3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20Draft at lunch on Saturday during Campground Brewdown. Poured a clear bronze body with a small off white head with creamy edges. Aroma of a subdued sweetness, light citrus and some toast. Smooth fuller body with light carbonation and a syrupy mouthfeel. Flavor of toast and dry hop cones and a finish of slight rubbing alcohol. Meh.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
In short: A sweet and very bitter-resinous golden IPA. Just ok.
How: Tap at brewpub.
The look: Clear golden - blond body topped by a medium white head with good retention.
In long: Nose is rather intense with pungent resinous-floral hops. Taste is sweet upfront (sweet fruit juice) followed by an intense floral/fruity resinous bitterness. Hops essence that stick to the back of the mouth, this is a dry-hop bomb. A bit too sweet and resinous-bitter for its own good. And I hate when the waiter states the obvious like “sir, I should warn you that an IPA is a bitter beer” and “sir, you are not wearing any pants”.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft at smiling chameleon. Pours slightly orange without much on the nose. Has big pine sol vibe on the tongue but disappears the more you drink. Finishes fairly clean.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled on tap at Zeno’s. Mild hoppy nose with light pale malt sweetness. Beany spicy hops. Medium golden clear with thin head. Medium body with medium carbonation. Starts dry with tons of hop flavor and bitterness. Bitter finish with mild sweet pale malt. Good IPA profile. Bitter after but smooth.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy orange with a white head. Aroma of citrus, caramel malt, apple, light fruits, and bready malt. Flavor of bready malt, citrus, sweet fruits. A touch on the sweet side overall. A very drinkable English-style IPA.
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3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught at the brewpub. Pours gold with sticky off-white head. The aroma is piney with some soap notes, a little bit of lemon and grapefruit. The flavor is mellowed hops, pine mostly, with some nutty malts and a sourish grain note. The finish is somewhat bitter, but lacking.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JAN 2, 2011 Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a vibrant golden color with a large white head. The aroma was a lovely sweet grapefruit, pine and fruit cocktail. The flavor was smooth, sweet and had a lovely mix of fruit cocktail, pine and grapefriut. There was a lighlty woody and earthy undertone. Not bitter at all despite the nice hop presence.The finish was rich, sweet, fruity hops. Lovely.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
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.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
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.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
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.
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