Elysian The Immortal IPA

from notes that I thought were long lost. 08Oct06. 22oz bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a one finger head that fades rapidly to a thin cap and ring. The lacing is quite a bit thicker than I was expecting from the small amount of foam that’s left. Smell; very nice citrus aromas, with grapefruit and oranges. There’s not much in the way of malts in the nose, but boy do those citric hops smell good. Taste; as with the aroma, this is dominated by citric hops, with just a little bit of caramel malts to take the edge off of the bitterness a little. This isn’t as in your face as a lot of the west coast IPA tend to be, it’s just a very easy drinking IPA. Mouthfeel is on the thin side, and the drinkabilty is really good.

Bottle. Pours hazy dark yellow and brown with a small frothy and fizzy off-white, mostly diminishing head, fair lacing. Aroma is average malt (bread, cookie), light hops (celery, grass), average yeast (dough) with notes of pineapple, butter and vanilla. Average duration, light acidity and sweetness, moderate bitterness, sour milk. Medium bodied, oily texture, soft carbonation and chalky finish.

Had a 22oz bottle. A pretty good IPA. Nothin too special about it though. But yeah, for 3 bucks, its very drinkable.

A nice IPA that lingers on the palate a wee bit too long with a NAST aftertaste. Otherwise, pours hazy and dark caramel, small head, smells of quality IPA tastes nice cold for 4 seconds then the NAST creeps in. The only way to beat the nast, keep drinking!

Yay ’another’ PNW IPA. Clear amber orange body with a moderate sized head and good lacing. Aroma is the usual... grapefruit, pine, citrus, resin, some fruit, caramel. Fairly standard mouthfeel, bitter but not overly so. Enjoyable but a dime a dozen.

My bottle pours a brownredorange liquid with a big foamy, barely off-white head with good retention. There are both malt and hops in the aroma, which gives me hope. Nose is dominated by lemon-limey citrus, although there are some herbal notes and the impression of a freshly cut oak sapling. The malt suggestions in the nose are mostly caramel. I don’t feel like these aromas harmonize very well, a harbinger of things to come. The beer is medium to full bodied with a big bitterness that lasts long into the finish, growing on the way, I don’t feel like this beer has a solid sense of what it wants to be. There’s the acidity for one thing, and then the malt sugars want to join in but they don’t know the tune. The caramel, cereal, and graininess is good, but misses the bull’s eye. This is a very average IPA in search of an identity.

Thanks to Kenb for this IPA. Pours a medium amber with small head. This is a nice smooth mild IPA. Nothing overdone. Great balance of hops and malts. Hints of pine and a little citrus with a dryish finish. Tasty.

Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Pours a medium golden color with a hint of orange. Moderate hoppy bitter aroma right off of the bat. Somewhat subdued. Moderate spicy bitterness up front. Alot of grapefruit peel. A little bit of sweetness as well. Bitter throughout. Although it is good, there is nothing that really makes it special.