3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
your basic ipa...nice and hoppy flavor and aroma critrusy grapefruit. a slight bit sweet and the added hint of pine in the flavor. light golden color with small white head. average carbonation. nothing special
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nice aroma that is a good balance of malt and hops. Nice brassy color but small head. Taste is quite nice with a near perfect balance of bitter and sweet. Not as bitter as most IPA’s but I find that refreshing. Aftertaste is malty with a hint of bitterness. Nicely done.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
IPA’s are not to my liking, but I’ll drink it if I’m in town. Gotta support the local brews.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle. Light gold with a small white head. Lightly hoppy and fruity aroma and taste. The bitter finish doesn’t make up for the overall weakness of this beer.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours amber with a one-finger head and little bubble action. Decent one-sided hop aroma of pine. Hops dominate the taste, along with an interesting tree bark flavor that lines the bottom of my mouth (which is the hops, so I repeat myself). Hop flavor reminds me of an English IPA--not as strong as some of the Americans I’ve tried. There are better IPAs out there, but it’ll do for a quick trip to Martin’s.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Golden with a thin, short lasting white head. Sweet grassy, herbal aroma, not too strong. Thin bodied, easy drinking citrusy flavored ale. Kind of like a light version of a west coast pale ale. Not the malt backbone or the hop bitterness of an American IPA. Should be called something else(stick with the Ballard Bitter). A pretty easy drinking summer beer that I like more than the Blonde or Sunrye. How do they get this over 6% ABV?
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
not that exciting. Dark amber. Faint hop aroma. Smooth flavor, but not enough bite for an IPA
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Eh, not that good, especially considering anywhere you can find this, you can prolly get Sierra Nevada. A golden color with minimal white head. Not much in the aroma, do sense some spicy herbals. Initially bitter, and then some slight citrus comes through to a clean finish. Medium body with a slick texture, all it is missing is some flavor.
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