3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap handle called Contraband XXXIIPA. Copper-tanned body with decent head. Pungent, grapefruity and leafy co-humulone nose. Lovely blend of musky summer air and piquant grapefruit with a pinch of grass. The body is more grassy and bitter. Not as leafy, but some grapefruit still evident. Slight metallic bitter finish. Solid overall.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ Latona Pub. Pours medium amber with thin head. Light hoppy aroma but huge hop taste - floral, fruity, bitter. Pleasant malt body that sits in the background and lets the hops shine. Very drinkable and honestly compares favorably to many of Rogue’s IPA efforts.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
draft. lightly hazed bronze body, white head. bright fruit cocktail nose with mostly clean yeast and light caramel malt sweetness. hop-focused and appropriately bitter and acidic which tempers the caramel sweetness. frothy and a little too chewy and big for it’s own good. dry it out a little and bring it down to around 6% and let the fresh, dank hops shine more.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewery 8-6-10. Pours a hazy deep gold with a thin white head. Bold hop flavors of citrus - grapefruit, lemon and tangerine. Malt is clean and dry with a slight biscuit note, but hop flavor dominates. Dry finish with lingering hop bitterness. A good IPA, a bit on the thin and dry side making the hops really in your face.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned. Sticky sweet syrupy caramel malt body. Stale hop character that was heavily piney, funked citrus, and vegetative on arrival. Messy.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Name: Contraband
Date: September 11, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, wispy off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma, touch of caramel candy, light earthyness
Body: sticky sweet body
Flavor: sweet caramel and pine flavor, touch of citrus with a bitter orange rind character, light peppery spicyness
Overall: liquid hops
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft @ Brewer’s on the Bay, Newport, OR. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty hoppy aroma with some hints of citrus. Sweetish malty hoppy flavor with some hints of caramel and citrus. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I really liked this one. Pours copper with some brownish hues in the background. Lots of "contraband" hops in the nose. Super leafy, herbal. Really enjoyable nose for me. More leafy, herbal, dank hop flavors on top of a dry malty body that showcases the hops amazingly well. Not bitter, but hoppy. So many tasty juicy resins. God damn. I loved it.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
draft at issaquah brewhouse. hazy light mousey brown. restrained dry grain aroma. creamy mouthfeel, red apple sweetness deep thorough bitterness.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pint of this tasty beer experienced at Latona Pub in Seattle, WA--Soft wispy white head atop a deep hazy amber body. Eloquent bouquet hops nose with crispy cracker backbone and a sticky dry resonance that amalgamates the carious characteristics of its complexity. Quaffable, soothing with vibrant yet not overbearing grapefruity citrus waves that beckon any AMerican IPA lover.
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