Third Base CR IPA

Draft at the brewpub. Advertised as 80 IBU’s. Served very cold. Too cold. Poured a hazy orange-brown color that resembled iced tea. Head was thin, off white, and reduced to nothingness after about a minute. No lace was left behind. Aroma was of grapefruity and sprucy hops with a whiff of toffee and sweat. Dry on the tongue with strong sprucy and grapefruity hop flavors up front giving way to a mellower orange/lemony citrus in the middle. There was also some accompanying toasted bread and malty toffee. Hop bitterness peaked at about 6 out of 10. The beer improved as it warmed up a bit. It’s not a strong statement, but this is one of the better Iowa-made IPA’s I’ve tried.