3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from a trade with BlackIPA. Pours slightly hazy dark amber color with off white head. Aromas of toasted malts, cereal grains, and some citrus. Caramel malt flavor with some citrus. Medium body with average carbonation. A nice amber ale. Thanks Shawn.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours dark amber/copper. Sweet caramel malt aroma and some hops. Flavor is much the same, with a touch of dark fruit and maybe some honey. Average IPA body slightly sticky.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at DLD2010. Redish pour with off white head. Aroma of cereal, hops, tropical fruit. Nice flavor, though lots of cheerios. Big citrus and tropical fruit notes, lots of caramel. Sticky, sweet. Pretty cool to finally try this one. It was pretty good.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thanks to Andrew for the bottle. Pours clear reddish with a thick tan head. Earthy, citrus, hop aroma. Taste is very hoppy, bitter, citrus. Has a nice bit of malt in there trying to balance it Finishes with a bitter grapefruit finish. Tasty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 7, 2006 Bottle from Premier Gourmet. Pours amber red with nice off white head. Sweet caramel and floral hop aroma. Mouthfeel is a tad thin. Nicely balanced flavor of citrusy hops and sweet malt that finishes bitter, spicy, and slightly resinous. Pretty one dimensional, but that did not bother me. A tasty session that you can drink and not overanalyze.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Huge sweet malt and green hop citrus pine aroma. Roasty malt, piney hops, alcohol and a sweet finish. a little nutty. The best beer I’ve had from Ithaca
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle pours a murky brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of bread, prunes, grapefruit, dough, and a little booze. A little too bready. Bottle was probably past its prime. Oh well.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured a translucent red amber with a creamy, lacing white head. Aroma is great, sweet and malty, but also hoppy with pine and lemon. Flavor was heavy on the citrus and very bitter, but caramel and candy on the end really smoothes things out. Finish is bitter but very drinkable.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite - Jersey City, 6/29/10
Aroma: The nose has some sweet caramel, a good amount of fruit, hops, and some bread-like characteristics
Appearance: It pours a slightly hazy amber color with a creamy beige head that sheet-laces the glass.
Flavor: The taste is moderately sweet (caramel and some grapefruit) with a hop presence for balance.
Palate: It has a medium-full body, soft carbonation, surprisingly short duration, and a somewhat sticky feel.
Overall Impression:
I tend to be a big fan of these hoppy Amber IPA-like beers, and while I think this one is pretty good, it isn’t as great as some of the other beers I’ve had in this style. Anyway, I do like it, it has a pretty good hop presence but remains balanced enough. On the other hand, the finish is so abrupt that it ruins the beer just a bit. I just don’t really get why, but for some reason each sip seems to be completely out of my mouth by the time I tilt the glass back to the up-right position. Very odd, and surprising for this style. I like it, but I have to take away some points for that issue.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Amber with a thin white head. Balanced nose of fresh pine and biscuit. Flavor is similar with earthy pine, biscuit, and some sweet orange. Thin and salty but very balanced and rather enjoyable, particularly as the fresh hop is allowed to shine in comparison to the balanced malt.
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