Six Rivers IPA

Brewed by Six Rivers Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
McKinleyville, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

~Sweet citrus scent, well balanced malts and hops. ~Pours clear amber with off white head. ~Sweet malty flavor with balance of citrusy hops. ~Med full bodied, med CO2, bittersweet finish. ~Good IPA. Well balanced.

Poured clear medium amber, simple thin IPA, caramel malts, little earthy hops.

Date: October 17, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Liquid Solutions
Appearance: hazy orange, wispy off white head, streaks of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet orange aroma, lots of citrus rind, light spicyness
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, crystal sweetness, well balanced bitterness, lots of citrus, long bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

12oz. Bottle: Aroma of hops, earth, light caramel malts, slight skunk, and slight citrus. Poured copper/dark amber in color with a small, dense, tan head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Lightly sparkling. Full of tiny particles throughout. Flavor is lightly sweet and light to medium bitter. Tastes of hops, caramel malts, slight grapefruit, slight citrus, earth, and a little sugar. Medium body. Lightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Hops, caramel, earth, and sugar finish is lightly dry.

Dark reddish orange. Dry and a little sour. Tastes organic and sharp. You can smell and taste the caramel. At first it is kind of harsh, then as you drink it it becomes more appealing the grainy flavor comes through. Nice after taste.

Bottle. Rich amber beer with a dark cream colored head. Light grapefruit and light malt aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with backing caramel. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine lingers with light caramel and light earthiness.

Bottle. Poured a pretty dark copper color. Head was almost MIA. Aroma of was not overly strong as you almost had to snort it. Floral and caramel; it was quite nice, but just to soft. Flavor was a little more pronounced, and actually pretty tasty. Very floral, which I am liking more and more nowadays. Pretty malty and substantial. Not a huge hop bomb, but the flavor is nice. A subdued IPA, which is a nice change. I enjoyed this one.

dark and cloudy copper body with minimal light tan head; somewhat floral aroma with overwhelming notes of stinky cheese and socks; burnt, roasted maltiness; grapefruit bitterness; what is going on here for my favorite style... this is more like a failed, hoppy brown ale?