Falls Fuggled Up IPA

Formerly brewed at Falls Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Oconto Falls, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Without going into another tirade like I did with the other beer I rated from this brewery, I’ll be more brief. Infected and putrid with the slight hint of fuggle hops which suggest that this "possibly" was originally intended to be an IPA. Thin, watery, lifeless, dull.....................

Hum , I am still a big fan of the Fuggles hop but anyone who has this "beer" may question my sanity. This beer is undoubtedly infected by the massive head that occurred during the pour and the floaties found within. The aroma is papery and has some notes of lactic sourness. If you breath deep enough you can find notes of fuggles but without warning of a nose full of wet cardboard. The taste (if that is what you wanna call it) mostly tart and sour with just a hint of grassy and herbal hop. Geez I did expect at least a bit of bready and/or biscuit malt given the genre but even those are subdued by the infection. The mouth feel is watery and strangely refreshing due to the tartness which kept the mouth watering. A sad example of a beer, AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!

This may be the worst beer I’ve ever had. Appearance was not too bad...a dark amber with a soapy head, but with a disturbing amount of sediment. Aroma was of sour milk, and flavor was totally unbearable. No one who has tried this beer could possibly keep it in their mouth long enough to contemplate mouthfeel. All except a tiny sip went down the drain. I bought this bottle at Flanagan’s in Appleton. It wasn’t at all dusty and with absolutely no date coding on the bottle, I’m forced to assume that it arrived at the store from the brewery the day I bought it (3 days ago) and is as fresh as it can be. IF it had a date code, I could draw a different conclusion.

Looks like cinnamon floating on top of the large, bubbly head. cloudy, coppery colored. Heavily malted aroma, mustiness and bitter, spoiled hops i and very sour stuff n the aroma as well. This is one of the least flavorful IPAs I’ve ever had. Just pure bitterness, no complexity, no balance whatsoever. I think something went wrong with this batch of beer.

Bottle from Ughsmash (thanks?) - even the most gentle of pours made this stuff come out all head - lightly bready aroma, with citrus, stale hops, and soap/dishwater - not many american brewers can use british hops well (even when the brits use them they come out tasting stale half the time) - the fuggles do not work well here, although I doubt any hops would - very thin in body and flavor - tastes like water with lots of lemon in it, with a bit of hop puree thrown in the make it "interesting" - sour and lifeless, and I’m fairly certain they chose these hops simply so they could give their crappy beer an eye-catching name - down the drain with this!

12oz bottle acquired in trade with ughsmash (thanks!). Opened to a loud psst. Poured a medium amber color and a huge (6 finger) sized off white head. Aromas on the earthy and woody side with light pine and a trace of citrus. Tastes of sweet fruitiness, citrus and had a light sour/tart finish.

Bottled. Poured a very nice lighter shade of garnet with an explosive cap of off-white head. Nose was of English-style hoppage with apricots and other fruits.. underlying sour notes were a bit unsettling. Flavor was characterized by sour lighter fruits, with a mild dry bitterness and some caramel backing. Carbonation was high and the interplay between sour, dry, and bitterness was not so good. Cannot say that I enjoyed this one.

Copper color with a moderate bone colored head and a fair amount of lace. Dry caramel with just a hint of spruce. Light pumpernickel toast with a light non descriptive bitterness. Seems to have missed some late hopping for aroma and flavor. Not a bad ale, more in the mild category, just not much of an IPA.