Rock Art IPA

Brewed by Rock Art Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Morrisville, Vermont USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Directement sur place. Verre de dégustation provenant du fût, 10 :00 AM. Version à 6,0%. Encore une fois la bière est cuivrée avec une touche plus pâle que la Amber. La mousse est compacte. Le nez est frais avec des arômes d’agrumes provenant des houblons Cascade. Le malt est peu présent. La bouche est légère, elle est agréable et facile à boire. Les arômes sont classiques de APA. Sans prétention.

On tap at The Hub in Johnson. I generally liked it, straightforward flavors, some hop but not outrageous. I’ll call it drinkable (and I’m sure I’ll drink more while I’m here).

Pours an orange color with a thin tan head. Taste is pretty well balanced, some citrus notes, sweetness, very low on the hops. Smooth and drinkable, but I prefer my IPAs with more hops.

Cask at Flatbread. Orange-brown with white head. Earthy, floral hops in the nose, and grassy, floral, subdued hops in the flavor. Smooth.

A hazed amber IPA with a super thick off white head. Light muskey hops aroma, with some caramel malts. In mouth, a lightly maerized malt with smooth british hops, a bit watery. Ok at best.

Bottle. Pours an amber body with a yellow white head. Caramel and pine with some light citrus notes. To much caramel is all i am thinking, wheres the IBU’s, a bit soapy and light stricken, tastes a bit like its been denatured. A poor ipa.

I am shocked at how low this beer scored. I thought it was pretty good. Its appearance is great. Nice deep amber hue with a tall off white head. Piney hops and a mild finish. This beer is well balanced with a lighter hops flavor than I usually look for in an IPA but it was still a good drinking beer.

Bottle. Very mild citrusy aroma. Clear golden body, off-white head. Flavor is mild, mostly nondescript, with a disappearing finish. Not particularly interesting, I’m afraid.