 SuzyGreenberg (799), Seattle, Washington, USA
Mar 26, 2008 draft @ west seattle brewpub - clear and copper with minor carbonation; for a dry-hopped IPA, the hop aromas are very mild; medium body and slightly bitter finish
theisti (986), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Dec 11, 2007 Updated: Jun 30, 2008Nonic Pint at the California ave brewpub. Pour is orange copper with a white head. Aroma of not too much, though a bit of pine hops did poke through. Taste has a lot of pine resin all the way through. Malt balances it a bit. Overall, a nice IPA.
Also had the Dry Hop version. On tap at the brewpub. I had this side by side with the regular IPA. The biggest difference between the two was in the aroma. Were the straight IPA was somewhat muted, the Dry Hopped had a big pine, orange peel and resin aroma. Appearance was orange copper with a white head. Taste is a lot drier than the normal IPA, and this causes all of the hop elements to be emphasized (a bunch of resin, orange peel, pine). This does throw the balance off a bit, though this version of their IPA was better.
after4ever (1652), Brier, Washington, USA
Sep 3, 2007 Draft at the California Avenue brewpub. Pours medium amber, bit hazy, with a thin orange-y/tan head. Nice nutty/grapefruity nose. Medium body with firm tingling carb; quenching and refreshing as soon as you tilt the glass. Nice subdued malt backbone under a beautifully fresh grapefruit hop swirl in the mid-palate. Clean but biting hop finish. Very solid session IPA.
BuckeyeBoy (1065), Boise, Idaho, USA
Jun 1, 2007 On tap at Brewpub Seattle. Pours out a clear amber topped with a nice little head. small aroma hops and sweetness. A pretty thin body. Not bad
Earlier Rating: 6/1/2007 Total Score: 3
On tap at Brewpub Seattle. Pours out a ligth amberish topped with a small head. A GREAT aroma of hops (dry hop will do that) As for the tast not as good as the aroma. But still not that bad.
FlacoAlto (2039), Tucson, Arizona, USA
May 2, 2007 Updated: Jun 30, 2008Sampled @ Elliot Bay, West Seattle, April 2007
The aroma has a nice hoppy nose to it that is focused on citrus fruits (made up of orange, ruby red grapefruit, bergamot and tangelo). The beer is a brilliantly clear, darkened copper color. The taste has a nice balanced hop attack to it with lots of herbaceous pine notes that adds astringency, a solid bitting bitterness and a nice citrus hop character. Each of these three hop notes run throughout the flavor profile. The beer has a nice, lingeringly bitter finish as well as a medium body, which helps contribute to a palate fullness. The balance hop focus is what really defines this brew this is clearly a very well constructed IPA.
Rating for Dry Hopped IPA
Score: 3.3 7/4/6/3/13
Sampled @ Elliot Bay, West Seattle, April 2007
Pours with a fairly dense, creamy head that is a pale tan color. The beer itself is a clear, gold to light copper color. The aroma is a mix of pungent pine and citrus (lemon, gapefruit and orange) character. Actually the citrus aromatics become more noticeable as I spend time with this brew. The flavor is slightly dry, but does have a touch of caramel sweetness to it. The finish has notes of biscuit malt and a touch of toasty grain. The beer is dry enough that the citrus hop notes are muted in the taste really leans more towards an herbal / lemon character.
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