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Bitter Root India Pale Ale 3.13 34

Bitter Root India Pale Ale

Percentile
59
overall

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
343.21/5.03.13/5.0-21.4Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Bitter Root I.P.A. is light in color, has a rich malt flavor, is high in hops, and brewed in the traditional English style.
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 Sham (1846), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 19, 2006  
Clear golden with spotty lacing and good head. Floral and citrus hops in the nose. Hints of biscuit malts. Mellow floral taste leads into a bitter finish. Warm and toasty.


 BückDich (4851), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/514/20
May 2, 2006  
Draught at the brewpub: Clear copper, white head, light lacing. Nose of citrusy cat/pine dry hopped character, light malts. The flavor is earthy and pronounced with hops. Nice sweet/bitter balanced a full long tangy tail.


Dhrjericho (66), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 14, 2006  
Moderately hoppy aroma wuth a light maltiness. Flavor has a nice hoppiness thats almost spicy with a sweet bitter finish.


 oldrtybastrd (1801), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jan 9, 2006    Updated: Apr 24, 2006
Pours a orangish yellow color. Aromas of light malts, citrus and pine. Flavor moderately hoppy at the front and finishes with a bittersweet dry tail.


 5000 (2409), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 4, 2005  
Bottle: Dull dirty yellow, extremely cloudy, large rocky off-white head, nice lacing, very light carbonation.   Soft hop aroma, moreso malty/grainy on the nose, slight appleskin, hint of caramel.   Also seems somewhat organic and/or earthy.   Not as fresh, floral, or citrusy smelling as other IPAs.   Clean, yet soft, hop flavor.   Underlying grainyness, with appleskin that lingers beyond the finish.   Still seems organic, or at least somewhat earthy.   Could stand to be a bit sharper, more floral, and/or more citrusy.   Average body and mouthfeel.   Not bad, but not refreshing for an IPA.   Perhaps the fact that its brewed in the "traditional English style" is the problem?   Just not assertive enough for my tastes I guess.


 willblake (2180), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Apr 27, 2004  
From growler, 06/03. Pours opaque orange/gold, average sized though brainy head. There seems to be little aroma at all to this beer - some white sugar, wet looseleaf paper, pine trees in summer. The flavor smacks of pine, grapefruit, simple syrup. Slightly cloying maltiness from middle to back is hiding an underlying earthiness and taking the edge off the hops. Not a spectacular beer, maybe better from the tap or a bomber.


 redlem (1155), Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Oct 19, 2003  
Cloudy orange color with a small frothy white head. Light mix of citrus and pine, some soapiness. Medium bitterness, citrus notes, slightly dry finish. An English style IPA that is flavorful but not over the top, very enjoyable.


 P-tor44 (886), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/514/20
Mar 27, 2003  
restrained hop aroma. nice bronze color, well balanced, piney resinous finish. a bit muddled, nothing to write back from India about.



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