Ithaca Cascazilla

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: Amber Ale
Ithaca, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Bottle at Black Squirrel. Murky maroon color. Aroma of light grapefruit. Taste has tons of citrus. Nice stuff.

12oz. Bottle: Aroma is a bit earthy and medium bitter. Smells of hops, fresh cut grass, and Cascade hops. Poured amber in color with a small, off-white head that diminished at a medium pace. Clear. Sparkling. Flavor is medium bitter. Tastes of Cascade hops, fresh cut grass, seaweed, funk, Light to medium body. Watery, but dry texture. Average carbonation. Funky, grassy, skunky bitter finish. Overall, not the best IPA.

This beer pours dark amber with a medium foamy light beige head that dissipates steadily. Patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops and fruit. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops character with floral and fruity notes, plus some malt in the background. The finish is hoppy with a grapefruit aftertaste. Above average overall.

Bottle. Erupted like a volcano into my glass. The aroma is sweet and peppery. Drinks with a big dirty essence, full of a wet mushy hop character, kinda like a wet wool blanket in a glass. (#3730, 11/4/2009)

12 oz bottle from Beers of the World in Rochester, NY (October 2006) consumed from a Hair of the Dog glass at a bit above fridge temperature, late November. Very small creamy off-white head tops the clear amber-copper body, dies slowly and leaves a hint of lace....fragrant orange-grapefruit dominated nose as expected, quite fresh, with some nice hints of pine tar and apricots in syrupy giving it that extra point or so of interest, nothing extremely original but very well done....the body is much drier than the nose would expect, just enough sweetness to keep the finish from really being harsh, the end result is peppery, bitter and hop-dominated, and faint papery woody-caramel touches just barely helping to keep the strong, hard carbonation from damaging things too much. The finish really hurts this....as is a decent IPA that I could well imagine being much better on tap, with a creamier mouthfeel.

poured a clear red color with a brown tint and medium off white head. Aroma of over ripe fruit, caramel, sugar cookie, and citrus hops. Flavor is a little light. Hop and caramel mix together with a mild bitterness on the finish. Some acidity present.

Bottle shared with tupalev. Pours a clear bubbly copper with a small diminishing white head. Big aroma of fresh citrus hops with a touch of malt -- it smells wonderful! Flavour’s the same, lots of cascade hops with enough malt to balance it out. Medium bodied. Although it’s hoppy, with a name like "Cascazilla" it’s not as hoppy as I’d like it to be, but it’s still a damn good beer. A great session IPA.

Draft at the Peekskill Brewery. Pours a clear ruby amber color with a medium white head. Light lacing. Lots of citrus hops and a touch of sweet caramel malt notes. Thin to medium body with a little sweetness and very fine carbonation. Finish is bitter grapefruit, but not a glaring huge bitterness. Quite nice.