Schooners IPA

Brewed by Schooners Grille & Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Antioch, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Thanks Bobo! Poured an apricot color, with a small and delicate head. Aroma is intoxicatingly fresh, with a pronounced citrusy aroma leading the charge. I do get a slack back note of fresh cilantro and slight toasted component. Flavor is full and hoppy, with a warming finish. Very nice.

UPDATED: JUL 18, 2009
Date: October 18, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: muddy orange, whispy white head
Aroma: sweet citrus aroma
Body: very creamy body
Flavor: nice big hop flavor, lots of citrus character, well balanced sweetness, lasting bitter finish

Date: July 07, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.3 to 3.7
Appearance: clear copper, fine off white head, streaks of lace
Aroma: sweet crystal aroma with lots of citrus
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor, big citrus and sweet tangerine, plenty of balancing bitterness that stays out of the way of the hop flavor

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

16 ounce pint on tap at the brewpub. Aroma is of hemp and piney hops. Some metallic notes are present, too. I also detect some dish soap, which is unfortunate. Transparent orangey-copper color with a small yellow-tan head. This could definitely be darker in color. Sweet, almost sugary malty start. Becomes quite juicy in the middle. It then suddenly takes a sharp, bitter, dry grapefruity turn. Quite dry and bitter. The mellow, sweet start lulls you into a false sense of security before the rediculously dry and bitter hoppiness blindsides you. I don’t care for this trait.

Lightly hazy orange-yellow. Moderate coarse head. Surprisingly light hops aroma with orange and piney notes. Hops do, however, come through sharply in the flavor with fat, juicy piney and citric notes and a light cheesiness/staleness. Excellent finish, smooth and creamy with moderate bitterness.

Sampled from a bottle in Nov. 2006: Pours a slightly hazy golden bronze with a thin covering of wispy white head. Has a fresh piny hoppy aroma with semi-sweet caramel malty notes. Body starts with pale malty sweetness, some citric orange fruity notes and balance of flavoring hops. A nice IPA.

Bottle shared by bgburdman at C-Bus 6, thanks! Orange pour with a white head. ARoma of earthy hops, citrus and light caramel malt. Flavors of citrus-earthy hops and light sweet malt. Solid body, with a light bitter finish. A nice sessionable IPA.

(Growler) Courtesy of aspidites. Clear, amber golden with a dense, off-white head leaving laces. Discreet, citrusy aroma. Medium body, a bit low in carbonation, with a discreet malt sweetness. Dry and fairly hoppy finish. This needs a bit of sophistication to be truly great. 290307

Poured a hazy orange color with a white head. Aroma is of citrus hops with some malts in the background. Flavor was somewhat malty with a nice bitter citrus hop finish.

Bottle thanks to stoutlover. Aroma of citrus and some peachiness. Poured with a golden color and a thin white head. Had a pretty nice bitterness to it with some hops. Pretty good for an IPA.

Bottle shared by bgburdman9 and Bruno at the Columbus tasting #6.Got some light hops and some slight malt in the aroma.Pours light gold with a slight white head.Almost more malt than hops in the flavor.Medium mouthfeel with a malty finish.