Boscos English-style India Pale Ale

Draft at Nashville location. Small tan head with a short retention span, transparent body with carbonation, fair amount of lacing, and a yellow-golden hue. The aroma was malt, hops and yeast. The flavor was malt, hoppy and the bitterness reared its head. A fairly smooth mouthfee and a medium bodied IPA. An easy to drink IPA since this was not overly hoppy tasting.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a small sized head of finely sized off-white colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a transparent softly carbonated dark orange colored body. The mild aroma was malty. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The flavor contained notes of mild hops. An OK brew just nothing special.

Draft @ Nashville location. Amber in the glass with a frothy off-white head that leaves some lasting and good lacing. Decent malt and floral aroma. He flavor has caramel, hops, and hints of spice. Dark chocolates come out in the flavor as it warms some. Medium body, smooth, and a medium bitterness throughout.

On tap in Nashville. Poured an amber color with small white head. Aroma was malt with a hint of citrus. Flavor was the same malt, balanced with some bitter hops. Light-medium body. Good beer.

OG 1.057, IBU 53. The aroma was filled with an earthy hop presence and a woodsy character. Also presence was a nice bit of caramel and a mineral nature. The beer arrived clear golden amber with a ghost white tall frothy head which laced the glass. The flavor was nicely bittered with Goldings hops which were noticeable in flavor as well. The caramel flavor was nice and was trounced by the prominent bittering. The finish was dry with lasting bittering into the aftertaste. The body was medium and with a moderate level of carbonation the beer was creamy on the palate. A really, really great EIPA. Could use a kick in the aroma department, but otherwise a great beer. Glass at Boscos Nashville.

Name: English IPA
Date: 07/26/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Nashville

amber, big white head, light malt aroma, softly hopped malt flavor, light lingering bitter finish, a fine english ipa

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Draft at Nashville. Pours amber with a fizzy off white head. Aroma of pale malts, ale yeast, and perfumy hops. The malt profile on this is really more american than british. The bitterness really dominates here, which is spicy and piney. Mild amount of caramel, but more toasted and grain like in the malt profile. Clean and crisp finish. Not bad, but nothing special. I was hoping for more a british flavor. Bombay IPA is much better.

Memphis. Hesitant to compare to my hearts true Bombay IPA but was fairly impressed. Mix of hops was a bit more complex than I am smart enough to understand.