3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sample from the bottle (12 oz) at the Mondial de la Bière in Montreal, 2006. The pour is a clear dark amber-bronze with a faint trace of whipped foam....spicy PNW hops in the nose, pungent and strong with a touch of acrid smoke and a certain "meatiness" (mmm, bacon-hops).....the body is alas a touch thin and watery, offering ill supporting strength to the solid hop bitterness throughout, though there is a nice moderately sweet maltiness evident....towards the finish, dry and twiggy with some nice spicy herbal character, perhaps a bit of lemon verbena ....I found little fruitiness, and the overall dryness/bitterness was a bit problematic. Decent, though.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
This is just a bit too sweet for an IPA. Cloudy and golden with a moderate head and very light on the palate. But just a tad to sweet that overwhelms the hoppiness.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Poured a slightly hazy amber-orange color with a large off-white head. Aroma has some citrus with grains. Taste is a bit watery with lots of hay and grain flavors. Some hops with citrus, but not as much as in the aroma. Overall it’s ok, but it’s a little too smooth for an IPA.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 ounce from mixed six pack at Foodery. Orange body. Foamy pour. Not much flavor, however. IPA? Who knows how fresh the bottle is, but not tasty.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hazy orange color with a modest head, ok retention and nice lace. Subtle grassy hops aroma with a touch of pineapple and grapefruit. Slight hops bitterness balanced with bready malt sweetness. Light to medium body, lots of carbonation, a bit harsh on the tongue, and a crisp finish. A good example of the difference between an East Coast IPA and a West Coast IPA. Perhaps my tongue is numb.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours clear amber with a medium off-white head that dissipates quickly with some lacing. Aroma is of grapefruit, but fades rapidly after opening. Taste is mild, with a mix of citrus and floral hops and some sweet caramel malt backing. Finish is moderately bitter and clean. Surprisingly light for its type, and a little bland for my personal preference.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at the Khyber. Hazy dark honey pour. Citrus pith bitterness throughout but a honey sweeness lingers after. Nice palate. Decent.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap, Dinosaur BBQ, Newark NJ. Clean lines. Pours golden with a reddish hue; nice head retention. Limited hop aroma. Attack is smooth, almost too smooth for a standard IPA, with a balanced middle and relatively clean finish with just a bit of lingering hops. Solid offering, simple IPA.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a amber with a small white head. Aroma is hoppy, floral, with a dash of pine. Medium on the palate with average carbonation. Flavor is bittersweet with a light bitter finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
this cloudy honey colored IPA was much sweeter, fruity and malty, bitter at the finish with strongg iron taste. Not much head or lacing
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draft. Pours yellow with minimal head, no lacing, and little carbonation. The atoms is minimal with a little bread. The taste is mild bitter. This is more apa than ipa.
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