Thomas Creek Class Five IPA

Brewed by Thomas Creek Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Greenville, South Carolina USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Good floral notes and great hops. Thought this one was better then others say. Good brew.

Poured clear coppper with nice head. Citrus and grassy aroma. Taste is bitter with a metallic finish. Not one of my favorites.

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright orange-caramel color with a medium sized foamy tan head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was faint sweet pine, grapefruit and caramel. The flavor was tangy caramel and butterscotch with a somewhat rough pine and resin presence and a nutty undertone. The finish was long, dryish and had a lingering rough pine element. Medium body. Eh.

Pours clear deep copper with 2-finger clingy off-white head. Nose is Harpoon IPAish, with some hopcitrus and caramel malts. Tastes malty, hoppy, with a piney resiny sticky hop flavor. The hops shine here, but the malts seem to bring this down to earth somewhat.

Bottle. This beer couldn’t wait to get in my glass, breaking free as soon as I cracked the cap. Poured an active, ruddy amber color with a head that was thin but clung like ivy to the glass. This drinks with a decidedly woody or nutty chewiness to it, metallic and acidic on the palate. (#4436, 1/8/2012)

Bottle from Star Market. Pours orange with a half an inch of white foam. Some pine sol on the nose. A bit of citrus on the tongue. Finishes with some bitterness. Interesting attempt at a west coaster.

Bottle - star market 5 points - clear golden orange with a white head. Aroma - floral, piney hops, lemon, and other citrus. Taste is a bit bitter, finishes metalic. Overall, not bad.

Bottle at Bishops Arms, Skövde. Copper color with a nice offwhite/beige head. Hoppy grassy aroma with some bready notes. Hoppy fruity flavor, grassy, some sweetness. Hop finish.