Stonecutters Long Hammer IPA

Brewed by Stonecutters Brewhouse (formerly Granite City Brew Pub)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Barre, Vermont USA

A hazy golden IPA with a thin white head. A pleasant floral hops aroma with light caramel notes, very typical. In mouth, a decent IPA with good balance of floral hops and malt. Medium bodied. Sampled at Vermont Brewfest July 19 2008.

Objectively speaking: A ridiculously off-target IPA.
I like: Worst beer in a while.
I dislike: While poured from the draught, this was full of yeast sediments. Problematic dry-hopping covers whatever flaws you can bet there are. Hugely yeasty in a dusty way, almost a pure dust flavour in fact. Empty maltiness provides no suppleness nor mouthfeel.

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’un fût, au Vermont Brewers Festival 2008 (Burlington, VT). Arôme: Odeur d’houblon résineux. Apparence: La couleur est orange voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblon résineux avec une pointe d’agrume. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’amertume d’houblon en arrière goût. (Rating # 1841)

Draft. Pours a clear copper color with no head. Immediate aroma of hops, citrus. Very hoppy with a nice floral citrus back end. Good beer!

Draft at the brewpub - 5/31/08 update - Intensely hoppy, quite bitter, and a bit stronger in alcohol than the last time I had this brew. Much improved over the original. Original Rating - Poured a yellow amber in color with a small white head that quickly faded. Aroma was of piney hops. Flavor was also medium hoppy without much balance. Kind of watery. OK, average pale ale at best. I’ll stop back again soon to check it out.

I can’t believe I’m rating a new brewer in VT before Barry. :P Pours a straw color with a lacking white head. Smells resiny with some soapy resiny elements. Tastes mildly bitter and somewhat watery with some okay hop presence. There were two other beers on when I was there, but I was literally stopping in with a 5 hour drive ahead of me. I’ll have to stop again in the winter when they have their brewing operation fully up and running.