pine aftertaste. Nice medium body with a dry and lively mouthfeel. Too sweet to be a great IPA, more in line with a nice English Pale.
Braudog (3463), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Nov 19, 2006 Draft at Norman brewpub, 11/13/06: Orange-copper and only thin-veiled. Grapefruity and citric with a nice bitter ending. Sharp and metallic a bit, but a "better than expected" venture. Nice.
Nuffield (2539), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Aug 18, 2003 Clear amber with a bit of head after a pour from a growler. Nice, hoppy, clasic aroma; moderate and easy going, orange more than grapefruit. The flavor is initially moderately agressive, hanging around and building in bitterness with an unpleasant astringency in the end that undermined my initially favorable opinion of this. Thank you Acrodizer for bringing a growler down to Texas so we could try this!
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