Diamond Knot India Pale Ale

Brewed by Diamond Knot Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Mukilteo, Washington USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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draft at restaurat on whidbey island. amber pour with some frothy head. aroma is fruity malt, caramel and fruity and crisp hops. flavor is the same, medium bitterness.

22oz Bottle courtesy of Theisti. Aroma is fairly subdued hops with a nice citric orange peel and some overripe pineapple. Taste is much more classic IPA than the nose would suggest, with some classic grapefruit and more of the pineapple with a perfect dry finish with just the right level of resiny pine/juniper. Complexity of flavor and finish are way up there for a ’single’ IPA. Very refreshing on a hot summer night and eminently drinkable. I’d buy this all the time. Thanks, TIm, this one was a winner!

22oz bottle courtesy of riversideAK poured into a tulip. This one pours a clear amber with a huge creamy beige head that recedes very slowly and leaves lots of lacing on the way down. The aroma is dominated by light citrus fruits, especially pineapples and oranges with a little bit of grapefruit as well. There’s also ample sweetness from the caramel malts. The taste is definitely more bitter than I was expecting and has a little more grapefruit than the aroma. The caramel malts carry the backbone and there are some floral hops in the finish, leaving the slightly astringent bitterness to linger. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and sticky with the citrus fruits and pine. The carbonation is light and soft. This is a solid representation of the style and extremely enjoyable. The aroma is a bit fuller than the taste and the bitterness is a little bit astringent, limiting the drinkability slightly.

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured hazy dark golden color with an average frothy off-white head that lasted with good lacing. Moderate to heavy sour citrus hop and cider aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy cider bittersweet flavor with a moderate to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Very good brew.

Bomber courtesy of theisti. Pours clear medium amber with a thin white head that leaves streaky lacing. The nose is floral and earthy hops with some caramel malt. The taste is sweet citrus, malt and tart grapefruit. Medium bodied. Good IPA – thanks for grabbing this for me Tim!

bottle, thanks to scrizz, golden with good white foam, sweet and malty pineapple aroma, flavor is very balanced pineapple, citrus, malty, some caramel, not overly bitter

Nice citrus and pineapple aroma. Light amber in color with little head. Succulently coarse bitterness, lots of sharp citrus flavor, lemons and limes abound. Rather thin and lacking any over the top maltiness. Hoppy finish. I was expecting a bit more but still a nice quaffing IPA. Solid.

Pours clear copper-orange with a frothy white head. Crisp, only mildly hoppy aroma. Flavor is extraordinarily well balance. Not at all sweet, but the hops are backed up by the malt very well and do not overpower the flavor. The finish, however, is very bitter. Overall, highly refreshing and delicious. This is the type of somewhat ordinary but very well executed beers that I enjoy year after year.

Bottle thanks to scrizz!
Hazy tan-amber, nice white head. Wood and orange rule the nose. Creamy body, lots of bitterness and wood, plus some pale malt, nice carbonation... utterly quaffable. Very bitter finish. This is an odd one with moments of greatness and moments of ordinary.

pale gold. citrus, grass nose. Very dry across the palette. I actually found the Industrial IPA maltier and more flavorful.