3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. An unclear golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of citrusy hops - from the CCC series I guess. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, hops, and citrus fruits - especially lemon, leading to a bitter finish.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at the brewery. Excellent lacing, poor aroma, generic color, bitter, not much late-kettle hop addition.
Pretty generic. Not bad, not good. Just sort of there.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at the Bistro’s IPA Fest. Nose has floral hops mixed with a light wheaty banana ester. Clear yellow with a small lightly lacing off white head. Flavor is lightly bitter and fruity like a german hefe!
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap. Hazy and opaque orange with an off-white head leaving laces. Lightly citrusy hop aroma. Medium body, not much of a malt feel but fruit and caramel and an extremely dry and hoppy finish. 090709
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Solid hoppy fruity with a mix of apricot and mild grapefruit. Sweet and solid grapefruity hops flavoured. Slight downplayed bitterness at first, but slowly growing.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at brewery. Brownish golden grapefruit citrus and pine aroma and taste with a smooth bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
At the brewpub i picked up a groler to take back home. Nice color, poured with a two finger head. A blast of hoppiness to the nose and senses. Of course had to have a second pint of this! People at the bar were very friendly!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUL 9, 2009 Draught at the brewpub. I don’t know if the recipe changed or my tastes are just out of sync, but I thought this was an excellent IPA. Aroma is grapefruit and citrus hops and a hint of wood, with some caramel malt. Flavor is a nice balance of fairly aggressive hopping with sweet malt backing. Alcohol not noticeable. Quite tasty---rather hoppy, but doesn’t neglect to have an interesting malt character either.
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