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Palisade Red Truck IPA

Palisade Red Truck IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Palisade Brewery

Palisade, Colorado USA

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Commercial Description:
Red Truck IPA is an American India Pale Ale, generously dry hopped to give this beer a full hop aroma and flavor, but with a strong caramel malt profile that balances the intense hop flavor and aroma with a slight sweetness that makes this beer a rich experience in flavor.
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 nuplastikk (919), Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jun 13, 2009  
12oz bottle picked up in Wisconsin a few months before consumption. Deep red-brown color. Decent head. Malty and soapy, and while there is a little half second of bitterness, this is pretty underwhelming hop-wise. Medium to full bodied, with some detergent lemon action. Good enough to swill on any day, but really lacks finesse and class. Average at best.


 smith4498 (709), Miami, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Bottle shared by hopscotch. Pours dark amber color with off white head. Malty aroma with floral hops. Sweet malt flavor with mild hoppiness. I like my IPAs more hop foward than this one is. Medium body with mild carbonation.


 glkaiser (1123), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 29, 2009  
12oz bottle thanks to waolsen. Dark amber with medium head. Very fragrant flowery/grassy hops. Roasted caramel malts meet the grassy hops head-to-head and neither really overtakes the other. Very well balanced, with moderate malt sweetness. Low bitterness to finish. Really enjoyable.


 hopscotch (5135), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 21, 2009  
Bottle… This beer rocks!… Mostly clear, dark amber ale with and orange hue and a small, creamy, khaki head. Good retention. The aroma is caramely, nutty and well-roasted. Wafts of caramel, toffee, praline and earthy hops ascend from the glass. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Like the aroma, the flavor is mainly malt-forward - lots of caramel layered upon toffee and mild chocolate with an earthy bitterness that serves to balance and enhance instead of engulf. Finishes well-balanced and satisfying. Perfect IPA for a malt head like me, but plenty of hop flavor to satisfy almost anyone. India Scotch Ale? Much love and thanks to Tinkerbell for thinking of me during her Colorado beer and mead travels!


 glennmastrange (687), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 23, 2009  
Tap. Moderate aromas of light bread and roasted for the malt, herbs for the hops, light dough for the yeast, and hints of toffee and faint spice. Head is small creamy, off-white, with fair lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is slightly red/brown. Flavor starts moderately acidic and finishes lightly acidic, a little sour, and a long moderately bitter aftertaste. Palate is light to medium, between dry and watery, has a soft carbonation, and finishes lightly dry. A nice well rounded beer, but missing the pine or citrus aspect I expect in an IPA.


 jbye4334 (313), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Apr 8, 2009  
(bottle). Pours a brownish red color. Medium size off white head with moderate lacing. Aroma of hops and citrus. Very hoppy taste, with light citrus. Smooth finish which is slightly astringent. Moderate carbonation.


 esjaygee (1260), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 5, 2009  
Copper with a rocky slowly dissipating beige crown. Aroma of grapefruit, grassy hops, caramel malt and light citrus. First impression is just back end bitterness with not much else. Subsequent sips reveal citrus, bready, pale and sweet malts. Bitterness does linger on and some astringency creeps in as does an acidic finish.


HLGIV (14), Golden, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 2, 2009  
Bottle purchased 2/09. Decent hop aroma. Flavor was bitter and floral but not too sweet. I thought this was a fairly well balanced IPA.



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