Pike IPA

Brewed by Pike Pub & Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Bomber (2010) courtesy Cavie into a tulip. Pours a murky orange with a small white head. The aroma is musty grain and earthy hops. The flavor is very similar - perhaps not the freshest. Not bad, though!

bottle poured an amber in color with a thin off white head that fell away quickly. aroma has some caramel, resiny hops, hearty malts, and light sweetness. mouth feel coats well with average carbonation. flavor definitely has some malted body, medium bitterness, resins, flowers, and sweetness at the end that dries out on the finish. very similar to the double just way toned down.

Pours a reddish almost dark amber colour with a nice off white head. The aroma is of hops and nice roasted malts with a little caramel, somewhat sweet too. The taste is a little sweet and fairly dry but has a bitter finish and it feels quite smooth on the palate, medium bodied. Overall a very nice beer.

From 220z bomber, pours a solid maple routed from below, a great looking IPA. Smells of a hop wonderland and all that one would look for in a great IPA, just gorgeous combination between malt and hop the cascade brings thoughts of and epic proportion. the taste is something new, the dryness is overwhelmingly prevalent but the taste grew on me quickly. Great brew.

Clear golden orange pour with a nice light beige head that retained for a good while. Has a sweet orange and grapefruit aroma. Flavor is rather sweet and caramelly up front, with more orange and grapefruit from the hops. Lightly bitter on the finish. This is a bit on the sweet side for a standard IPA, which really isn’t my thing.

UPDATED: JUL 9, 2010 Pike Brewing Company--Pike IPA--1998 Release--12 oz. Bottle--6.90% ABV. (4.75 / 5.0) IPA--Light red clear golden color. Rich hop aroma, clean sweet malt body, and balanced hop finish. Abundant hops slightly more bitter than aromatic. Best Bottled IPA Available. Sampled 10/3/1998. Pike Brewing Company--Pike IPA--1999 Release--12 oz. Bottle--6.00% ABV. (3.75 / 5.0) IPA--Relabeled to reflect actual ABV. Seems much bigger. Intense floral but not flowery hop front followed by quick sense of rich sweet dry body then big dry hop finish. Sampled 12/25/1998. Pike Brewing Company--Pike IPA--2001 Release--12 oz. Bottle--6.30% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) IPA--Clear amber golden color. Rich floral hop front. Mild rich caramel malt body with balanced rich sweetness. Crisp smooth hoppy end. Very nice. Bottled version is better. Sampled 3/14/2001. Pike Brewing Company--Pike IPA India Pale Ale--2003 Release--12 oz. Bottle--6.30% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) IPA --BC sediment. Rich thick lacy head. Hazy rich amber color. Mellow floral hop front. Rich tangy tart malty sweet citrus smoth caramel bisquit body with yeast notes. Balanced rich citrus hop end. Sampled 12/18/2003. Pike Brewing Company--Pike IPA--Small Logo--1999 Release--12 oz. Bottle--6.30% ABV. (4.75 / 5.0) IPA--First sip conveys perfect balance of a rich floral hop front, sweet nutty caramel crystal malt body and balancing earthy hop finish. Rich copper color with a shade of red. Only Hop Ottin is better. Sampled 6/17/1999. Pike Brewing Company--Pike IPA--India Pale Ale--2004 Release--12 oz. Bottle--6.30%--60 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) IPA--Crystal amber golden red color. Mild floral hop front. Smooth sweet creamy crystal malt caramel body. Crisp tangy mild citrus fruit flavor. Clean hot balanced hop spice end. Sampled 4/5/2004. Pike Brewing Company--Pike *I*P*A*--2005 Release--12 oz. Bottle--6.30% ABV--60 IBU’s. (3.75 / 5.0) IPA--Mild lace head. Clear rich bright amber gold color. Crisp mild floral hop front. Smooth mild sweet caramel body. Mild balanced hop citrus end. Dumbed Down Again!!? Sampled 5/19/2005. Pike Brewing Company--Pike I.P.A. India Pale Ale--2006 Release--12 oz. Bottle--6.30% ABV--55 IBU’s. (4.25 / 5.0) IPA--Mild lacy head. Clear bright thin amber color. Earthy floral hop front. Thin crisp tangy caramel mild sweet earthy body. Tangy creamy bitter hop spice clean end. Rich hop medium IPA. Sampled 12/6/2006. Pike Brewing Company--Pike IPA India Pale Ale--2009 Release--22 oz. Bottle--6.50% ABV--60 IBU’s. (4.1 / 5.0) IPA--Big foamy mild lace off white head. Clear rich deep amber color. Earthy malty floral hop front. Cloying malty doughy caramel bisquit mellow sweet bread body. Mild earthy crusty bitter hint hop spice lingering malt mild citrus end. Malty English Accents. Filling. Sampled 5/18/2009. $4.69 Each. Pike Brewing Company--Pike IPA India Pale Ale--2010 22 oz. Bottle. 6.30% ABV--60 IBU’s. (3.75 / 5.0) Mild lace thin white head. Clear rich bright amber color. Floral earthy hop front. Smooth mellow sweet caramel biscuit slightly earthy light toasted malty body. Mellow hop spice end. Big Pale Ale--Mild IPA. Sampled 3/26/2010. 2 @ $3.99 Each. Pike Brewing Company--Pike IPA--5 oz Taster @ Pike Pub & Brewery. 6.30% ABV. 60 IBU’s. Lacy head. Rich clear amber gold color. Earthy floral hop front. Malty rich doughy caramel body. Earthy hop spice end. Classic NW IPA. (4.0 / 5.0) Sampled 5/9/2010. Pike Brewing Company--Pike *I*P* A* India Pale Ale--2010-A 12 oz. Bottle. 6.30% ABV. 60 IBU’s. (3.25 / 50) March Purchase. Aged Poorly. Thin white fizz light lace head. Cloudy bright amber orange color. Fruity floral hop front. Bottle Conditioned sediment dust. OG 1.062. Sweet fruity dry textured hop resin hint flat rich Amber Ale caramel malt body. Mild hop citrus clean dry end. Sampled 7/9/2010. 6-Pack $6.99. Pike Brewing Company--Pike *I*P* A* India Pale Ale Beer / Biere--2010 12 oz. Bottle Version B. 6.30% ABV. 60 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Thin mild lace off white head. Clear bright rich dark amber red orange color. Bottle Conditioned, but no sediment. Earthy floral pine hop doughy malt front. Slightly crusty sweet cloying rich toasted biscuit caramel mild fruit malty body. Dry sweet clean earthy bitter hop spice lingering malt end. Relatively mildly floral earthy rich NW medium strength IPA. Sampled 7/7/2010. 6-Pack $6.99.

A nice sweet flower aroma. I nice full pine taste with my type of bitter kick at the end. A nice full flavored IPA

. poured foggy orange with a small off white head. nice hoppy nose. flavours are hop dominated held together by a nice malt ackbone. very late bitter finish. a tasety IPA