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Snoqualmie Falls Wildcat IPA

Snoqualmie Falls Wildcat IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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Brewed by Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Snoqualmie, Washington USA

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2123.71/5.03.68/5.06.6%93.3Shaker, Tulip
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The BALANCED hop monster! This is one IPA with enough MALT BACKBONE to stand up to the high hopping level - 75 IBUs from 100% Columbus hops.
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 Snojerk321 (1914), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 14, 2009  
22oz bottle from Liquid Solutions. Pours a cloudy burnt orange color with a sticky off white head. The initial nose was very perfume-y, then gave way to some tropical fruits and citrus. Nice malty backbone with a bitter finish.


 Beerlando (2283), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 7, 2009  
Bomber. Pours a very lightly hazy, dark golden orange color. A thick, frothy, off-white head leaves dense curtains of lacing on the glass. The nose gives notes of lemongrass, grapefruit, and tangelo hops, with a light toffee malt base that shows some hints of butterscotch. Flavors follow suit, substantial west coast citrus hoppiness being countered by an equally big, lightly buttery, toffee malt base. The palate is medium full and lightly syrupy up front, finishing dry, grassy, and somewhat astringent. Good balance and tasty overall, but there are a few flaws that hold it back from greatness.


 HumuloneRed (750), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Apr 7, 2009  
Bought this 22 oz. bottle at Bottleworks in Seattle. The beer pours a bright orange hue with a thick white head and sticky lacing. Loads of grapefruit and earth in the nose. There is a blast of juicy fruit/grapefruit in the flavor with a nice malt background to help balance the bitterness. Still there is a great earthy lingering bitterness at the end. Nice chewy mouthfeel and great drinkability. This beer was a nice surprise to me since I had never had Snouqualmie beers before. I will be looking for this one again for sure!


 GAManiac (1123), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 6, 2009  
22oz bottle courtesy of 5000 poured into a tulip. Pours a bright, slightly hazy orange with a big fluffy white head that stays on as a cap for ages and leaves tons of lacing. A very nice looking beer. The aroma is mostly light citrus fruits, especially lemons, oranges and a bit of grapefruit. There is a bready malt presence that serves to support the big hop profile. The taste has the same light citrus hops presence in the form of a nice bitterness up front that lasts throughout and lingers in the finish as well. There is just enough malt to balance things out but the hops are the real star of the taste. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with lots of carbonation and leaves the palate sticky with juicy hops. This is a citrus-dominated IPA that has plenty of hops but remains very drinkable as the hops don’t overwhelm the palate by any means. Very tasty.


 BMan1113VR (2755), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 14, 2009  
Bottle shared by someone in the BA Decadence tasting line. Pours with a small, off-white head and a hazy orange to gold body. Aroma of wheat, caramel and hops. Taste is caramel and light citrus hops. Doesn’t taste amazingly fresh.


 mreusch (714), Olathe, Kansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Feb 8, 2009  
22oz. bomber, with thanks to bvc for the great bonus! Pours a clear golden with a white cap and lots of yeast chunks floating around. Aroma is grapefruit, citrus and pine. Flavor is a nice juicy hops bite, with more citrus, grapefruit and peel that lingers a bit on the finish. A nicely done IPA, thanks again Brandon!


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 27, 2009  
22oz bottle-pours a rich white head that laces and hazy amber color. Aroma is nice sweet grapefruit/pine hops [Columbus] with some bitter coming in, some medium malt. Taste is nice sweet grapefruit/pine/resin hops, secondary medium malt backbone. Medium body. OK/mild carbonation. Thanks to piclee for this trade with jwc215 & me.


 madsberg (4873), Søborg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 10, 2009  
Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense beige head. Herbs, light pine, flowers and some sweetness. Light citric notes. Flavour of herbs, flowers, pine and citrus. Light sweetness to counter the hops. Medium to full bodied. Dry. Very bitter end, but without being too much. Nice one with a great balance.



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