Buckeye Amarillo IPA

Brewed by Buckeye Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Lakewood, Ohio USA

Growler shared by sliffy. Orange pour with a white head. Aroma of resiny/perfumey hops, light pale malt, some citrus. Flavors of bright perfumey, resiny, citrus hops and a small pale malt backbone. Medium body, spicy/malty/bitter with a bitter finish. Nice!

Great floral aroma of Amarillo of course which carries over into the flavor. Moderately bitter nice malt, floral, fruit, balance. Overall a well constructed unforgettable IPA.

Growler via miketd(what a guy). Golden color. Smell of hops, malt, caramel, grapefuit and pine. Taste of malt, hops, citrus zest, grapefruit, caramel, pine, flowers and toast. Wonderful hop bitterness at the end. Very smooth. Almost tastes like Alpha King.

Many thanks to sliffy for the handbottle! Poured clear medium golden with not much white head sticking around. The aroma picked up lots of grapefruit and pine (but in a sweeter kind of way).. sweet caramel as well, but overshadowed by the hops.. a little candy rounds it out as the brew warms up. The flavor had sweet caramel and grapefruit at the core with toffee and grapefruit bitterness supporting.. sweeter candy-like notes at the back.. very tasty! Medium-bodied and well-balance on the palate with a long-ish finish.. enjoyed the Amarillo usage!

Hand bottle. Poured a clear golden orange with a decent but quickly dissolving off-white head. The aroma was hop forward with notes of flowers and oranges. Some sweet malt underneath. The flavor started malty and quickly became bitter. The bitterness grew through the finish with some orange rind joining in. Light to medium bodied with a dry moderately bitter finish.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours clear golden with small white head. The aroma is straight hops and citrus, don’t get too much maltiness in the nose. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and quite carbonated. Hops dominate the entire drinking process ending very bitter and dry. I love this beer, and would drink over many higher rated beers.

Hand bottle from Sliffy. Thanks Dan! Pours a very clear (almost filtered looking) light copper with a thing off white head. Aroma is sweet and pungent with tons of amarillo hops- light earth when cold, as it warms some tropical fruits come out- orange zest, and warmer yet- gets a little catty. Flavor is mostly amarillo hops- light toasted and pale malts, earthy moderately harsh hop bitterness- prety clean overall. Smooth and easy drinking. Nice IPA.

12oz hand bottled bottle given to me by Sliffy!! - Thanks Dan! - Pours bright amber with a short offwhite head that stayed briefly but left some lace. Aromas of lots of orange, a bit of pine, a little grapefruit, and good pale malts backing it up. Flavor is full with orange as well and some pine notes as well. Lots of pale malts behind it to back it up and balance it well. Palate is carbonated just right to make this feel soft in the mouth. Slight lingering citrus aftertaste makes you come back for more.. Pretty tasty stuff this is!