4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Draft pint at a Whitefish restaurant. I’m flabbergasted by the previous ratings (most of them). I found this to be outstanding. But then, this was about my 12th beer for the day, and was consumed over an awesome pizza, and served by the hottest waitress I’ve seen in months ... but I digress ... Nice orange amber with a very well laced and frothy head. Beauty of a citrusy aroma. Perfect citric-hoppy flavors with a solid malt/mussy underpinning. I was impressed ... Quintessential American IPA ... not sure why the disconnect with others. (#2868, 5/12/2007)
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a nice deep amber color. Aromas of citrus. Strong hop flavors with malts and a dry finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Brouwers. The aroma is interesting and doesn’t really strike me as usual IPA like. Some toasty caramel sweetness with light grassy peppery hops. Pours a golden amber color with a decent lasting head. The flavor is initially medium sweet caramel and toasted malts. This is followed by a grassy sweet hop profile that was odd to me. The grassy sweet hops gently segue into a lasting floral peppery bitterness that lingers on the palate for a little while. I appreciate the uniqueness of this but thats about it.
1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 2/20
This beer was horribly sour tasting. I tried it over the course of a few days to eliminate any false tastings that I may have had due to food or something else. It tasted cheap. The color was nice, however.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at the Parkway Tavern Day of IPAs. By now I’ve tasted too many beers in one day, so take this with a grain of salt. Pours a clear reddish amber. Light body, some citrus with an almost crisp finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at the Parkway’s Day of IPAs. Dark gold, small white head. Yeasty nose. Mild malt body, crisp hop finish, watery, light finish. A little sweet.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy light copper colour. Light citrusy, woody character. Woody, refreshing moderate hops. Woody dryness. Breadcrusty background with caramel and earth.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: AUG 15, 2006 Tap @ Capone’s Coeur d’Alene, ID. Semi clear amber/copper w very good dark beige head, good lace. Carbonation could have been better (weak). Aroma is light/medium roasted malt w fresh, clean, floral hops. Flavor is slightly sweet, creamy smooth, light/medium roasted malt w good/strong cascade type hop flavor and bitterness. Nice spiciness. Medium bodied w lingering hop flavors and bitterness on the finish. They’ve rung the bell with this one. 8/15/06: I’m dropping this to a 3.7. I must have been a bit overzealous when I first rated it. (or maybe it changed a tad)
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