Eagle Rock Populist

Brewed by Eagle Rock Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Los Angeles, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Sampled at GABF. Pours a clear orange with some spitty, white head. Nose of garlic scapes, lime, pine, earthy, grapefruit, soap. Sweeter flavor, honey, lime, scallion, orange, grapefruit. Full bodied, zesty finish. Very nice.

draught in a plastic cup @ CicLAvia in chintown beer garden. good hoppy aroma and taste

Aroma is mellow - grassy hops with some citrus, kind of a light-struck characteristic going on despite the brown bottle, low-profile malt notes and slightly bready. Pours a very clear light golden color, white head with average retention, good lacing. Flavor - fairly bitter, fruity hops, a touch of resin, light cereal grains. Light-medium body, medium carbonation. Not my favorite of Eagle Rock’s brews, but decent.

Strong dank, grassy, skunky hop aroma rises off a slightly hazy, pale yellow body with a thin white head. The hop aroma follows to the taste with a spicy, bitter bite and a light smokiness that grips the tongue and doesn’t let go. This evolves into more of a grapefruit bitterness as it moves over the tongue. There’s a decent toast/biscuit malt background with just enough sweetness to keep the hops from getting ridiculous, but just barely. Finishes with earthy, spicy bitterness and a lasting smokiness. This IPA is actually a bit better when cold (I usually like them a bit more cellar temp). This is definitely a West Coast IPA which could benefit from a bit more malt backbone, but is still a great example of the style and mighty tasty.

22 oz. bottle from BevMo (Mission Valley, SD) - Pours a hazy golden color with a one and a quarter finger thick off white head. Aroma is big pine, citrus, and resin hops. Light tiny spotted lacing. Flavor is floral and citrus hops with a lightly sweetened toasted malt background. Finish is fairly smooth and not too bitter. A nice IPA

Bright orange pour with about a finger of foamy white head. Citrus nose with slight hints of grapefruit. Medium light body, much more malty than I would think, with some tropical fruit hop notes on the finish. Good starter IPA for non hop fans

Draft @ the brewery. Pours a golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter piney citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.

A - Pours a slightly hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy white head. The head fades down at a normal pace leaving behind some nice lacing. S - Aroma is a mix of grapefruit, orange, other citrus, and pine hops with sweet caramel malts and a bit of breadiness. T - Starts off with a mix of grapefruit, orange, and other citrus hops with some bitterness and some sweet caramel malts. Through the middle, some pine hops come through with some more bitterness alongside a bit of bready malts. The finish is a mix of grapefruit and pine hops with some bitterness and some sweet bready malts. M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a dry and bitter finish. D - Very drinkable. Good hop profile and bitterness and good overall balance.

Poured from a 22-oz. bomber into a pint glass at my house on July 29, 2012 (picked it up for $5.99 at KnB Wine Cellars in San Diego, Calif., on July 28, 2012). 2-3 fingers of head. Light pale color. Frothy, foamy white head. Decent retention all around. Smelled citrus hops first (seemed to be grapefruit leading), really could smell a great deal of bitterness. Also caramel, light chocolate, spices (maybe pepper). Not too overwhelming overall. Decided on a 3.5 over a 4.0. Nice balance on the tongue. Still bitter though. Caramel, light chocolate, citrus hops - lime, lemon, slight pine. Still that pepper spice. Medium-to-light body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long, bitter finish. Never heard of this, but enjoyed it after picking it up at KnB Wine Cellars. I’d give it and Eagle Rock another try.

If you can get your hands on a pint of the IPA from Eagle Rock, I highly recommend Populist. Delicious pine and citrus notes with a little fresh marijuana thrown in. Taste is like the small and the mouthfeel is perfect for a sessionable 7% beer.