Scotch Irish Sgt. Majors IPA

Brewed by Heritage Brewing Limited
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Carleton Place, Canada

This is the best (and only) example of an ipa we have available in Ontario. Has nice bitterness, citrus notes, clear copper colour...and a refreshingly dry aftertaste, very nice summertime brew.

Brown stubby bottle, 341 ml, savoured on April 16 2007; eye: cognac, no effervescence, tiny white head, clear; nose: nice scotch malt, grapefruit, nice hops; mouth: nice caramelized malt, scotch, nice cutting hops, grapefruit, nice dry hops, finale is somewhat dry in caramelized malt with a nice cutting bitterness, medium body, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, not much carbonation, grainy malty texture; overall: nice discovery FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, « stubby », 341 ml, savourée le 16 avril 2007; oeil : cognac, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse blanche, claire; nez : beau malt de scotch, pamplemousse, beau houblon; bouche : beau malt caramélisé, scotch, belle amertume tranchante, pamplemousse, beau houblon sec, finale en malt caramélisé avec une belle amertume tranchante mais sèche, corps moyen, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, peu carbonatée, texture maltée granuleuse; en résumé : belle découverte

Sampled at the LCBO Summerhill Beer Festival, Toronto, ON. Nervous to try, as I.P.A. ranks high on my "least favourite" list. However, I was presently surprised. Smells like an I.P.A, but tastes "more bitter". Finished well with a lingering bitterness. The only I.P.A. I would order out...

Sampled at the LCBO Summerhill Beer Festival, Toronto ON. Had high hopes, IPA is a favourite style, but this one was not what I was hoping for. Not "West-Coast" at all as in the description - bitter with little in the way of counterbalance. Definitely seems to me to be a bit more toward ESB than IPA.

33 cl stubby, Shelburne. Golden colour, heavy hop aroma. Hoppy burn upon first contact with tongue. Thick almost syrupy in the mouth, bitter spicy finish.

draft at beer bistro in toronto. dark brown with little head, the aroma is subdued hops and the flavor is hoppy and bitter.

On tap at the Beer Bistro in Toronto. Super hops flavour. perfect temprateure. Shoudl have had more of this one.

My first real IPA, and I was impressed! Pours an orangy colour with a bit of a yellow tinge, and a small but stubborn head. Aroma is deceptive, smells more like a typical EPA, but with a fair bit of something sweet, maybe caramel, very little indication of what is to come. Taste at first is of a sweet EPA, then the hops hit you, hard. It’s like a caramel covered nut, surrounded by hops. The finish is of course very bitter, with some nice grapefruit tastes evident, and with a really nice sweet malty kick. Aftertaste is mostly hops with a bit of nuttiness to it as well. I really enjoyed it. One of my favourite session brews when I can get a fresh sixer.