3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Date: September 24, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: cloudy dark yellow with an orange hue, fine white head, solid lace
Aroma: light sweet citrus aroma
Flavor: sweet pale malt flavor, light citrus, balancing bitterness, long bitter finish
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Amber-accented gold, fairly bright. The aroma is mainly woody, with a slight citrus accent. Rich, drippy brew...grapefruity/woody with lots of malt chewiness. These malts seem mostly pale and munich - not getting much crystal. Resiny finish. Not half bad, this one.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at the taproom. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a malty hoppy grapefruit aroma with some hints of pine. Dry malty hoppy bitter citrus and grapefruit flavor with hints of pine needles. Has a dry malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish with a long bitter hoppy aftertaste.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask@Horse Brass Pub, Portland
Clear amber color, small steady white head, some lace. Dish cleanser-citrus aroma. Medium-bodied. Leafy hoppy, woody flavor. Moderate bitterness. Feels less than 7.5%.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: DEC 29, 2008 Draft at Henry’s 12th St Tavern. Glowing unfiltered soft creamy orange body with a 1/2 inch fine white head. Incredibly intense tropical fruit nose - crystalline sugared mango, pineapple and grapefruit - peppery and minty, amazingly fresh... intensely bitter but well-attenuated and thankfully very smooth. The people at Double Mountain really know IPA. I’ll say this - Hop Lava is the new Pliny the Elder.
Of course then I have it a month later at the brewery and it’s in the 3.7 range... go figure.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap @ Brewpub: Hazy copper, nose of crisp cascades and light malt. The flavor has a doughy malt flavor, papery cliche albeit delicious cascade flavors. Nice body, tasty but doesn’t blow my mind. Why the pilsner malt?
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very pilsnery nose. Unique for an ipa, not too much too my liking. Grass and light citrus and a shit ton of bread. Golden pour, no head but nice lace. The flavor is dry and bready, floral, grassy, and a hint of citrus. Light lingering bread, grass, and floral hops. Really bizarre ipa. Drinks nicely however.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft at ncbc. Pours a murky dark amber with hazy golden edges. Loose scattered white film. Unbelievably subdued nose. A little caramel and pine maybe. Creamy medium body with lively carb. Toast and caramel on the mid palate but not much happening here really.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap. Straight forward decent IPA. See the ABV and I would have expected more. Gold. Resiny. Hoppy. Good with pizza.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear light amber color/ white head. Mild pine, floral hop aromas. medium body. Medium bitter pine, fresh floral hop flavors with fresh grains, caramel malts. good ipa.
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