Ballast Point Schooner Wet Hop Ale

At BPB. Yellow gold pour with fluffy white head. Light citrusy aroma that controls the nose. Hoppiness followed by a solid malt backbone. A bit fizzy with medium palate. A good beer that rides the hops to the limit. Seems like it would be a very good sessions beer for a drunk:)

on tap-pours a light tan head and yellow color. Aroma is soft sweet (cascade) citrus grapefruit/lemon hops. Taste is sweet (cascade) citrus lemon hops, faint light malt. Mild carbonation.

Tasted on tap at the 2007 Bistro Wet Hop IPA Festival. This IPA pours a light orange gold color. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity and floral. A medium bodied IPA. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are floral and herbal. Crisp and clean. Very sharp tasting, but in a good way. Medium bitterness. Hop flavors seem mild, but are well defined. Lower alcohol makes this a nice session IPA. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp and clean. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Draft. Golden color with a medium sized rocky white head. Juicy, tropical fruit hop aromatics, some pollen. Citric metallic hop character up front, with a certain softness. Candied citrus and a herbal tinge manifest. Flavors sharply drop off in the finish, some faint lingering orange oil hop presence. Mouthfeel is very light.

On Tap @ The Wet Hop Event at the Hayward Bistro. Pours gold with a slight haze and bright white head (medium size bubbles). The aroma is mostly hops with fresh green, just picked, Cascade hops along with grapefruit hops, mild spicy hops and a sense of malt sweetness. The flavor just attacks the taste buds with spice and floral hop bitterness followed by grapefruit hop bitterness too. The wet hoppiness really shines through and moves toward slightly tart. There is almost no malt presence in this beer. Solid IPA.