 DocLock (4102), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 5, 2008
Pours deep copper with off-white head. The aroma is heavy hops, some fruity berry notes, caramel malt, and honey. The flavor is on the bitter side, with plenty of hops, and some interlaced fruit flavors. This reminds me a lot of Roxy Rolles. MY only beef is that the malt seems to fall out late and be overwhelmed by the hops, but that is a minor beef. I’m glad I have a sixer of this one.
NachlamSie (1357), Tennessee, USA
Sep 4, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Hopdog. I passed up on this several times. My expectations are just low. Poured into a snifter, this beer is cloudy with a very well formed head. The aroma is actually quite good. It’s much more American than I was expecting. A sharp, clean citrus note is up front with smooth malts beneath. Wow, this stuff actually tastes pretty darn good. It’s not abundantly hoppy, but a clean, crisp bitterness is imparted on my palate from start to finish. A lingering drying zing is noted. The sweetness is juicy and just enough to provide a nice body. Hints of berries are noted beneath the pine and grapefruit flavors. I think this brew is a tad underrated. I guess it might be sort of light to really excel at the style. If I think of it more as an American pale ale, I really have no complaints.
ucusty (1077), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Clear amber pour with an off white head. Soapy, floral aroma. Light malt flavor and hop presence
Headbanger (975), Aurora, Illinois, USA
Aug 31, 2008 12oz bottle(7/21/08)-An amber body with a small head. Has an aroma of grapefruit, hops, and sweetness. The flavor was the same with a soapy taste in the middle and finishes dry and bitter. This medium bodied IPA was not the best but not the worst.
Biddle_Brau (139), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Amber with thin off-white head. Malty aroma with slight citrus aroma. Mild hop bitterness balances well with malt. Not a big IPA when comparing to West coast IPAs but decent
LiebeBier (744), RIchmond, Virginia, USA
Aug 24, 2008 Bottle - I was suprised to see that Abita had an IPA offering. Aroma is of the overly sweet malt variety that I do not prefer in an IPA. A "balanced" beer with overly sweet flavor. Perhaps if they would up the hop aroma and flavor it would temper the sweetness a bit.
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