Ithaca Cascazilla

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Ithaca, New York USA

12oz bottle. Pours dark orange/rusty red color, makes me scared of caramel malt, but honestly there’s little smell or flavor of that dreaded ingredient. It has a nose of fresh, sticky, green C-note hops, somewhat dry and parched at times, not exactly damp and dank, but more of a fruity, dry pine wood scent. Flavor is rich, frothy, fresh, fruity Cascades, along with a sweetened apple crumb and bready flavor to compliment the assertively dry and fruity hops... green, fresh, really delicious. The dominant note is fresh red apple skins. Moderately dry on the palate with a medium body. Very good.

A very unimpressive IPA, just about brown in color with an off-white head, no lacing left behind, the aroma was a little sweet with some caramel & chocolate hints, the body was light & watery, only a subtle flavor of hops was present, they could have taken some of the hops of their Pils & added it to this beer, it could definitely use a lot more, the finish was bready & only slightly dry & bitter, definitely a poor IPA

12oz bottle served in a Duvel glass. Deep amber-red in color with a nice tan head on top. Smells of fruity cascade hops and some chocolate, a really wonderful combination. Flavor is citrus, sweet chocolate, and a bit of pine. One of the more balanced IPAs that I have had. Very nice.

12oz bottle, variety pack from Brewers Outlet, Lancaster, PA...pours deep amber, medium off-white head...nice floral aroma...sweet citric flavor, orange peel, red grape, hoppy bitternes at the back of the tongue...decent lacing...good IPA.

Wonderful beverage. The idology of cascades mixed with the monstrosity of Godzilla is a very fair one. The cascades are huge in this beer. They completely dominate the aroma and your nose in general. I absolutely loved the aroma of this beer and spent about as much time smelling it as I did drinking it. The flavor was great as well. I love how they chose a red ale to host all these cascades. It gives a wonderful malty backbone. Highly recommend this one!

Bottle from a variety pack, nose is hoppy with a slight bit of malt. Taste is very hoppy and delicious, aftertaste is slightly malty with a little hop. Definitely lives up to its billing. Very hoppy and very good. Would buy again

Reminds me more of a pale ale, than an IPA. Aroma seemed faint and not very reminiscent of the distinctive cascades, citrusy aroma and flavor. Appearance is spot on for a red ale. Flavor was very smooth which showcased more of the malt than the hop profile. Palate like the flavor was very clean.

12 oz bottle. Poured clear dark copper in color with a touch of amber. There is a medium sized sticky, beige head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, piney, overall a little sweet. Taste of a caramel malt backbone generously hopped. Hops are piney, and finish with a bit of grapefruit. Good body, and quite drinkable. Very nice..