Grand Lake Stump Jumper India Pale Ale

Brewed by Grand Lake Brewing Co
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Grand Lake, Colorado USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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(bottle from Tipsy’s, sampled 3/19/10). Clear copper color. Medium off white head. Light citrus hop and light sweet malt aroma. Sweet off caramel-like flavor, with light bitterness. Avg duration. Moderate lasting sweetness in finish. Slick texture. Soft to moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.

Pours a dark amber, lots of carbonation, and head was pretty small and disappeared fast. Lacing is almost non existent. Rather surprised since Ipas are known for their awesome lacing. First smells are of caramel malts and some diacetyls. Next comes some earthy hops with hints of fresh pine. No alcohol detected Taste is a mix of the earthy hops with some bready malts contrasting them. Not over the top bitter, this is almost a balanced beer but the hops do leave a piney aftertaste. For 7% abv, alcohol is well hidden. Mouthfeel is disappointing. Head died immediately, leaving much to be desired. Body was good, medium-bodied with a good amount of carbonation. Overall this beer was barely above average. Flavors were good, which is obviously most important, but appearance/smell/mouthfeel were all off point and kinda made the beer sloppy tasting. Yes, I just made up the phrase sloppy tasting. Only reason beer gets a 3.5 overall is because of the smoothness of the finish in relation to alcohol percentage. Would order again if my choices were severely limited but luckily in Colorado I never have that problem

Gorgeous copper pour. Hoppy aroma with an alcohol note. Flavor is caramel, bitter hops and a note of fuel. Almost stellar.

Pours hazy dark orange with white head, aroma has some nice orange and pine, touch of caramel and biscuit as well. Taste is pretty subdued, but notes of pine and citrus go to a sweet biscuit and caramel middle, slightly bitters at the end.

Tasted from a 12 oz bottle purchased in Fort Collins, Colorado. Fairly clear burnt orange appearance with an off brown head. Piney hoppy aroma. Pale malty body with a tangy, piney hop flavor. Finish is like juniper as is the aftertaste.

Sampled on 9/13/2010. This IPA pours a medium orange gold color from a 12oz bottle. A very small white foamy head with decent lacing and no retention. The aroma is caramel malt, tea with some hops. A medium bodied IPA. The malts are caramel and sweet, with a very strong ice tea presence. The hops are very slightly herbal. A touch medicinal tasting. Almost no carbonation. Kind of a herbal mess at the end. Might be a bottling problem, but this particular bottle is neigh on undrinkable. Drain pour. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean. Aftertaste is bitter and herbal.

Deep rich caramel malt nose, fruity piney hops. Copper color, small head. Toffee sweet, fruity resiny bitterness. Medium carbonation, full body, bitter piney finish. Nice qualities, could use a little more carbonation, but solid.

22 oz bottle. Pours a tea-like amber with almost no head even after a vigorous pour.

The aroma is caramel malts and cola with a touch of hops.

The flavor is washed out caramel malts with a touch of medicinal bitterness. The mouthfeel is extremely watery with no carbonation.

Overall, Grand Lake seems to have problems with bottles. At the brewery carbonation on this was fine and there was good hop presence. I don’t think the bottle would be old - there’s no date, but I bought it right at the brewery. This was much better on tap.

Hazy amber pour - nose is very malt forward, with quite a bit of caramel and toffee - quite estery in the nose as well - some earthy hops and toasted grains - something is off in the flavor - there is some mild acidity and oxidation - outside of this, this is a very malt ale - quite sweet, with a lot of caramel, cherry - the hops are present, but taste stale, and site far behind the malt - doughy - acidic on the back end - we might have the early onset of an infection here.

Bottle. Bit hazy amber body with a medium off white head. Piney aroma with notes of sweet barley, citrus and butterscotch. The flavour is piney and citrussy with a good punch of caramel and malt. Bit buttery.