Tyranena Scurvy IPA

Brewed by Tyranena Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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UPDATED: AUG 6, 2008 Great balance of hop and a hint of citrus. This beer goes really well with a sweet Asian dish.

Pours with a clear, brassy looking, orange-amber body. A frothy, cream colored head shows good retention and leaves thick rings of ribbony lacing on the glass. The aroma is beautiful. Perfumy orange blossoms and bitter rinds smell as fresh as they come, with some grapefruit and lemon sneaking in there as well. The biscuity, toasted malt background is perfectly subtle, allowing the bouquet of citrus to proudly do what it is supposed to. The flavor is again very hoppy and citrus dominant, with the orange peel exerting its signature oily bitterness, reminiscent of that first bite into the peel of a freshly picked Florida Naval. Biscuity malts provide nice balance without getting overly sweet. Orangey bitterness lingers well after the swallow. The substantial body is smooth and slick, going down very easy and sitting well, hinting at sessionability. Everyone who grew up in Florida before the early 1990’s, when citrus trees were prominent, even in residential areas, needs to try this beer. It will certainly bring you back, as it did me. Fantastic beer.

Draft at the OF. Brown-orange color, looks filtered. Big foamy head. Nice bitter hop aroma. Intense orange/grapefruit bitterness, very nice. The orange peel really helps throw this beer over the top. Solid bitter aftertaste. Some Hopslam-esque intenseness. I love this beer.

Bottle shared by JW77 at Diegos. Orange amber pour. Light head. Aroma is piney, citrus, orange peel, honey and spice. Flavor is quite hoppy, tons of resinous pucker factor here! The orange is noticeable at the end and adds quite an interesting twist. Thanks JW.

Super citrus hops and fruity aroma. Small malt backbone. Palate lighter than expected, but a damn good beer. Thanks to hopmofo for sharing at dld.

Clear copper with orange hues, and a small white head and spotty lacing.. Citrus and floral hops, orange rind, and caramel make up the aroma. The flavor is pretty much the same, with a lot of bitterness from both the hops and the orange peel. I can see how the citric and bitter properties of the orange peel would seem logical in an ipa. A lot on the bitter end of the spectrum, this doesn’t boast much balance, not that I mind. Full bodied for an ipa, with soft carbonaion.

Pours a medium orange-brown color with an off white head. In reality, I should say that this has an orange head, as pretty much everything about this beer just screams orange. The nose is loads of orange and accompanying zest. The taste? Yet again, quite a bit of orange with some nice zest, pith, and hop bitterness. Fairly bitter. In my experience, up there with Short’s Liberator in its use of citrus peel. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 10-24-2010

This is an unusual, wonderful beer. I love it year ’round. Who knew orange peel and hops go together so well?

What a lovely IPA. Pours clear bronze with a dense soapy tan head. The aroma has some dank funky hops, caramel malt, hints of dry orange peel and some sweetness. Medium / thick body that is grainy and resiny with moderate semi-sharp carbonation. The flavor starts with lots of orange peel that’s dry and blends well with the hops. The malt is mainly in the background in the taste. The finish has some spicy hops an a touch of sweetness. This is a great IPA.

Cloudy orange color with a thin head of giant bubbles. Aroma is orange juice and bright hops. Delicious chewy hops and light orange flavor.