 scraff (1615), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Draft @ Brickskeller. Sparkling dark gold, thick creamy white head. Citric nutty earth aromas ride a buttery fruit backbone. Earthed nut and fruity citrus flavors balance on a touch of toasty malt. Just a light bitterness found throughout. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Not awful, but just not my kind of IPA either...
kmweaver (1813), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Jul 20, 2008 Draft @ Brickskeller. Pours a clear, golden-orange color; significant, creamy white head with excellent retention and lacing that coats the glass; great pour. Good amounts of soft earthy and fruit-laden hoppiness in the aroma; very soft, delicate, hop-forward. Medium mouthfeel: chewy, resiny earthy bitterness upfront; relaxed carbonation; fruity and mineral hops follow, with a light, toasty malt core; like most of the Live Oak beers I’ve tried, lacking some concentration, but drinkable. Medium finish: breadiness, toasty malts, crackers, and light mineral bitterness.
Bockyhorsey (1920), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Sample @ Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (Houston). Decent citrus ipa aroma. Copper body with off white head.. Wife noticed that the lacing just fully covered the sampler glass needs a 5. Medium bodied ipa citrus flavor. Just didin’t have the ahh man this is great factor but good nonetheless.
Zinister (830), Houston, Texas, USA
Jun 22, 2008 Tap at Flying Saucer Houston. This is a very solid IPA, especially for Texas...but it pales in comparison to Liberation...which I agree is not a fair comparison, but damn I want Liberation back. This has a bit thinner body, more malt than I’d like in an IPA, but maybe I just need to get used to that for the next year or so. Still, good beer that I’d reach for again.
fly (1234), austin, Tejas, USA
Jun 5, 2008 Ahhh, good. Nice. Fine. Perhaps not THE ABSOLUTE BEST IPA EVER, but this is DAMN GOOD. No idea whatsoever if this will remain the same or change with regard to hops or lack thereof, but as is, I could easily drink as session (though not knowing ABV makes this a sketchy statement). Maybe grainy, maybe this or that or the other and not going to do battle with west coast hop monsters, but for a relatively well balanced IPA that has plenty of agreeable bitterness, I’ll gladly order pint after pint.
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