LaConner India Pale Ale

Brewed by LaConner Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
LaConner, Washington USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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12oz. bottle. Pours a medium golden-orange amber color with a small, quickly fading head of smooth, off-white foam. Scattered, random spots of lacing dot the glass. The aroma is of toasted cereal grain and light toffee in the malt base, with ample notes of grapefruit, orange blossom, and some pine hop character. Flavors follow suit, again simple and well balanced, but far from exciting. The grainy malt base is fairly dry, which I appreciate, as it shows just a touch of sweetness and allows what would otherwise be a rather muted grapefruit hop profile to at least show some degree of prominence. Even keeled on the tongue, the body is on the lighter side, shy of medium bodied, though it shows a smoothness throughout and a semi-dry finish. Pretty decent, but nothing more. Average, balanced IPA.

12oz bottle poured into my Founders snifter glass. Hazy cloudy amber color with a thin head. Aroma is slightly hoppy and earthy. Flavor is overly hoppy with a hint of citrus. A pretty standard IPA.

On draft at the brewpub. Orange / gold pour with a thin white head. Aroma and taste is hops, citrus, honey and hay. Slightly bitter finish. Excellent IPA and excellent place.

Draft: pour from the brewpub. Came an attractive gold color with a good sized white head and lots of lacing. Nose of citrus, flowers, and fruit. Good rich body and wonderfully bitter mouthfeel. Flavor is very intense with lots of citrus. Long bitter finish. Excellent brew.

Draft: Gold hue with nice lace. Fruity nose. Tons of juicy citrus, mostly grapefruit, from start to finish. Malts have a little caramel sweetness, but not quite enough to balance things out. Flowery aromas surfaced in the background. Bold bitterness. Decent IPA, and probably my favorite LaConner beer thus far.

INDIA PALE ALE--12 OZ. BOTTLE. 1997--6.00%ABV. (2.5 / 5.0) Sampled 1/10/1998. 1998--6.50% ABV. (4.0 / 5.0) Clear pale golden color. Nice floral hop front. Lightly carbonated body is slightly sweet and on the thin side. Hop bitterness is strong in a very dry finish. Good use of hops, but could be bigger. Sampled 2/14/1999. 1999--6.50% ABV. (4.5 / 5.0) Clear light amber color assumes orange juice appearance with pellicle. Big floral hop front leads to creamy rich sweet crystal malt body. Spicy earthy end almost balanced by sweet body and pellicle. Sampled 8/8/1999. 2000--7.00% ABV. (4.5 / 5.0) Rich smoky floral earthy hop front. Slightly hazy rich golden color. Rich sweet caramel malt body continues earthy floral flavor. Big hops. Floral takes over at finish. A wow hop brew. Sampled 5/31/2000. 2002--6.00% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) Rate Beer Club Selection. Tight sediment. Hazy rich amber color. Light head. Medium lace. Rich earthy floral hop front. Balanced crisp malty sweet creamy yeasty caramel fruit body. Clean mild earthy citrus hop spice bitter end. Sampled 10/9/2002. 2003--7.00% ABV. (4.75 / 5.0) Light sediment. Lightly hazed rich thick golden color. Rich floral earthy big malty hop front. Rich creamy hot sweet caramel body. Thick texture. Mellow yeast sediment. Earthy rich hop end. Lacy light head. Sampled 2/27/2003.

12 oz. bottle from the brewery; pours clear dark orange with foamy white head lingering as bubbles along the edges; aromas of sweet grapefruit, tangerines, white sugar and oranges; very fruit nose overall; thin-ish texture with sugary fruits and very little hop bitterness except for the obvious dryness in the finish; malty sugars, fruity hops and light oranges; on draft at the brewpub it seemed much more full and hoppy with an unfiltered and lighter orange appearance

Bottle thanks to Suzygreenberg! Pours a hazy orange with a slight amber hue and a medium off-white/gray head. Aroma is earthy with notes of grass, pine and a bit of bread. Flavor has a nice combination of grass and bread notes.

12oz bottle thanks to suzygreenberg
Appearance : Clear bright yellow with medium head. Some lacing not much.
Aroma : Highly citric even a bit tart. Grass and hay. This is quite unexpected but really awesome. Hints of caramel.
Taste : Citric with some hops. Grassy with a bit of hay. Finish is rather dry and slightly bitter. Very crisp.
Overall : Quite unusual IPA to me. I’m even wondering if I had a good "bad bottle" !. Very dry and amazingly refreshing. Easy drinking yet very tasty. I could drink this all day by the pool. Gets a bit sweeter as it heats up. I preferred it cold. Really nice stuff. Thanks so much Ben !

Dry grassy aroma, some pepper. Soft clear gold, thin white head. Light in body, a little honeysuckle, dry grassy clean finish.