21st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA

21st Amendment Brewery
Brewed at Cold Spring Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
San Francisco, California USA

Hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, orange peel and pine. Dry hoppy orange and tangerine flavour. Very drinkable with a good bitter finish

Can @ J.C.G. Pours amber orange with a small creamy lasting head and lacings. Nose is fresh hoppy citrus with a small amount of malts beneath. Fresh hops, grapefruit and citrusssy flavor. Clean, crisp and smooth. Nice.

[Can] Pours hazy gold with a finger of off white head. Aroma is citric hops - lots of amarillo, grapefruit, orange, a hint of metal, and almost no evidence of maltiness. Flavor is pretty much the same, with that metallic note lingering into the finish. I wonder how fresh this beer is, the hop flavor seems a bit mellow. Even so, the beer is well balanced and not harshly bitter.

Can, Poured a clear copper with white foam head that simmered away quick. Aroma of hops and pine. Light orange citrus notes and hops with a dry alcohol feel. For a can beer it was relatively decent. I had this in a tasting which screws it up a bit, would be a good beer to try on its own. Thanks Buddy!

Clear amber/gold with thick foamy head. Grapefruit, flowery and woodsy hops in aroma, along with some caramel and nuttiness. Moderately thin mouthfeel with prickly carbonation. Lively bitterness on tip of tongue, woodsy hops, light roast, and slight citrus bite, turns into grassy and resin bitterness that lasts well beyond the finish on the top of the palate. Nice and bitter, very interesting flavor. Enjoyable and flavorful while still bery drinkable, 7% is hidden well.

12 oz can
Once again thanks to Tom for sending a gem my way. This is a well rounded IPA that could easily be a daily drinker if it were available locally. The fact that it comes in a can is a bonus. On par with most anything from Oskar Blue’s canned lineup everyone should give this a try if they can. Just don’t age it or you will miss out on some very wonderful hoppiness.

Aroma / Appearance - The huge billowing head surged like the surf against a cliff. The golden carbonated body contained a melding of fresh cut grass, tart lemonade, and floral notes. It is everything I expected from an IPA.

Flavor / Palate - Tasting like brown sugar mixed with clover the combination of sweetness and bitterness rouses the senses. Easy on the palate and dangerously drinkable given the ABV this disappeared within ten minutes. I can’t remember off the top of my head if I have tried any other canned IPAs but this certainly blows the lid off most things you get in one.

Can. Moderate malt aromas of caramel and roasted, moderate to heavy hops of pine and grapefruit, light soap, with toffee and dried fruit. Head is average size, frothy, off-white with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is clear light amber/orange. Flavor starts lightly to moderately sweet and acidic, then the long finish is lightly acidic and bitter. Palate is medium, watery and has a soft carbonation. It still amazes me when a quality beer, such as this comes out of a can.

Really nice IPA, I tried not to have any preconceived notions on a beer in a can, but it was surprisingly good. Well represented a west coast IPA in the floral, citrus, and pine tastes, the only thing I’ll say is that the palate is a little "fat", not crisp or clean, but a very enjoyable IPA that I will definitely have again.