Deschutes Inversion IPA

Aroma: Fresh floral Cascade hops, straw, bitter orange peel, caramel. Flavor: Initial citrus, bitterness and straw flavors open up to a moderate caramel malt on the mid-palate and then returns to the citrus, bitter straw flavors on a long finish. Comment: Good flavors. I’ll buy this again ƙ/08).

Bottle (in NZ). Pours a bright reddy-amber with a large foamy off-white head. Yummy hop aroma, more pine than citrus for me, combined with toffee from the malt. The hops and malt don’t combine so well on the palate, the bitterness lacks balance and the malt is nearly non-existent. The citrus dominates the pine in the flavour this time, while the finish is a touch chalky.

Heavy on the hops; just how I like it. I like it better than other higher rated IPAs. It has a stronger bite to it, so be careful with what you eat with it.

From a bottle, pours a cloudy amber with a big pale tan head. The aroma is nutty and citrusy. The body is medium with average carbonation. Taste is carmel, citrus, just the right amount of sweetness and a big bitter citrusy, piney finish.

Hazy dark copper pour, with a sudsy, sticky lace - nose of caramel and crackery, biscuity malts - grapefruit and orange - fairly full-bodied, and much more malt forward than many american ipas - those hops do come on really strong, though - they add a lot of pine/spruce character - slightly estery, which works well with the malt profile - finish of gingerbread and lingering hoppiness - a bit more distinctive than your average american ipa - nice.

Bottle. Pours an amber body with a white head. Hoppy with a pine, and grapefruit character. Subtle malt notes caramel and some grass. Nice brew.

Caramel green apple nose with hints of pine trees. Copper colored with a big frothy head. Malty and rich, big bitterness like an unripe green apple’s skin, interesting and well balanced. Big carbonation, full bodied, and a bitter fruity smooth finish. Great IPA, fruit is huge and makes for a refreshing IPA. Nice beer.

12oz bottle from Bubbles Liquor World. Pours clear amber with off-white head. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, dark fruits and hops. Flavor is bitter hops, bready malts, caramel, some fruit and a little citrus. Could use more hops and citrus. Average IPA.