Buckeye Amarillo IPA

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

Hand Botled pours a clear light yellow/orange with a slight head that needed to be coaxed up a bit. Some of the carbonation clearly was lost in the bottling process. Aroma is pale malts with some pine needles. Flavor is pale and fairly light witha bit of a candyish, earthy and a trace of peppermint maybe. Lingering dry bitter trailer. Barely fizzy enough to carry the palate. Interesting and a bit different. I must not be used to Amarillo as a featured hop. I’d love to try this fresh and on tap. Thanks to BuckeyeBoy via Silfly for this one.

12oz HAND BOTTLED FROM OHIO thanks sliffy pours out a gold amber topped with a small white head. Aroma of light hops and a little fruit on the nose. Pretty tasty not a lot of bitter on this IPA. May have lost a little on the hand bottle would love to tast again on tap.

Draft at the brewpub. Aroma: Fresh pine and citrus with a strong apricot note. Some dank earthiness and resin. Some light toasted malt lingers in the background. Appearance: Light orange/amber in color and clear. Off-white head was medium and frothy with fair retention. Fair lacing. Flavor: Light caramel and toasty malt notes lead into a nice dose of hops. Pine and citrus, apricot and resin, grass and earth. Medium high bitterness and a dry finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Moderate carbonation. Overall: Solid IPA. Enough malt to hold it together, but lets the hops shine.

Golden apple juice pour, a thin white head quickly and mostly diminishing. Very little evident carbonation, very average appearance. The nose is of muffled but fresh grass and grapefruit, low acidity upon first impression, light toasted grain, mild lemony and even milder perfumy scents, orange peel and virtually no alcohol. The flavor is moderately bitter, lightly fruity, lightly to mildly astringent, mildly sweet, very mellow in all aspects. The finish is lightly bitter and leaves light toasted malt and grapefruit lingering. the mouthfeel is softly carbonated, smooth and passive. Smooth. Well-made. Ultimately boring. I prefer Boulder Mojo IPA for an all-Amarillo experience.

Courtesy sliffy. Pours a clear dark gold with a very small white head. Swirly and bubbly. Really unique and pleasant aroma. Almost buttery with juicy citrus hops and grapefruit backing it up. Some smooth caramel flavor is picked up too. Lovely. The taste is really very smooth, almost like butterscotch and hops combining their powers. Not much of a bite to it at all. Just a mild bitterness in the finish. Very drinkable and quite flavorful, even though it wasnt a big IPA. Nice hoppiness in the aftertaste, mixed with some traces of vanilla. Quite a nice little IPA.

(Hand Bottled, courtesy of Sliffy) Pours a clear golden body with a medium-sized white head. Aroma of freshly cut juicy ruby red grapefruit and some orange. Flavor of fresh citric hoppiness with some caramel and floral qualities creeping in the finish.

Date: 08/17/2007
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: crystal clear gold, scant white head,
Aroma: big sweet fruity tangerine aroma with a slight grassy edge,
Body: body is a bit thin,
Flavor: lots of sweet fruity flavor with extra crystal sweetness, citrus character appears in the second wave, light lingering balancing bitterness,
Overall: liquid hop delivery system

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

on tap @ Buckeye Beer Engine, This stuff looks good, tastes good and is local, nice IPA, which has all the qualities of a good IPA without the sticky syrup mess that can be found in lesser IPA’s this one is good stuff.