Redhook IPA

Brewed by Redhook Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Woodinville, Washington USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Multiple tastings. And I do mean multiple. Rating this based on the days I used to drink this on tap in the Ballard district of Seattle. Loved the stuff. It definitely went through some changes once they brought it east and started mass producing. Ya Sure, Ya Betcha.

On tap at Old Glory in Georgetown. Pours a clear light amber with a thin, white head that leaves excellent sheets of lacing. Aroma is citrus hops, orange juice, grapefruit rind, and some floral hops. Taste is a bit citrusy but moves quickly to lots of cardboard. Dry, floral/potpourri finish.

A very subtle IPA. I had some on tap at Ri Ra in Burlington. Nice golden pour with a mild hop aroma. Flavor is quite sweet and the hops are, as I mentioned, subtle. A very tasty little brew.

Pours dark straw toward copper with off-white head. Nose is hoppy, resiny, with caramel malt. Tastes hoppy, resiny, malt-lacking, and not terribly complex or interesting. Not a horrible IPA, but among the high end of the lower tier, in my estimation.

Pours a slightly orange golden with a white head. Aroma is citrus hops, light fruit, and sweet malt. Flavor is hoppy, light sweetness, with a semi dry finish.

Dark yellow color with thin white head. Decent citrus and grapefruit aroma. Medium body, slightly sour. Decent.

Bottle. Pours a light golden body with a white head. Hints of pine and some light grapefruit. A bit of grass and some caramel malt that i could do without.

Overall Impression: Not great, but not a bad IPA...I liked it better then the Long Hammer from Redhook