Pennichuck Halligan IPA

Formerly brewed at Pennichuck Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Milford, New Hampshire USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bomber. Clear copper with a lasting quarter inch of foam. Nose is butterscotch, grain, orange marmalade and molasses. Tastes of butterscotch hard candy turning to orange marmalade then to some slight resin and peppery rye and wood on the finish. Gets drier and better as you go. Near-medium body is smoothly carbonated and dryish. Some creamy-soapy lace left on the glass. Fairly good session ale.

22oz bottle. Very cool label. Pours an amber color. Tall eggshell colored, creamy head. Aroma consists of a multigrain cereal or a bag of granola, some earthiness, some light toffee, and with a distant floral hop aroma. Nice citrus hop bitterness. Mostly the flavor of the malt. Welcoming spicy rye is on the more mellow side, nice light whole grain malt flavor. Medium to light bodied. Flavor doesn’t last on the palate too long, smooth and creamy mouthfeel add to the body. It is a good beer.

Deep amber appearance with an average size, off white head and good lacing. Subtle floral and citrus hop aroma with a hint of toasted malts. Rye gives the taste an earthy, grainy flavor, moderately balanced by citrusy hops and a spicy aftertaste, Medium bodied, nicely carbonated mouthfeel, with a short lived finish.

Light copper color. Medium head that laces. Aroma is slightly malty. Taste is also somewhat on the malt side. Hops are there but not as present as I would like in an IPA. Decent beer. Not the best IPA but I’ll give it another chance.

Bottle Pours a hazy copper with an off white head. The head has average staying ability and laces pretty well. Aroma has a decent balance of malts and hopps. I get citrus, bread and a kinda of mocha. Has a good carbonation. The mouthfeel is good also. Has a good flavor. Starts off a touch on the sweet side and has a good soft bitter kick in the end. Has oily-dry texture. A medium body. A good finish with a pleasent aftertaste.

Fairly dark brown for an IPA. Are they trying to achieve an English style IPA? We will see. Nice fluffy head sitting on top, of a dark caramel brown body. The flash was on in the listed picture, so obviously some of the true color will be taken away. A bit darker than pictured i.e. in apperance. A weird soapy, but citrus hop aroma. Some malts kick in to the aroma. The hops are decent, but they are not extremely pungent. There is that sweet English malt kicking in. The rye malt and the hops leave a nice bitter finish. This is not a bad IPA. There are many IPAs rated above this one that are a lot worse. Not an incredible palate; just your average palate. Sweet malt and IPA balance in the flavor, but not enough to make this beer a top-notch beer.

clear bronze under a large foamy off-white head. peachy citrus hop aroma. crisp sharp tasteless rye malts, soapy hops, peach, nutty malt, baking soda flavors. dry finish.

Dark amber reddish pour. Aroma of sweet malt tempered by citrus. Orange citrus taste, malt with a little sweet bread. Not a bad drinker.

Bomber. Dark amber, almost brown. Tight white head lasts quite a while but little lacing. Mostly clear. Aroma is mildly hoppy with caramel and nuttiness balancing it. Smooth easy carbonation. Finishes very abruptly and is pretty watery but actually has a nice lingering aftertaste like roasted dandelion or chicory. I think the rye adds some welcome nuance to the malt character. Other than that it’s a pretty bland beer.

Bouteille de 22 oz partagée lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez Goldorak. Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes avec une pointe de pin et de céréales. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Léger goût d’agrumes et de pin avec une pointe de caramel. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement aqueuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement houblonné. (Rating #2395)