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Eel River Certified Organic India Pale Ale

Eel River Certified Organic India Pale Ale

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Eel River Brewing Company

Fortuna, California USA

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1593.23/5.03.23/5.07%27.6 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brewed with the finest organic malts and hops, our IPA features a bright-minted copper color and a crisp, yet smooth hop bitterness. Pale and crystal malts come through with a malty caramel sweetness, balanced with aggressively clean burst of fresh hop flavor in the middle palate without lingering bitter astringency. A strong floral and citrus character from generous dryhopping blends with strawberry esters from our house yeast strain for an inviting and satiating aroma.

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 SQNfan (384), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20

May 8, 2008  
Bottle: Deep golden in color with a medium head of medium to large-sized bubbles. The nose shows off citric and floral hops along with caramel. The palate is medium-bodied and dry with the hops and malt balancing out. The flavor is not very concentrated and rather mild just showing off the dryness from the hops.

 Bungalo22 (218), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 16, 2008  
This is a nice thick IPA that pours amber with a decent head. It smells sweet and it ends bitter on the palate. I’m not even sure it has any effect but it’s the better of the organic brews I have had.


 fakepurseninja (434), Sammamish, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/54/102/515/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Looks great - solid, cloudy amber body with a billowing white head. A tad bland in flavor; a little sweet with a little citrus and mild pine. Very tame but very drinkable.


 Dorwart (1588), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 12, 2008  
Large off white head of medium sized bubbles. Thick sheet of sticky lacing. Cloudy copper in color. Floral hops aroma with some bitter tea and some pencil shavings. Light roasty flavor. Gritty palate. More bitter hops and some dry roasted peanut skins. Lingering bitterness and grapefruit juice. Little bit of caramel malts. Alcohol is hidden very well. A decent IPA.


 JorisPPattyn (4246), Antwerpen, Belgium
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Small, yellowish head over amber beer. Sweetish nose, bit of lytchee, very discreet nose. Fleeting S-component. Bitterish, but not really hoppy, more woody. Bit of alcohol, if not sweet. Medium bodied, alcoholwarming. Decent but unexciting IPA. Typically organic, I’d say. Thanks, CK!


 KingpinIPA (792), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/517/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Amber color. Smell of grainy hops, citrus, malt, caramel and grass. Taste of grains, hops, pine, grass, caramel, alcohol and malt.




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