Grumpy Troll Norwegian Wood IPA

Brewed by Grumpy Troll Brewery, Restaurant and Pizzeria
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Draught pint at the brewpub, mid-October 2006. Amber-bronze colored, very clear with just a smidgeon of white head but nice lacing....faint aroma offers wafts of tart apples and cherries, muted pine sap, but it all blows away before you can enjoy it....malty and relatively sweet on the tongue, very light pungent hoppy notes, somewhat thin, earthy and moderately bitter at the finish, tingly carbonation. Ehhh.

Solid brewpub IPA. Big, bold, balanced. Golden tan, rich. Toasty golden malt tones. OK.

Draught at the brewpub. Clear light orange color with thin white head that laced the glass. Aroma and flavor of grapefruity hops with plenty of hop bitterness. Nice IPA.

The body was dark gold with a white colored head on top. The aroma was grapefruit with some dish soap. There was also a little bit of bread crust. The taste was bitter bread crust with some spice of black pepper. There was also a little bit of toffee. A decent IPA.