Westbrook India Pale Ale

Brewed by Westbrook Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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On tap at Beer Temple in Amsterdam. Pours a clear, deep gold colored body with an inch thick, dense and creamy, off-white head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma is bitter kumquats and oranges with some sweet pink grapefruits and a medium sweet caramel malt backing. Some resins, pines, and florals as well. Flavor is similar. Bitter citrus peels with a light sweetness and a good amount of resins. Florals, pines, and a nice caramel backing. Finishes dry and moderately bitter with some resiny kumquats and a nice caramel note. Lengthy aftertaste following a smooth, medium body and a soft, moderate carbonation. Overall, a really nice IPA. Very unique citrus element and well balanced with a nice caramel backing. Great beer.

Poured a slightly hazy orange/yellow with a frothy white head. Aroma of floral and citrus hops, very fresh. Medium, lively body, flavour of pine, grapefruit and muted malt undertones with a bitter, astringent end. Excellent for the style.

Whole Foods, Bowery 12oz can ($3): Pours copper with a white head. Aroma is resin, pine, grapefruit. Taste is much the same. Moderate amount of bitterness. Some astringency. Easily drinkable with a proper body and mouth feel. Pretty good.

Very good. Super smooth and delicious IPA. Bitter like and IPA but very well balanced with subtle malt. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

An East Coast/West Coast showdown tonight, with a Westbrook IPA (12 oz can; date stamp shows it was canned only 3 weeks ago) up against Green Flash Hop Head Red (12 oz bottle; marketed as a “red IPA”; also very fresh according to date stamp). Perhaps giving the underdog a slight advantage, I start with the Westbrook. The Westbrook pours an attractive, hazy, orange-amber with a bone-colored head that has moderate retention and size. Lacing is quite nice for an IPA. Aroma: IPA credentials are intact with the powerful aroma of floral, herbal and citrus hops, and a hint of spruce. Some malt presence too, giving it a nice baked bread background. T: A rich floral-piney-citrus hop mix. The claimed IBU of 60 seems right; despite the aroma and hop flavor, this is not overly bitter. M: Medium body with soft but medium-high carbonation; lively but not harsh; dry finish. O: A solid West Coast style American IPA with a mix of floral, piney and citrus elements. Clearly more complex and appealing than the Green Flash. Recommended.

Pours dark gold with light orange hue. Aroma is citrus, cereal and faint pine. Taste is similar. Strong bitter bite on the start and finish. Well done IPA. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

First foray with this brewery and a pretty solid introduction. Can from Green’s. Pours a hazy orange with a nice white head. Herbal grapefruit pungent aroma hits you square in the nose. Malt body is solid but has a little too much punch to make this my go to sessionable ipa but it is still solid. Finish has much of the grapefruit citrus with a resiny pine finish that lasts a while.

Augusta, Ga - Rooster’s Beak Restaurant - 12 oz bottle. Pours a sparkling medium copper pour with a sticky eggshell white head - plenty of sticky lacing. Fresh, resiny, spruce-like aromam touch of mint. Tangy flavor with plenty of bitter citrusy hop goodness, some minty sweetness, a hint of nectarine-like fruitiness. Mouthfeel is crisp, just thick enough. Pretty solid - first from this brewer - like what I see.

UPDATED: MAY 3, 2013 12oz can. Looks amber. Aroma of citrusy hops, some pale malts, a little earthiness, and hints of dough/spice. Flavor the same. Average texture. A pretty good IPA.

Gold pour, white head. What a nice vibrant, fresh IPA. Citrus hops, some nice grassiness. Juicy and bitter but balanced. Delicious.