Deschutes Inversion IPA

Bottle. Pours a coppery amber color with a fairly thin tan head. The aroma is wonderful, with pine predominating, but hops and citrus are also present. The flavor is hoppy with serious citrus overtones and a nice balance of malt. It has a nice "bright" flavor that is crisp and defined. Man oh man, this is good stuff, but you’ll really want to appreciate a hoppy brew to really enjoy it best. I’d like to pair this brew with pulled pork (with deep smoke flavor, of course), grilled corn on the cob and mustard potato salad.

Bottle. Slight floral and citrus aroma. Poured a burnt orange color with a slight white head. Great complexity and progression of flavors as I sipped it. Starts off with some malty flavor and a little grapefruit, and then gets more grapefruity, and finishes with a bitter aftertaste. Low level of carbination which for me is a good thing. Goes down very smooth for an IPA, and yet plenty of complexity and bitterness here. Really liked this.

Just as the commercial description states "over-the-top nose with hints of orange and grapefruit". The taste is very malty going down and then bitter on the finish. This is a great IPA. My only complaint is the pithy aftertaste; but you only taste that if you wait too long until the next sip.

Poured from tap a light brown with large off-white head. Aroma was very light for an IPA with more of an aged toasted hop profile than a floral citrusy pine one. Flavor was very dry with some malts and caramel, bitter toasted floral hops, and very light citrus. Palate is quite bitter start to finish. Wasn’t my cup of tea. I was wanting to like it but had to admit I would prefer something different.

From a bottle at the Beer Fest in Davis, CA. Very bitter beer with flavors of citrus, especially grapefuit. Hits the palate pretty hard, but then smooths out toward the aftertaste. I was very impressed with the total package.

On tap. The pour was an attractive copper and ruby swirl. The head was a thick, two-finger off-white mass that produced very good, sheetlike lacing. The aroma was a fairly well balanced combo of caramel malts against some light floral and citrus hops. The flavor followed suit. In what’s becoming somewhat of a rarity in the IPA field, the malty sweetness kept the hops from crushing everything in its wake. Thin to medium in body with a nice finish. Enjoyable.

from the home keg... hazy amber without much of an aroma. kinda sweet citrus/grapefruit on the palate and finishes quite dry and bitter. not bad, not geared to my personal tastes though. cheers

I liked this IPA. Not as piney as other IPAs; a bit sweet and caramel. We kicked back in the hotel room after the day was done, and had a few.