Triumph Bengal Gold India Pale Ale

On tap at Triumph’s New Hope,PA brewpub. Very light amber pour under a rocky white head. Aroma of grapefruit and mild pine resin. Brisk citrus, caramel and toffee flavors. Texture is a little thin but the crisp, hoppy finish helps make up for that. A respectable IPA but more of a tiger cub than a tiger.

A hopped up Cali. type IPA. A nice golden color with a very nice head. I had this on tap and it was smooth but up there in the hops without crossing over into imperial land.

In short: A standard but superiorly put together west-coast style IPA
How: Tap at brewpub, Princeton location (6.3%)
The look: Clear golden copper body topped by a small
In long: Good maltiness here, this is not a hop juice IPA. Crisp caramel, bread crust with a hopping that was citrusy, pine tree needles and dry wood. Some dry grass. Medium bitterness. This is a very good IPA that doesn’t try to do anything fancy. As simple as a “You come here often?” pick-up line yet as effective as a “get lost” answer.

Growler from Princeton brewpub. Pours a golden orange with a small to average white head. Citrusy hoppy aroma with some floral notes as well. Crisp medium bodied with light carbonation, it’s a grolwer so that’s probably why, and lots of bitterness on the finish. Flavor of citrus rind, grains and slight tangerine. Flavor is balanced but could use a little more aroma.

Draft. Pours unclear gold with a sticky white head. Sweet and hoppy aroma with orange and floral notes. Medium body. Orange, caramel, and floral notes in the flavor. Very well balanced, the nops don’t really kick you in the face. Very nice, very drinkable.