Butte Creek Fresh Hop Organic India Pale Ale

12 oz bottle: Aroma is pine, citrus hops, grassy, grainy with a hint of malts on the back end. Appearance is a golden/ amber with a medium sized white head that lingers around for quite a while. Taste is hops, earthy, some nutty malts, grassy, and a light amount of burnt quality. Palate is nice;y clotting with an aftertaste of light grassy hops. OVerall, Decent brew. Not the best IPA that I’ve had, but if offered I would definitely accept it. Cheers!

Sampled on 5/7/2009. This IPA pours a medium orange gold color from a 22oz bottle. Medium to large sized white foamy head, with good retention. The aroma is citrusy and piney hops and iced tea. A medium bodied IPA. The malts are caramel and sweet. The hops are floral and grapefruity. Decent carbonation. Kind of muddy tasting. The hop bitterness is not balance by the malts. Not really enjoying this one, can’t quite place why, but its not working for me, perhaps it the muddy taste or the vegetative aspect of the fresh hops. It’s been in the fridge awhile so maybe that is a factor as well. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is bitter.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with Floydster - thanks! Poured a medium amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of fresh green hops, citrus, and I was getting a lighter butteriness. Tastes of fresh floral green hops, citrus, and a little earthy. Body on the thinner side.

Poured a clear amber color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of light floral hops, citrus fruits, toasted malts, toffee, and a bit of pine. Taste of citrus fruits, light herbs, caramel, earth, and some pine, with a dry finish.

Thanks to hopdog for sharing this one. Pours a translucent amber with golden notes and a medium bubbly and creamy off white head that left some lacing. Aroma of orange, pine, caramel, buttery and iced tea. Flavor of iced tea, pine, grapefruit, very watery, earthy, caramel and light citrus.

Like seems to be with most of the Butte Creek beers I’ve tried, not even close to being a clean beer. Aroma is a mess of spicy hops and caramel. Taste is first a bit of butterscotch and malt and hops come in second. I like the hops and there there is a nice bitter finish, but they could do much better. I hope.

Low on my list of fresh hops .. a little soapy in the nose and taste. Pretty thin with mild hop, peppers. more creamy (like butter) than I’d like. expected color and head,

Bottle. Pours brown amber with laced creamish head. Aroma is mild hops. Flavor is malt with slight hop overtones.