Wild Goose India Pale Ale

An orange beer with a lazing white head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes being light apricot. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of apricot, leading to a bitter end. An OK beer - but I find it more spiced than IPA-like.

I used to like this beer, but hadn’t had it in a few years. I’m hoping the beer I just tried was abused, because otherwise they’ve fallen a long way. The taste was sour hoppy, and the aroma was awful -- i smelled something akin to urine. I want to give it another try, but I’m not sure I can bring myself to do it.

Name: IPA
Date: 03/02/1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: Jax

light amber ale with a whispy head, wonderful sweet malt and hop aroma, chewy hop taste and aftertaste
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Name: IPA
Date: 01/19/1999
Mode: draft
Source: taco mac ss

dark amber, thin head, sweet carmel malt aroma with a hint of floral hops, rich carmel malt flavor, lots of hop flavor,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: ***/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Pours a clear copper orange with a spotty-lacing frothy white head. Aroma of sweet earthy caramel malt with a touch of mild piny hops. Fairly full body starts faintly sweet with a touch of adjuncts and a drier bitter finish, but not much flavoring hops. This one’s off a bit, but could be good with some recipe tweaks.

Re-rate... my first rating sucked... Crystal clear, yellow ale with a small, fizzy, white head. Sparce lacing. The nose is yeasty with notes of corn, butterscotch and sweat. The flavor is bitter-sweet. Orange blossom honey, alcohol and grapefruit. Medium-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Lengthy, bitter-sweet finish with some grassy and corny notes at the wee end.