4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
There are two ways an IPA (or any beer for that matter) can knock my socks off. One way is to present a complex and dynamic flavour profile, where all the separate components swirl giddily across your palate, each flavour fighting for your attention, challenging you with cryptic complexity. The other way is to take a style and present the essential elements of that style as simply, clearly and boldly as you can. This beer is of the second style. A brewer I’d never heard of until I picked this bottle up on my way home, Southern Tier has produced for me what is the essential "American styleIPA For Dummies."
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
great east coast ipa, orange color, nice white head, medium carbonation, caramel notes, piny and resiny hops
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle bought at the LCBO by my dad. Nice and hoppy and bitter. Could have done with a bit more of that IPA grapefruity-ness. Overall a really good IPA.
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4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
35cl bottle from de hopduvel in Gent. Light amber with a golden shine. Small white head. Aroma with very soft citrus nose. Tick structure with medium carbonation. Very nice IPA.*****
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
The taste of malts is strong in this one, maybe even too strong. Quite sweet and the usual IPA hops.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice IPA. Golden coloured, almost clear. Has a white head, medium duration. Hoppy aroma, rubber, faint citrus too. Flavor starts light swet, finish heavy bitter. Dry texture.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
355 ml bottle @ Pub Italia Ottawa. Pours a clear gold with a mid-size off-white foamy head. Aromas are pine, citrus, and fresh leaves. A surprisingly nice balance between a malty backbone and the expected hop bitterness. Very smooth up front with the malts with a nice trailing astringent finish. Very sessionable, particularly considering the 7.3% abv. ---Rated via Beer Buddy
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Always a good choice, great smell on the nose. Fruity and citrusy on the palate with a nice finish. Always on tap as our house IPA at the Lionheart pub Albany NY.
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3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours an apple juice color with visible fine carbonation and a slight, slight head. Average but pleasant IPA nose of floral and pine. Some grapefruit / citrus taste with a touch of bitterness on the end - wish this was turned up a drop more. Nice IPA, easy to drink.
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz bottle. Pours a hazy golden color. Thick white head loads of sticky lacing. Aroma of citrus, pine, and sweet malts. Loads of bittery hoppy goodness. Taste just like it smells. Citrus and pine followed by a nice balance of sweet caramel malts. Fresh and enjoyable. Could drink this all day long especially on a nice summer day. A delicious IPA!
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