Golden Road Point the Way IPA

Brewed by Golden Road Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Los Angeles, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Poured from a pint can into a smaller glass at the Courtyard Marriott in Culver City, Calif. Less than an inch of head. Color was honey amber. Light gray lacing that dissipated very quickly except some light thin spots. Very little film on the side of the glass, just a slight haze. Really dug the smell. Got a sweet orange citrus flavor up front and then walloped with hops on the back end. Seemed to be some caramel in there. In fact, together it reminded me a bit of the original Sparks. Surprisingly the opposite of the smell. Got a bitter hops taste right away, giving way to a smooth, orange/tangerine finish. Really digging the taste as well. Medium body. Oily texture. Average carbonation. Long bitter finish. Really liked this beer. I love how the orange, tangerine and citrus hops coincide with the bitterness. Want to take some home with me.

CBC 16oz can-pours gold with an offwhite head. Aroma is pine/resin, some light/medium malt. Taste is perfumy/pine hops, some light/medium malt.

Acquired in a trade. Canned March 12th, 2012. Put it right in the fridge and poured into a Hill Farmstead Glass

A - SRM of 8. Golden orange appearance, some cloudiness on the pour that looked pretty resinous. Slightly off-white head of 2 fingers that subsided slowly leaving behind a super sticky lacing on every corner of the glass.

S - Gigantic citrus notes. A hint of resin and a minor bit of pine but very little.Nice big hop characteristics followed by some herbs.

T - Spicy Vanilla is what I get first. Peppered Vanilla? Not too sure. Backbone of pine, grass and tangerines. Lemon zest and some basil.

M - Medium body, 80% carbonation on the mouth swish. Lingering orange peel taste

O - Delicious. It’s a solid IPA with extra points for being canned. Would be a great fishing companion.

Can from Bine & Vine. Pours light golden amber with a transient fizzy white head. Aromas of warm caramel and floral/citrus (or maybe floral/resin). About med body. Moderate carb. Flavor is a little papery, a little peppery, a little malty, and floral, maybe with citrus. It’s certainly bitter, but it reminds a bit of the old Beeman’s gum. Spicy/peppery. Finishes with bitter and flavor, but somehow it lacks substance. I putting this down as a great session beer, assuming the session doesn’t last too long.

Beautiful beer, chose it from a line-up and was thoroughly impressed. Stands up to the best in the IPA world, and does it without the overbearing high ABV most IPAs have. (smart step out of the BJCP guidelines) Small Brewery so you get the quality most well-worn IPAs lack. Hope they keep it up!

Pour out of 16 oz can, thanks to Aaron...I guess. Pour is cardboard, lemon, slight biscuit, and bready, hints of slight sweaty sock as well, some mineral notes. Taste is some biscuit, vanilla, some slight grass and pine, off cardboard, sweaty funky notes, hints of minerals, slight sour-ish note, finishing fairly sweet. Yikes.

Can from the brewery. Pours a light amber/golden color with frothy white head. Aroma is very pine, grapefruit and hoppy. Taste is a light bitter hop, pine, citrus, slight sweetness and some light biscuit malt. Overall, this was crazy good from a brewery that I’d heard nothing about that is almost in my backyard. At only 5.2% this is going to be my local go to camping beer.

Pint at Blue Palms Brewhouse. On aroma, sweet.citrusy, orange and grapefruit , clean golden orange color ok head, spotty lace. Bittersweet flavor. Lighter body, smooth creamy mouthfeel, Bittersweet finish. Pretty dull, this doesn’t hold up with all else that is available, call it a lawnmower ipa.

Can @ home. Clear, dark orange appearance with a big, off white head. A little spicy, toasted citrus fruity, floral hoppy, toasty malty aroma. Toasty, somewhat bready malty, earthy, spicy hoppy flavor. Pretty good but I probably should have drank this fresher.

Amber in color, clear with a thin head. Nice Hops aroma and flavor. Citrus and light floral flavors. Good malt flavor and balance, This was a nice dry finish IPA brew.