3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 11, 2008 Name: India Pale Ale
Date: 12/17/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
clear golden, creamy white head, solid lace, sweet grapefruit aroma, creamy body, rich malt flavor, lots of grapefruit balanced with caramel sweetness, a bit of butterscotch reinforces the sweetness, sweet and creamy hop delivery vehicle, best beer on the Carolina coast
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
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Date: 04/12/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Hickory Hops
Appearance: hazy orange, bif creamy off white head, drippy lace,
Aroma: big sweet crystal malt aroma with lots of floral and citrus hops plus a touch of earthyness,
Flavor: sweet caramel and crystal malt flavor, lots of balancing hops, nice citrus character with lots of earthyness, nice long bitter finish,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma with piney hints.Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap @HopfestNC-pours a white head and yellow/gold color. Aroma is citrus hops. Taste is citrus hops-some bitter, secondary medium malt-sweet. Light/medium body. Mild carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sparkling clear, light golden ale. Small creamy white head. Neat lacework.
The nose is of black pepper and grapefruit.
Very malty flavor up front and then... grapefruit, grapefruit, grapefruit. Me likes!
Full-bodied with a silky mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Short, sweet 'n' tart finish with a ton of hop bitterness thrown in to help the beer go out with a Bang!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler courtesy of kp sampled on 1/4/07: Pours a transparent copper orange with a thin wispy white head. Fresh grapefruity hoppy aroma has a touch of sweet grainy malt. Body starts with a nice caramel malty sweetness balanced with a refreshing grapefruity hoppy flavor. A nice, very drinkable IPA.
2.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 5/20
Tap at the brewpub. Clear golden color, white head. Aroma of lemon. Taste of lemon. Extremely bitter. Not sure that all the citrus is from the hops.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy copper color with a medium sized creamy white head. Good head retention. Aroma of toffee malts, citrus hops and a bit of butter. The taste is bitter citrus and herbal hops, toffee malts. Lingering bitterness, medium bodied, average carbonation. Solid beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler. Poured a clear copper color with a small off-white head. the aroma was made up of a hoppy citrus and caramel malt mix. Some perfumey notes as well. The flavor had a malty front with a modderately hoppy middle to finish. Citrus and pine make up the long and moderately bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
As ’Port City IPA" at the 2007 Hickory Hops. Clear copper, niced sized beige head. Clean, crisp resiny aroma. Very refreshing. Fairly piney at first, and a bit of smoke in the end. Dry, earthy finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy bright gold pour. Fluffy white head a spotty lace. Grain and citric notes on the nose. Pine, citrus and grains
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