Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA

Draft. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of grass. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of grass combined with medium notes of pine needles, leading to a dry and very bitter finish.

On tap. pours a clear deep golden with an off-white head. Very fresh - almost perfumy - peachy and piney hop accents. Medium body with sweet malts and fruit, and again a solid aroma hoppiness that leaves a great and balancing bitterness. A perfect IPA. 070709

From tap at Pizza Port, Solana Beach. Pours clear and golden yellow to orange with a lacing white head. Aroma is grapefruit hops. Mild bitter initial flavour with a solid grapefruity flavour following into the finish. Light sweetness from the caramel malt too. Nice dry and bitter finish.

Bottled. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruity and flowery hops along with some caramel and some mild notes of nectar. Flavour is quite bittery fruity and flowers along with some caramelly and mild nectar.

Date: 10/11/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF

clear dark yellow, frothy white head, sweet crystal malt aroma with an abundance of citrus hops, lots of crystal sweetness, well balanced citrus character, lasting bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Bottle from GBBF 09. When Firestone came and brewed for JDW last year this is what we wanted, not yet antoher golden ale. Clear orange/gold, lasting thin beige head. Lovely strong UK style hop aroma, bit of tangerine in there too. Lovely peppery hop. Decent tangerine. sweetish malt in mouth. I liked it very much. OK, lacks some malt, but great hops.

Bottled (at Chriso). Yellow color, small white color. Bready, light citrusy aroma. Lime acidic hoppy flavor. Nice citrusy hops. Lighter than 7.5% indicates.

Cloudy amber with medium off white head. Hoppy aroma with citric and piney notes. Loads of hops in the flavour. Notes of grapefruit, pine and toasted malt. Dry bitter finish.