Great Basin Ichthyosaur IPA

Brewed by Great Basin Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Sparks, Nevada USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Date: July 05, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy copper, wispy beige head, streaks of lace
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma, lots of fresh citrus
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor yields a nice fruityness, plenty of citrus flavor, light balancing bitterness
Overall: IPA done right
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

(Draught) Pours a clear golden body with a small white head. Aroma of grass, citrus, florals, and nuts. Flavor of hops (grass, herbal, citrus) and caramel malt with a moderately bitter finish.

on tap-pours a white head that laces and gold color. Aroma is pine, secondary sweet light/medium malt. Taste is pine/resin/pineapple hops bite, secondary sweet light/medium malt. Drying finish. OK effervescence.

Draft at 6.3%. Amber color with a white head. Floral and citrus aromas. Flavor has lots of floral hop over caramel, with some citrus. Hop goes into the finish. Dry. Bitter. But soft, floral bitter.

A golden IPA with a thin lacing white head. A really classy citrusy c-hop with more mandarin like qualities. In mouth, a good citrus pulp, not very floral, more English, but very inviting. Medium bodied. On tap at brewpub, August 2007.

On tap @ Great Basin poured a clear amber with a small diminishing amber head. Aromas of citrus, floral, light earthiness and a hint of carmel. Palate was light bodied crisp and slightly dry. Flavors of grapefruit, carmel and light pine with a crisp lingering bitter finish.

On-Tap at the Brewery (There for the 04’ Reno Air Races)
Brown ruby color with a light head & moderate lacing. The aroma is citrusy and dought with a light fruity hop character. The flavor is a touch bitter & balanced. Finishes brief & caramelly. Not an assertive IPA but decent.

Draft. Amber beer with a whitish head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light summer fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Grapefruit and light summer fruit lingers. Very drinkable.

Tap at the brewpub. The body was dark gold to copper with a white head. The aroma was light grapefruit and almonds . The taste was bread dough and bitter bread crust. There was also a little bit of grapefruit.

A nice IPA. Rather generic, but nice hop flavors of pine and grapefruit as well as a little bit of pepper with a little sour/sweet malt.