3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20dark amber/ruby color, aroma of citrus/earthy hops, caramel, toffee, flavors of citrus/earthy hops, pine, sweet caramel, toffee, toast, nice balance and very east to drink
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Meh. Not a fan of this. It’s not a horrible beer, but not my cup of tea. First off I would not label this an IPA. Aroma was a smooth creamy caramel and sticky sweet malt. Had the aroma of a barley wine. Pour was a nice deep dark stagnant amber with a puffy one finger tan head. Taste was a malt bomb. Caramel, earth and toffee are the only flavors present. Honestly tastes like a sessionable barley wine without the hoppiness if that makes sense. Light carbonation. Would benefit from some hoppy flavor to balance out all the sweet sticky malt.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
This is a really unique brew. Burnt dark cherry and a very slight oakiness paired with fermented apricot and bitter hops.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Reddish copper in color with a rich creamy tan head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit hops, caramel. Flavor is mostly sweet malt and lightly bitter. Pretty nice.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Good stuff. Deep hazy amber, tons of lacing in the creamy tan head. Aroma and flavors are a nice balanced mix of toffee and breaded malts, nice earthy hop finish drying out the mouth. Very nice beer!
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Must be an old bottle. Taste and aroma is mostly malt and caramel. Ruby red pour with light tan head.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
This has a nice pleasant Aroma. It pours a rich red color. This has a nice balance of citrus, sweet toffee, and rich malt. All of these flavors work well together and produce a pleasant beer with a good palate.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Reddish copper with a huge amount of frothy tannish red head. Aroma is dominated by hoppy citrus fruits and grapefruit. A bit of roasted caramel is present though only slightly. The taste is dominated by bitter hops but finishes with a bit of a malty sweet ending. Overall a very drinkable ipa
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draught on the brewery tour at Samuel Adams. Pours a mostly clear reddish brown, more red than brown actually, with a moderate linen white head. Mild aroma of roasted malt with some mild grapefruit notes. The flavor is lightly roasted malt and caramel followed by some gentle grapefruit hops bitterness. This is an easy going IPA with a solid malt base and some citrusy hops. There are probably pale ales out there that are more hoppy than this beer is, but get over it already. This is a nice solid beer that I enjoyed while on the tour.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a clear, deep copper color with a nice lacing head. Light hoppy aroma with some caramel and brown sugar in the background. Sweet malt as well. Light hoppy flavor with a hint of malt. No tart but slightly sweet. Interesting type of IPA.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
It’s not bad and is very drinkable, but it’s nothing special. Pours a brownish red with a creamy and frothy beige head that quickly dissipates leaving some moderate lacing. Aroma is caramel and malt and then you get some of the hops on the end. Taste is much the same. Bread, toffee, caramel, malt and then some citrus from the hops. Not overly bitter, but also not overly flavorful. Got it in a Hopology Mixed 12-pack.
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