Great Waters Tartar Control IPA

Brewed by Great Waters Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
St. Paul, Minnesota USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Pours an amber peach color, with a thin layer of white foam. The head reduces rapidly, but still leaves a few thick rings of lacing. Citrus aroma is nice and juicy. Smells very fresh. Hops up front, citrussy and more tangy than bitter. Malt is well in the background,though. It is sufficient, I suppose, but left me wanting more. A little towards the thin side.

Cask. Clear light orange pour with a nice fluffy white head. Aroma of hips, bread, and a sweatsock. Medium mouthfeel. Taste is bread, hop, and juicy fruit. Okay at best.

on tap at GW. Pine aroma, with a nice orange clear pour with a medium carbonation. Flavor was lots of pine, herbs and a little citrus. Definitely dry on the finish. Decent Brew.

Smooth cask ale. Light aroma of flavor, not a strong hop quality. Orange/amber. Nice cask qualities in the palate, notwithstanding the light astringency. (on tap at brewpub, St. Paul)

Does drinking this mean I can skip my dental cleaning now? that would be nice. Another quite creamy ale from G.W, somewhat similar to the Mr. Smooth i thougt, as i had this side by side, but taste buds starting getting confused!

On tap at the brewpub in downtown St. Paul. Medium orange pour, off white head, creamy, thick lace. Fresh floral aroma, hints of spearmint. Slight grapefruit bitterness with good nutty balance to even it out. Slightly creamy mouthfeel. Very decent brewpub IPA.

This one really hit the spot, my first taste of brew after a long bike trip from my home in downtown Minneapolis all the way into downtown St. Paul, a trip I’ll try again. Appearance: lush, peachy/apricotty hue, with a stable, fuzzy, creamy-toned head. Very pleased with the look, sets the anticipation high. Most pleasing aroma, sunny, citric, tropical notes, mellow bitterness, meets my approval. Taste: soft and subtle, sliding into the mouth, but unrelenting with the hop attack, ...bitter, but turns sweet at times, as well, orangey, peachy flavors. A very satisfying IPA, cask-style. I wrote the following in my notes: "like a well-scrubbed tooth." I have no idea what that refers to... Wished I could have taken a growler home to enjoy it more fully. My two pints at the pub were well enjoyed, and I look forward to future tastes.

Heavily hopped, with some chemical aftertaste. Creamy head. Hop aroma. Not their best ipa.

Gold/Brown Coloring with Creamy Cream Head. Light Fruit, Hop Aroma. Fruity, and Fresh Dry Hops with Creamy Mouthfeel. Thick Dry Hop Ending.

Bright golden copper with a creamy head, impressive staying power. Very hoppy and citric nose, smells like sliced freshly-picked tangerines. Flavor is the usual explosively citric-hoppy IPA with usual backing sweetness. Only real negative is it was served cask, and would definitely be a mite better with normal carbonation.