Date: 11/30/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery

clear yellow, bright white head, lots of lace, light sweet hop aroma, creamy body,big hop flavor, sweet creamy malt character, long bitter finish, the lagering makes for a really creamy IPL

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4

Sampled at the brewery on 11/30/06: Clear deep golden pour with a nicely-lacing white head. Aroma has a lot of fresh grapefruity and piny hops with some sweet caramel malt. Body starts sweet and caramely viscous with a good fresh flavor and bittering hoppy presence. Nicely-balanced, crisp and drinkable.

Draught. ??My notes, taken from the blackboard, talk about Fathom IPA?? Good yellow head, leaving some lace: pale orangey beer. Very grapey, dry hops, bit salty/oystershell (high DMS?), fruity end. Dry hops, less bitter than expected, orange marmalade and a pinch of quinine. Medium bodied, slick, some alcohol ’t would seem. Good, if unspectacular. If it is really a lager, then it would be spectacular indeeed.

on tap-pours a thin white head and gold color. Aroma is citrus grapefruit/lemon hops. Taste is nice zippy citrus grapefruit/lemon hops-bitter, secondary medium malt. Dry finish. OK carbonation.

Draft @ the brew shop. Pored a clear gold color with n off-white head. The aroma was crisp but very hoppy with cirtusy grapefruit notes. Good caramel malt base. Big citrusy hop flavors all throughout from front to back. Large crips dry long bitter finish.