Full Sail Prodigal Sun IPA

Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Hood River, Oregon USA

Aromas of strong citrusy, piney hops, some sweetness, appearance a cloudy orangish amber, decent head, but spotty lacing, lots of hop bitterness, some light candied fruit sweetness and medium lenght bitter finish, mouthfeel is pretty dull, just doesn’t stand out IMHO.

2008-09-06. Orange amber body with a decent off-white head and solid ring of lace. Aroma is fairly mild in this environment, hops, are tough to pull out but a light resin rouses as it warms. Pleasant bitterness throughout, light resin, citrus seed notes, lightly astringent in the finish. Lemon notes as it warms. Average to thin palate. Meh. Just doesn’t quite come together for me. On tap at Humpy’s, Anchorage

Tap @ Full Sail Pilsener Room. Clear golden color, short head. Quite harsh hops. Very bitter, pine, grapefruit. Good IPA.

22 oz bottle via Fred M. Pours a hazy amber with a huge beige head that sticks around for several minutes. Nose is divine....floral and citrusy..orange, grapefruit, lemon.....very nice! Tastes almost like it smells but with a little soapiness and a serious grapefruit/orange rind kick that leaves a bit of astringency in the dry finish and metallic aftertaste. Damn it smells and looks good though, if only it tasted as good as it smells. Still, its a fairly good IPA. Body is medium, carbonation is medium.

Well-balanced IPA with highly bitter elements countered with sweet nectary/honey ones. Slightly hazy golden appearance with ample headage. Distractingly off-putting is the flat, metallic finish.

Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is clear medium amber. Aroma is lightly malty (grain, caramel), lightly to moderately hoppy (grapefruit, resin), lightly to moderately yeasty (dough, basement). Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, moderately to heavily bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly alcoholic. Dull and yeasty. Surprisingly little (and boring) hop character in the nose, and a very abrasive (both citric and bitter) mouth experience.

Thanks to pepsican for bringing this bottle to iowaherkeye’s ’farewell to Iowa’ tasting. Poured a clear medium orange color with an off white head. Smelled of caramel, citrus (especially orange), and sweet cream. Medium bodied and dry-ish with moderate bitterness. Tasted of toasted bread, earthy tree bark, grapefruit, and some delicate spices. Tasty.

Thanks to JW77(i think) for this guy! Amber pour with a nice sized white head. Aroma is pine and caramel. Flavored followed the same path with some orange peel as well. Bitter finish, nice and refreshing.