Redfish Tree Hugger Organic IPA

Date: 10/14/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear copper, fine beige head, bits of drippy lace, sweet tangering and caramel aroma, rich caramel malt flavor, nice sweetness from the malt morphs into sweet fruityness from the hops, nice lingering finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Draught at the brewery. Beer is clear, medium borwn with a small, frothy, off-white, mostly and quickly diminishing head that lives on in a light vapor.<P> The aroma is lightly malty with notes of toasted grain, caramel, biscuit; Hoppy with a moderate note of honey and flowers; Moderate miscellaneous notes of peach and tropical fruit.<P> The flavor is heavily sweet, moderately bitter with a long, lightly sweet, light-to-moderately bitter finish. Some plasticky rets<P> The body is medium, the texture is velvety an the carbonation is soft-to-lively.

On tap at brewery in Boulder CO. Color appears to be light amber (bulbs at bar are red) with lively fine carbonation and thin white head. Nose is light pine with floral notes. Taste is clean and well balanced with even more floral essence. A bit light for my tastes, but nothing is particularly wrong (or spectaular) with this IPA.

GABF-on tap-pours an offwhite head with copper color. Aroma is light/medium citrus hops. Taste is light/medium citrus hops with some bite, secondary medium malt. OK carbonation.

[GABF, Denver Co - 2006] This was a light golden color IPA with a nice head. Had a great aroma with a light amount of spices to the beer. Liked the warmth this gave as you drank and the hops where good additions throughout.

LIghtly hoppy in the aroma, with some tangy grapefruit citrus, flavor has some nice cookie dough maltiness, balanced out by some resiny piny hops. Light and creamy on the palate, no overly assertive flavors.

Small head, body is clear light orange. Light floral hoppy aroma. Taste is bitter, spicy hops up front. Malt is lightly toasted. Finish is clean, sweet. Not bad for an organic offering.

Draught at Redfish in Boulder. Pours copper with a small off-white frothy head. Floral hop bouquet with pine notes. Creamy spotty lacing. Pine and floral hop flavor with a roasted caramel malt body. Medium bodied and fizzy palate.