 kramer17801 (1846), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
May 7, 2008
Growler, from the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy copper body with a one finger foamy off-white head. Moderate intricate lacing. The nose is floral English hops with a bit of orange rind citrus fruitiness. Toasted slightly sweet malt base. I like the flavor, moderate bitterness with bright floral hoppiness over a slightly sweet caramel base. It tastes very fresh and almost candy like. Medium bodied with perfect soft gentle carbonation, the sweetness makes the finish linger on sufficiently. Overall, I like this, it doesn’t tire the palate. Soft and subtle, and Elk Creek’s best effort so far IMO.
Naka (375), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 2, 2008 Sampled at Pints for Pets. A clear golden amber color. Thick frothy butter cream colored head. The aroma is a grassy floral hop, but not very strong. The flavor has a little bit of grape and an earthy hop flavor. It is light on the hop flavor and bitterness. It has a decent flavor, but not really an IPA let alone a double IPA. The body is kind of weak as well.
dpjuart (520), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
May 28, 2008 Draft Sample at Pints for Pets. Pours gold with white head. Nose is slight caramel, no hops. Tastes of bread and toffee with mild noble hop bitter and taste. The name fools you. I was expecting an IIPA and got more of a pale ale. Not bad, but disappointed.
acrdz (4148), Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 15, 2008 Updated: Mar 29, 2008Draft at Elk Creek. Clear copper honey colored body. Crisp, lightly grassy, moderately bitter flavor, a bit doughy as well with a decent amount of yeast character present. Hops are light pine resin, lightly grassy, lightly dry as well. I believe this is 100% Fuggles, which makes it closer to an English-style IPA, and as that, it’s pretty solid... there’s little in the way of the hops, just a clean pils-like malt base, and the hops are what they are: Fuggles, giving it a dry pine and faint fruit smell and taste, quite different than most American style IPA.
Back again 2 weeks later and it’s more syrupy sweet, cloying, with a distinct chemical cleaner and sharp pinecone varnish flavor mixed in the fruity hops. I’m told it’s the same batch as before, so it’s either changed or it all has to do with set and setting for the drinker.
CharlesDarwin (1333), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 14, 2008 On tap at the brewpub. Pours a middle gold, with a long lacing sticky sheet in white above. No aroma. Maybe some generic malt and hops. Flavor brings a quick waft of diacetyl and then a blast of turpentine. Out of balance. Dry and acidic. Coarse and not well-flavored. Alcohol is much too forward for the style. Not the best example of the style. Hop flavor is pretty bland. Seems like a beer just trying to be hop bitter for the sake of the name. Needs to work on hop extraction for flavor and aroma.
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