Terrapin Hopsecutioner India Pale Ale

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Athens, Georgia USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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On tap in a pint glass. The pour is orange-amber with a creamy white head. The aroma is straight up hops, lots of citrus and some cat pee. The flavor is big orangey citrus and mostly hops, not too malty.

Bottle:   Amber with a fiery tinge, slight haze, large sandy head, very frothy, also nice lacing.   Combination of sweet citrus and hops on the nose.   Smells wonderful!   Again, sweet yet bitter rind and also a citrusy hop aspect on the tongue.   Very smooth, little bit of a bite towards the back.   Decent malt sweetness to balance out.   This is very pleasing.   Has a bit of dankness on the finish, some basement... or at least is a touch musty.   Minor alcoholic citrus peel and rind linger, yet its not real biting.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate to full.   Thanks to jtclockwork for the bottle!

12oz. Bottle: Pungent aroma of hops, pine, slight grapefruit, light citrus, gains, crystal malt, and hop oil. Poured amber in color with a small, off-white head that greatly diminished but lasted throughout as a film on top of the beer. Clear. Lightly sparkling. Flavor is light to medium sweet and medium bitter. Tastes of crystal malt, hops, pine, grapefruit, lychee, and some caramel. Medium body. Slightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Medium sweet, medium bitter, hop, grapefruit, lychee, and malt finish.

Amber color with a medium sized off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of pine, grass, some floral hops, caramel, citrus, bread, and vanilla. Taste of toasted malts, citrus, pine, some caramel, and a bitter hoppy finish.

Glowing dark gold color/ fleeting head. Grassy, skunky, cantalope melon aromas. medium body. Mostly bitter grapefruit hoppy flavors on a thin caramel, cardboard malt base.

Pours a light copper with some orange hints. The smell is quite hoppy at the offset, with the few citrus notes being dominated by more spicy and floral hops. The taste is similar with a bit of spice again coming from the hops. Mouthfeel is fairly full-bodied for an IPA without much of a hint of alcohol. Drinkability is quite high--an intriguing brew with a rather unique hop profile, almost reminding me of Ruination light. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 12-31-2009

Bottle. Pours a clear sappy amber with minimal head. Aroma has sweet malts and cereal notes and a bit of pine and grass hoppiness. Flavor is similar and beings with the sweet malt and cereal notes with a hoppy finish of mainly earthy pine notes.

Bottle. Pours orange with an off white head. The aroma has sweeter malts and lightly citric hops. The flavor is well balanced, with sweet malts and floral citric hops, but relatively low bitterness for an IPA. Not bad.

12ounce bottle .. . pours a deep amber .. medium foam .. . light sap, soft wood, and crushed pine .. . light mouth, medium finish .,. a bit muddled but better than most .. . .t4y?.. time to talk to you!

Bottle. Shimmering copper pour beneath a soft beige head with a delicate lacing on the glass. Aroma is strong citrus oils, orange peel, grapefruit juice, caramel, sweet malt, and spicy hops. Taste is delicious! Strong citrusy hops, spicy hops, earthy notes, orange peel, grapefruit pulp, sweet, chewy malt, caramel and light pine. Body is medium and could be a bit chewier, for my liking, but holds up well. Carbonation is lighter but creamy nonetheless. Ends with more citrus oils, orange peel, light pine, caramel, chewy malt, light stickiness and spicy hops. Very tasty and were it not for the 7.2% ABV, this would be a great session style IPA.