3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Republic. Good barn floor, cat box, with some breadiness. Clear gold, very pretty. Heavy hop initial; hops hit harder in mid; smooth, long, bitter aftertaste. Thin-medium body. Unbalanced and over-hopped stuff, but good.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
22oz bottle.
Pours a crystal clear golden amber with a thick creamy head that leaves some nice lacing.
Aroma is full of pineapple and pine resin but also a hefty caramel malt sweetness - very balanced in the nose.
Taste is also very balanced with caramel malts and toasted grains on one hand and grapefruit and pienapple on the other.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and sweeter than many IPAs. It’s got some prickly character with decent carbonation.
This is one of the better balanced IPAs I’ve had recently. I’m not sure if I’m as big a fan of this than I am some of the hop-heavy IPAs out there, but it certainly makes it drinkable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours orange with white lacing. Notes of pine and resin. A little watery, but refreshing. Bitter with minimal sweetness.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bomber via trade. Poured a nice looking rusty orange under a smaller foamy bright white head. Aroma of cirus, grassy hops, syrup, wet toast, amber malts and caramel. Fuller bodied with average carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel. Flavor is a bit drier then the sweet aroma but very nice, notes of hops over toast and caramel. This is a great IPA.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle shared thanks to Dmac. Pours out a moderate clear copper color with a small head. Aroma is of light tropical fruits, citrus, light bready malts. Taste is citrusy grapefruit hops, light tropical fruits, mild malty notes with a solid punch of hops on a really dry finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Golden color, big white head fades fast. Very floral nose, fairly bitter, nice IPA, the pride of SLP.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hop heavy in taste and aroma. Notes of grapefruit, and pine. Nice and deep gold. Palate is full but not overwhelming. Overall, a great beer I can’t wait to get on growler!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tasty IPA, big and grainy and herbal, with a pungent hop middle that rolls into a huge bitter finish. Starts semisweet, with a great earthy malt middle, and then the hops explode into an oily IBU finish, funky and strong with a lovely citric herbal backbone. Finishes hoppy and happy. Very nice IPA.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light orange with an ivory, foamy head. Piney, hop aroma with grapefruit and sourdough. Moderately strong bitterness that hangs on for a little while. Medium to light bodied, with the carbonation making it feel lighter. Remembered this being better on tap at Muddy Waters with dinner, by itself from a bottle - i didn’t enjoy it as much.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from alpar! Thanks Alex! Pours light copper with an off-white head. Aroma is pine, resin, florals and some dankness. Taste is sweet with citrus and some sharp bitterness that is ultimately balances nicely. It’s a little perfumey, but really, pretty nice. I could see myself putting back o few of these.
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