3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a cloudy copper coloured body with a noticeably orange hue. Medium sized white head. Had this beer on a handpull and regular draught. With the handpull, the floral aromas came out more, and the beer was slightly more carbonated. Taste of grapefruit, soft pine, toffe- finishes almost semi-sweet.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
I can taste some hops, but there?s a lot of malty richness and sweetness that I really don?t care for in an IPA. The old glory pale is much hoppier and just much more enjoyable. I wouldn?t order this IPA again. That being said, it?s not terrible by any means, just far from what I want in my IPA.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Great Dane Fitchburg. Clear amber with a thin tan head. Aroma of citrus and caramel with a touch of resinous hops in the background. Taste is of citrus and floral hops with their balancing friend called caramel. Mild bitterness, ‘twas okay.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
On tap at the downtown location in Madison. Notes only. Notes say "Burning alcohol - what happened ??" I remember intensely disliking this.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Doty location, and served to a logo pint glass with a hazed, orange/amber hue, good froth to the off white/cream head foam, and curtainy cling to the lacing. The nose was bright citrus, with a resiny/pine edge, and a touch of malt sweetness. Medium bodied, with a moderate but "lingering through the finish" hop bitterness that brought some pleasant dryness along for company.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap at the Great Dane, it is a spicy, herbal sort of IPA, not a bitter bomb by any means.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Apr 22, tap @ Great Dane Brewery, Fitchburg. Poures hazy dark copper with a nice bubbly beige head. Aroma is citric, floral, caramel and some maltyness. Nice lean medium mouthfeel. Flavor is very citric, caramel sweet, malty and bitter. Finishes with a very nice longlived aftertaste.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the downtown brewpub 8/8/08: Pours a slightly hazy copper orange with a thin ring of white head. Aroma of fresh grapefruity hops and lightly sweet caramel malt. Body starts fairly full with good sweetness and fresh resiny hops. Well-balanced and quite drinkable, a nice IPA.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
(Draught) Pours a cloudy orange body with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of floral, pine, light toastiness, and some herbs. Flavor of hops (pine, herbal, earthy, grass) and caramel malt with a bitter finish. Just not digging this one...
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Full, sticky body. Kind of a thick, orange haze. Very hoppy (pine, citrus) with a woody aftertaste. A little astringent in the finish. Pretty good.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Name: Hopjack IPA
Date: 08/08/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: muddy orange, scant head,
Aroma: sweet citrus aroma with a nice tangerine and fruity orange character,
Flavor: lots of hop flavor, good dry crystal malt as a base, bitterness builds to a long bitter finish,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4
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