Alaskan IPA

Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Juneau, Alaska USA

Bottle. Pours clear gold with 2 finger white head. Nose is citrus and floral hops. Palate is the same, though a lot lighter tasting then the aroma indicates. More malt than hops, with a touch of resin in the finish. Not bad – kind of average. Session-able though.

Very average IPA. Otherwise a good brew when comparing to beers that aren’t IPA’s. As IPA’s go, it is so average, sort of hoppy, fruity and you can drink a bunch if you’re having more than ONE, as the old saying went. I guess it’s okay for a cookout. Very affordable in Las Vegas, when on a budget and won’t settle for the big supermarket beers.

Quite suprised to actually stumble on this beer while at BevMo. I’ve always seen Alaskan’s Stout, Amber, etc., so this was a nice change of pace. The beer poured out copperish/dark orange color, with a nice 3-finger thick off white head. The hop aroma was very floral, lots of citrusy oranges in it...easy to keep smelling this one as the citrus seems just so tangible with the aroma. You’d think if you look in the glass somewhere there oranges floating aroung. A medium bittered, citrus quality also runs across the palate, dragging with it the caramel hops. After several sips, a faint pine/grassy character emerges towards the swallow. Another really nice, highly drinkable beer from Alaskan.

Pours a clear, golden amber body with a foamy, eggshell colored head. Fairly well retained, the foam leaves behind nice flares and spots of lacing. The nose is standard fare for an IPA, showing a toasted caramel and toffee malt background with bitter grapefruit and orange hops. Flavors were again fairly standard, with the citrus notes balanced quite well by the caramel malt sweetness. Medium bodied, smooth, and finishing on the dry and bitter side. Nothing fancy here, just a well executed, easy to drink IPA. Nice brew.

Bottle poured clear pale gold. Minimal head. Nice hop armoa, but the flavor didn’t seem to match up. I little thin for my IPA taste, but no bad.

22-oz bottle received via trade with 5000. Pours clear orange with an average, fizzy, white head, mostly lasting with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (grain, meal), heavy hops (flowers, perfume, pine, citrus), average yeast (sweat) with notes of pear, apple, and peach. Medium bodied, thin texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.

2008 Bottle - Mild aroma, average citrus hop flavour, not all that good, but not terrible. For the price, there are many better IPA’s...

On tap at Nick’s in Oceanbeach. Pours a nice golden hue with a very citrus hoppy nose. A pretty typical IPA, with lots of hops present paired nicely with melon and grapefruit backfill. The finish was dry and not overly bitter. All and all a very decent IPA~