Draper IPA

Brewed by Draper Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Tenmile, Oregon USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle. Thick head and sticky lacing on dark cloudy orange-amber. Orange-wood hoppy scent. Strong citrus hop flavour. A bit of sweetness and a tasty treat.

Bottle:   Amberish, dull and dirty, very hazy too, large rocky sand colored head, nice lacing.   Semi-sweet citrusy hop nose.   Has that slight powdered sugar aroma too.   Somewhat of a powdery candyish citrusy hop flavor.   A little bit of a stale hop flavor on the backside.   I guess its also a bit soily/earthy, but only a smidgen.   Hops fall off quickly at the finish.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Its an average IPA, but what I do like about it is that its hoppy but not overly bitter.   Decent example I would say.

An amber IPA with a thin creamy off white head. In aroma, lightly floral hops and caramel malt. In mouth, grainy malt, British hops, not bad. Bottle at OBF Fringe Fest Belmont Station, July 30 2011.

pale murky and dirty wheat body. white head. average retention. musty, nutty nose with some herbal ginger-like dirty phenols. medium-light body; drying finish; medium-high acid. bitter, nutty hops, pale malt and dirty yeast. pretty terrible IPA.

Lemon and hibiscus nose, somewhat sweet. Fairly clear bronze, slight haze, foamy fluffy with head. Dry and grassy, very soft in body, mild. Comes off very gentle as an IPA, though there is a quietly growing grassy bitterness throughout. Very pale on the malt side, and should be marketed as such, I liked this beer but not as much as an IPA. So few great honest pales out there.