 motelpogo (4111), Plzen, Czech Republic
Feb 20, 2007
on tap at the brewpub on sunday night. alas, i didn’t write down the whole commercial description but the basic story was that due to a poor crop in the pacific nw last year, the brewery wasn’t able to get whole leaf cascade and thought they weren’t going to be able to brew a hop devil ipa this year. luckily they sourced some from nz thanks to someone called heidi (i think). anyways, i think everything worked out perfectly in the end. this was served in a glass chalice which emphasised it’s deep copper colour and steady, off-white head with large bubbles and also the heady aroma of grapefruit, pine, toffee and a whiff of passionfruit. this really bursts in your mouth with some rasping wrigley’s juicy fruit, tangy boiled lolly sweetness and an intensely bitter, grapefruit finish. i was amazed to find an ipa this impressive in austria and after a couple of glasses i would even be so bold as to say that it beat anything i tried in seattle or portland. just goes to show how many great beers are the result of happy accidents. i could go on for ages about how much i loved the brewpub, too, but i’ll save that for a review of one of their beers that i couldn’t find much to write about
dunkpigen (276), Kolding, Denmark
Jul 30, 2008 Tap @ 1516 Brewing Company, Vienna. Pours reddish/hazy amber with a nice offwhite frothy/creamy head. Aroma is fruity - grapefruit, pine and hops. Mouthfeel is soft and creamy with a flavour of hops and some caramel with a nice long aftertaste. Very nice!
Theis (2041), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jul 16, 2008 Draught at the brewpub. Clear nutbrown - offwhite head. High hoppy, abricot, grape, fruity, malty, caramel, chocolate, grassy, citrus, licorice, pine, hoppy finish. Lovely.
thewolf (3651), Kolding, Denmark
Jul 13, 2008 Tap @ 1516 Brewing Company, Vienna.
Pours nice hazy, deep amber with a big, staying, frothy/creamy off-white head. Suplime aroma, lots of hops, pine, grapefruit, citrus and flowers. Good caramel maltiness behind it. Nice creamy mouthfeel. Flavour has soft caramel, wonderful dryness in the finish. Truly well-balanced beer.
Mette (110), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jun 30, 2008 Denne version er brygget af Bill Covaleski på brewpubben 1516 i Wien, med hele humleblomster. På fad, lidt uklar ravfarvet med råhvidt tæt skum.
Dufter meget af gran og lakrids og af masser af humle. smager af lakrids og karamel og masser af humle og er bare pisse god og lækker.Lang eftersmag og god fylde. Guf, guf!
Illini08 (514), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Jun 13, 2008 500 mL pour on tap at the brewpub on 6/4. Deep copper red/red color with a 2-finger white head. Nice citrus hop aroma. It was somewhat difficult for me to really hone in on the aroma since they were in the process of brewing a batch of beer no more than 15 feet away from my table, but the Cascade hops really came through in the nose. Lots of citrus and somewhat piney hops. Plenty of malt to back up the hop schedule made this a really top notch IPA. Went great with a cheeseburger! I can understand why this is the top rated beer in Austria.
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