Snoqualmie Falls Wildcat IPA

Pine and grapefruit, big on the hops, sharp bitterness. The hops give off an earthy and almost gritty sensation. On first taste I didn’t think this had enough malts, but once the initial bitter shock passed the malts came through, still the underdog in this one, but kept it from feeling thin.

Big bottle. Heavy merangue head that coudl be sculpted. Amber beer. Attractive moderate hop aroma. Heavy woody hop flavour. Very aggressive. I would say it is tipped to hops rathere than balanced.

Big thanks to Old Mr Crow for this one. Wow, what a nice surprise. Just when I get down on IPAs, along comes a West Coast hop bomb that blows me out of the water. THe pour was turbid orangy dark straw with 1-finger of off-white head that retained itself well and left nice concentric circular lace rings. The nose was heavy on the resiny hops, with a lot of pineapple, tangerine, mango, and freshly ground black pepper. The flavor was intense, very hoppy, with the black peppery and tropical citrus fruit notes, and a huge malt bill that caused this one to be extremely well balanced with an astounding complexity. The hops were behemoth, but they didn’t overpower this one. Oh, what I wouldn’t give to do a horizontal with this and Dreadnaught. As it stands, you need to do whatever it takes to procure yourself some of this. It is amazing, and my words cannot possibly do it justice.

Bottle. Pours cloudy orange yellow with nice white head. Nice hop aroma with some fruit/forest overtones. Nice hop bitterness with body that can support. Good beer.

Bomber from BrewDad! Nose of citrusy, orangey hops with a little light caramel; very lightly hazed copper with a big off-white head; flavor is hop bitterness, light orange fruitiness, and caramel; finish is light bitterness. Pretty good IPA!

Pours clear gold, with a slight chill haze and a half-inch head of white. Aromatics are floral and citrusy, but a bit subdued and certainly not pungent. A nice mix of peaches, pineapples, and tangerines. Mouthfeel is medium, crisp, and snappy. Lightly chaulky and drying. The pallet has plenty of lingering bitterness, albeit smooth, and a decent amount of hop juice. More piney on the pallet than in the nose, with additional grapefruit pith and powdered orange. Alcohol is warming, but barely so. Finishes with a long, drying bitterness, and plenty of citrus flesh.

Very hazy golden orangish coloured body with a dense tan head - nearly perfect for looks! Aroma of fresh piney & grapefruity hops, full of body. Medium-bodied; Super strong hoppy flavour with grapefruit and pine cones most noticeable. Aftertaste has some alcohol, sugars, but mostly hops - still very balanced by malt! Overall, a very good IPA - not amazing, but still better than most! I sampled this 65 cL bottle almost a year old, purchased from Whole Foods in Portland, Oregon on 16-December-2007.

22 oz. bottle purchased at Bottleworks in Seattle. Pour is golden with some chill haze and a bunch of carbonation bubbles swarm to the surface like a school of fish. Nice white head. Aroma of soft a sweet citrus - reminded me of a ripe orange, mixed with some biscuit malt. Taste is really nice, beginning is a nice blend of the citrus hop and malt sweetness, then midway though, some really nice resin bitterness appears and carries it through to the dry finish. The taste of this one is really nice, really well balanced.