Cascade Summer Solstice IPA

Name: IPA
Date: September 23, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear gold, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet bready malt aroma, light liquid hops
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice bready character, lots of balancing hop bitterness, short bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

On tap at Raccoon Lodge Portland, Pours out a copper topped with a white head. Aroma rings of fresh hops floral and sweetness. Taste was long lasting bitterness on the citrus hops. A nice malt to help as the hops try to take over. Another tast one from the Lodge.

On-Tap @ Bailey’s Taproom poured into Shaker glass. Pours a golden-orange with a fizzy white head that lingers for sometime before creating a nice layer atop the glass. The aroma is bitter, sticky earthy hops accompanied by some soft malt. The flavor is very malt forward with some hops to follow with a lasting bitterness that ends dry. Its light-medium bodied with a nice carbonation. Its nice light, not overly bitter, palatable but does end up seeming a little hot. Not too bad though.

Poured from an oak barrel at Raccoon Lodge... Poured a golden/orange with a thick, white head. Floral aroma with a sweet, herb quality. Smooth palate with floral hops and acidic fruit juice tones. Malty finish with a leafy character. Very clean.