3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Tustin Brewing. New recipe and it shows. Pours a medium orange with little visibility and 1/3" of white foam. Aroma is floral hop and citrus. Taste is well balanced citrus and some malt notes that at first seem to be off putting but soon balance out the whole beer and you realize this is an IPA. More hop forward than anything else but the West Coast it is. Overall, love this beer.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
03-Nov-10 (Draft: Tustin Brewing Co. in Tustin, CA) This fairly standard West Coast IPA pours a clear amber body and an off-white head that rises to half an inch before settling to a ring. It proudly boasts a big, bright citrus nose that is highly aromatic, and this sets the stage nicely for the strongly bitter, grapefruit hoppiness that washes over the palate. The pale ale malts are dry and very clean, and the hops are citrusy in the entry, but piney in the finish. It’s reasonably well balanced for a West Coast IPA, but clearly the hops are the focus as the sips mount. Medium in body with a dry, very crisp mouthfeel from start to finish and medium carbonation. Doily-like lacing covers much of the glass. A very good example of the style, but it’s still a bit too resiny and bitter for my tastes.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft @ the brewpub. Nose is pretty subdued, a little sweet fruit and slight piney. Taste is a lot more grapefruit/bitterness than in the nose, with a nice sweetness finishing. Carbonation and mouthfeel are just spot-on, easy drinker. Was good, but stacked against the RR guest taps (RR IPA, Blind Pig and Pliny), it was hard to order another.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has strong notes fo hops is it Nelson Sauvin? combined with notes of grapefruit and grass. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, grass, grapefruit, and lovely spices - again I’m reminded of Nelson Sauvin, leading to a dry, spicy, grassy, and bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Tustin
Appearance: Clear amber with a medium sized white head and a good amount of lacing
Aroma: Floral and citrus
Taste: Citrus and tropical fruits
Very nice IPA, easy to drink. I enjoyed this one.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at brewery. Pours clear copper wit white head. Aromas of citrus, dank hops, caramel malts, and some pine. Flavors of bitter hops, grapefruit, and caramel malts. Finishes bitter and a little dry. Pretty solid house ipa.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber color with small Lacey head. Floral aroma. Taste was semi sweet with some piney and mild hop bitterness. Pretty good.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap a the brewpub. Rating #16. Very dark dense amber pour with a decent off-white head. Aroma was nice citrus and a little pine, juicy as well. Flavor was also piney with a touch more citrus, very nice IPA. (1294)
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