Buckeye Amarillo IPA

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

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

(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.

Sampled from a 2.5 day old growler: Pours a transparent bright orange bronze with a spotty-lacing white head. Nice fresh piny, resiny hoppy aroma has good, light caramely sweet balance. Starts fairly full in body with a good sweet backbone and assertive fresh sticky, resiny piny hops toward a crisp, bittersweet finish. A very nice IPA. Big thanks to GrbDg!

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.

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 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.

2006 GTMW. The beer pours to a caramel body with a thin fizzy head. The aroma is sweet juicy fruit hops. Grassy and fruity with nectarines. The flavor is sweet juicy hops, very nicely balanced and not overly bitter. Nicely textured palate. Good coating.

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!