Draft at the brewpub as Chehalem Mountain IPA. A hazy golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet malty and citrusy. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of grass from the hops, leading to a dry bitter finish where the grass sticks on the tongue.

On tap at the brewpub
Bright golden-amber. Woody, grassy hop aroma with a good dose of toasty malts. Starts with a firm woody bitterness. The finish gets malty, with a big minerally note and a hint of diacetyl. The minerals I can handle but the diacetyl....such a poor finish is not becoming of this beer.

(RBSG04) Clear amber with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit. Taste is mild sweet, strong grapefruit, some herbal. Medium-full body, highly carbonated, grapefruit acidity.

Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: hazy light orange, fine off white head,
Aroma: light sweet crystal malt aroma with light floral hops,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of balancing earthyness, touch of citrus, light lasting bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4

Pours a transparent copper orange with a spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly toasted grainy malts and some earthy grassy hops. Starts with a mild caramel malty sweetness and some earthy bittering hops. Finishes drier, earthy and bittersweet. For a west-coast IPA, I’d expect a much bigger fresher hoppy presence.