Pisgah IPA

Brewed by Pisgah Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Black Mountain, North Carolina USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

The beer smells strongly of hops, both floral and citrus varieties. The pour is a translucent brown, somewhat hazy. The taste is floral hops with a good malt balance. The beer is medium plus body with lower than usual carbonation and a strong alcohol presence.

On draft at Mellow Mushroom, Asheville. Poured hazy copper with skimpy head and spots of lace. Mild citrus flavor with dry finish. Sessionable. Good brew.

Growler sample. Poured a hazy copper color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate floral hop and earthy aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.

Pours slightly orange from tap. Slight hoppiness on the tongue. Bigger hop flavor on the tongue. Finishes clean. Not bad.

Pours cloudy amber. Aroma is medium-light with notes of flowers, orange peel and bread malt. Palate is medium-full, nice hop-presence (not over-hopped, I like that). Very lingering finish. I really like the palate on this one.

Draft @ the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy piney citrus aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter piney grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.

Sample from a bottle at DLD from some kind soul. Pours a hazy orangey with a lazy white head. Nose is full of caramel malt and some generic citrusy hops. The malt outweighs the hops by quite a lot. On taste, again, there is a middling bitterness and some light orange zest that fades and becomes overwhelmed by crystal malt - caramel notes. Not my type of beer.

Draft at brewer. Pours a hazy orange with a medium white head. Nice lacing. Scent is citrus hoppy! Taste is very balanced between the caramel and hops. Crisp and tasty!