Ipswich Original Ale

Brewed by Ipswich Ale Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Ipswich, Massachusetts USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Fairly solid- hoppier than I would expect- almost in IPA territory. Refreshing and medium-bodied.

Pours amber orange tea in color, mostly unclear with a smaller off white head. The aroma brings light citrus hops and malts, softer but still pleasant. The flavor of the malts dominates, but the flavor on my tongue tastes like natural sweet sun tea. Overall really good for the style.

Pours a nice clear amber with an average off-white head. Malty aroma is a little fruity and a little yeasty, promising if not outstanding. Flavor is mainly malty with some fruit and a hoppy-bitter undertone. Not too shabby. Smooth texture has about average body and fizz. Overall, fair to middlin’.

12oz bottle in a shaker. Pours amber with a thick, off-white head. Aroma of caramel and bread-like malts plus a little bit of floral and piney hops. Flavor about the same. Average texture. Not a bad beer.

Bottle. Sweet caramel malt and light hop aroma. Hazy amber with a large fluffy head. Caramel malt with a nice lingering grassy hops flavor. Medium bodied.

(draught Bukowski) hazy gold with white head. Malty aroma. Flavor is biscuity malt, herbal hops.

Bottle. Butter toffee malt and hay aroma. Hazy amber color with large tan head. Sweet toffee malt, hay, and lightly bitter herbal flavor. Nice.

22 ounce bottle - $3.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Appearance: Pours a lightly hazed, deep golden body with a frothy layer of off-white suds. Little blips of lace on the way down.

Smell: Gently toasted white bread and biscuit tops with a small, sweet-scented accent to the malts. A bit of stone fruit and citrus mingling together with a dash of spice and earthy dried herbs.

Taste: Bready, biscuity pale malts brushed with a layer of sweet, sugared treacle. Slight apricot fruitiness with a little fresh sweet orange peel, but it’s growing increasingly towards an herbal, black tea presence. Medium bitterness. Drying, with a quality a bit like that Constant Comment tea.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Overall: Simple and easy-going, but pleasant overall. Refreshing.

bottle. hazy gold with no head. tea and peach nose. juicy texture. flavors of bready malt, peach. palate is smooth.

Hazy amber/orange color; Medium body; Aroma of malt, caramel, hops, & some fruit; Flavor of slight roasted sweet malt, caramel, hops, and citrus; Finish is slightly bitter; Fairly well balanced; Overall, pretty decent.

12oz bottle thanks to cavie. Brownish orange pour with a small amount of white head. Aromas of burnt grain and earth - same flavor with lots of malt.