Blue Frog India Pale Ale

Brewed by Blue Frog Grog and Grill
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Fairfield, California USA

Clear, yellowish appearance, lighter than a typical IPA. A lemony aroma, lightly hopped... Sometimes I find aromas in beers that are oddly reminiscent of something completely unrelated to beer. On this one, and this is totally out of the blue, I am reminded of the smell of scotch tape. It’s faint, and not necessarily a horrible thing, but just kind of funny. Taste is pretty good. Lacks the fullness of a world-class IPA. Peppery, citrusy, not super hoppy. Kind of toes the line between IPA and American Pale Ale. Enjoyable, but not amazing.

Clear yellow with a fizzy white head. Grapefruit and lemon hops aroma and taste with a grassy finish v

On tap. Clear deep golden with an off-white head. Some hops in the nose. Medium body, lightly burned caramel and a distinct peachy hoppiness that leave a solid bitterness. 250709

Bomber bottle. Pours copper with thin white head that dissipates quickly. Minimal hop aroma, bitter malt taste thing body. A bit harsh.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malt, hoppy and fruity. Good malt flavour base to a solid hoppy fruity flavour lingering into a dry hoppy finish.

Draft at the brewpub. A golden-amber beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has notes of lemon and some malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of spicy hops, leading to a very bitter spicy hoppy finish. A bit raw in the hops.

Bottle courtesy of danielcurtis81. Pours gold with a fluffy white head. Smells of citrus, resin, caramel, some grapes. Tastes of resin, pepper, earthy, some subtle citrus.

Crisp deep amber coloured body with copper highlights and a very thin white head. Aroma of fresh hops, a ton of malt, caramel and a bit of metal. Medium-bodied; Strong taste of fresh floral hops up front fading to a subtle maltiness along with caramel and some cardboardie type tastes as well. Aftertaste is rather mild with actually more malt coming through than hops - but the nuggets that do come through are very floral and not so strong. Overall, a decent IPA - nothing too remarkable, and probably deserves to be in the APA category, but still good to try! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, California on 18-May-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 28-May-2009.