3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(On tap) Clear, pale, amber colour with a small, lacing head. Fresh hop aroma with citrus and pine needles. Medium body with light notes of caramel but otherwise completely dominated by the dry, lightly citric aroma hops leaving a solid dose of bitterness. 210307
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: APR 5, 2006 Cask at the brewpub. Clear amber. Rich grapefruity hop aroma. Dryish with rounded mouthfeel. Some cookie malt, but grapefruity hops dominate. Licorice-like bitterness finishes it. Nice aroma, but the mouthfeel is a bit raw and unrefined.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Toasty, kind of smokey, chewy character. Light bronze hue. A little oily and a little bit sticky. Nondescript...not allowable for an IPA to bore me this much. Needs way more hop.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a golden color with a small off-white head. Has a malty hoppy grapefruit aroma. Slighlty sweetish malty hoppy bitter flavor. Has a sweetish malty hoppy finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tasting Notes from Fall 2000: Complex, well-rounded. Bitter, still needs a bit of improvement for its finish
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
on tap-pours a light tan head and hazy amber color. Aroma is soft resin/herbal, some medium malt. Tase is resin/dank herbal hops, secondary medium malt-toasty/caramel.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Amber pour/thin head. The nose is fruity and a little bit herbal. A touch of fruit but it’s not really juicy at all. Softly hoppy with a touch of light estery character. Lingering bitterness but it’s not all that compelling an example.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap a the brewpub. Pours with a copper hued body with a white head. Aromas of suntan lotion, caramel, toffee and toast. Extremely malt forward. Flavors of caramel, tea and only a touch of citrus. Even for an English IPA, this is VERY malt forward. Medium carbonation.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Magnolia. Medium orange, medium bitterness, chalky, nutty flavor, nice flat palate, though expected.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
My Bottom Line:
Spicy and lightly resinous hoppiness decorates this lean and bubbly India Pale Ale, while mild caramel creates balance.
Further Personal Perceptions:
- A ring of foam circles the orange with bronze hues.
-This was mildly aromatic for an IPA served in California.
-Orange-like fruitiness can be found within.
-The bitterness is leafy and resinous.
On tap at the brewpub.
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