Kelley Brothers Four Towers IPA

Astingent and sour nose with earthy hop notes. Diacetyl on the palate with some indistinct dark malt and soice notes.

Not quite what I’d call a beer that I look for on a routine basis. A yeasty aroma that masks the usual hoppy IPA aroma but with a nice head. The hops were scaled down from the standard levels here. It went well with the food fare at the brewery, but I couldn’t see myself drinking it solo.

RE-RATE: Incredible turn about from these guys. I had this beer on cask and it was insanely tasty, coming from these guys. Aroma of flowery hops, rose petals, light fleshy fruits and a sweet caramel backbone. Flavor was overtly hoppy but not balls to the walls hoppy. A pleasant floral hop character went really well with the malts. Something that I could easily drink many pints of. Well done to the brewer of this one.

draft. pleasant copper color with nice head and retention. and that’s the last thing good I can say, as beer was overwelmed w/diacetyl. I could barely smell any hops through the butter, and the taste and palate were revoltingly sweet and slick. I advised the bar to take it off tap, and contact the brewery. I’d be happy to re-rate if I get a sample that doesn’t smell like AMC popcorn.

Bottle. Orange-amber in colour with a lasting beige coloured head. The aroma was of citrus hops (some orange, grapefruit), pine and earth. The flavour was of bitter floral hops, lots of earth and not as much citrus as the aroma led me to believe. Medium body, high carbonation. Finishes slightly sweet with a lingering bitterness. Something must be wrong with my bottle. Thanks for this one DarkElf.

Draft. Rich copper beer with a big beige head. Malty aroma with some citrus hops - less hop aroma than expected. Caramel malts with citrus hop flavors. Balanced but leving a nice bitter feel.