Max Hopsplosion IPA

Brewed by Max Lagers
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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On tap at the brewpub. A clean, dry, unostentatious but quite satisfying IPA. Bright orange pour with a billowy head. Fairly pungent nose, dry citrus rind and a kiss of flowers. Mouthfeel is - as per usual with ML’s beers, I came to realize - a bit insubstantial. But the beer is flavorful and refreshing and went down well on several occasions over a warm Halloween weekend.

Draft. Amber pour with a small off white head. Scent is citrus. Taste is same.

Pours an unclear amber/orange. Citrus and resin hops smell. Flavor is a balance between sweet caramel malts and resin/pine hops. Good bitterness.

Sample at brewpub. Comes clear gold with an average white head. Aroma of citrus, grain and florals. Taste is malt, citrus, pine and florals. Decent bitterness. Pretty good.

GABF 2011
Appearance: Clear golden with a medium sized white head
Aroma: Caramel and citrus
Taste: Caramel and pine
OK

On tap at GABF. Pours a mostly clear golden color with a medium white head. The aroma is lemons, some grains, a bit of crystal I guess. The flavor is toasted malts, lemon and oranges, light bitterness. Decent.

Appearance: Hazy, light copper-hued body with a whitish head. Smell: Smells of pale malts, faint sweet-scented caramel, as well as floral and pith notes, though not particularly robust or aromatic. Taste: Pale malts, a bit of modestly sweet caramel with a hint of toasted French bread. White grapefruit, lemon, and some slight florals, though, as with the aroma, it’s not quite bold, more ho-hum, really. Medium-plus bitterness. Very faintly resinous on the back end closing out with a flat, bitterish, lightly pithy finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-low carbonation. Overall: An acceptable albeit very average IPA. Again with the low carbonation here.

Hazy darker blond coloured beer with some light carbonation and a very small white head. Strong hoppy nose with some flower fruity hints. Medium palate. Finish is balanced, bitter hoppy sweet hint with a dry hoppy ending.

Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.

From the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center Denver 16/09/2010 Big hop aroma. White head. Golden coloured and very hoppy with a bitter and slightly creamy malt finish.