Chicago Hardway IPA

Brewed by Chicago Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

GABF. A mild IPA with good with an earthy aroma, with a citrus like taste of hops. Delicious. A good IPA.

Sampler tray. Clear amber, enticing aromas of lychee and pinecones. Clean, fruity, resinous, DELICIOUS. An excellent IPA.

Name: Hardway IPA, aka Big IPA
Date: 12/15/2004
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark amber, big fine white head leaving beautiful lace, sweet grapefruit cascade aroma that arives before you even pick up the glass, creamy velvet smooth body like a fine desert, sweet carmel malt flavor with tons of grapefruit cascade nectar, great sticky pine reson that will attach to your tongue for the next week, so fine it brings a tear to my eye (either that or the happy hour tripple kicked my ass), an instant four bagger classic,
-------- /> Name: Hardway IPA, aka Big IPA
Date: 12/18/2004

not quite the post-triple emotion, but still a mighty fine ipa with velvet body, lots of hop flavor, and a long bitter finish
-------- /> Name: Hardway IPA, aka Big IPA
Date: 06/23/2005
Words: 4 Queens

big sweet grapefruit hop aroma, lots of hop flavor, solid carmel sweetness, great piney resion character, perfect bitter finish, the tear may be coming back to my eye, and this is my breakfast beer
-------- /> Name: Hardway IPA, aka Big IPA
Date: 06/26/2005
Source: brewpub

wow again, great velvet body, huge citrus aroma and flavor, lots of hop flavor, perfect bitterness, emotion rides high especially during happy hour
-------- /> Name: Hardway IPA, aka Big IPA
Date: 01/02/2006
Score: iiii to iii
Words: 4 Queens
Words: renamed to Hardway IPA

opaque orange, thin white head, layers of nice lace all the way down the mug, fresh grassy hop aroma, touch of sweetness, touch of pine, bit of citrus that ripens into big orange character,lots of bitterness,flavor melds well upon warming, lots of good sweet malt well balanced by lots of hop bitterness, what more could you want?

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Sample. Cloudy orange-yellow (menu said copper). Aroma is all sweet hops. Big IPA. Dry and aggressive. Mouth drying. Yummy.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that was very long lasting and left behind a transparent softly carbonated light copper colored body and an excellent lacing. The aroma was mild hop. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish hoppy aftertaste. The flavor contained nothing but notes of strong hops. A decent one that I would consider buying again.

On tap at the brewpub in Vegas. Has a light copper appearance with a light white head, slightly pale for an IPA. Light sprucey nose. Good, balanced hoppy bitter flavor, not overwrought with citrus but enough to let you know it is an IPA. Also a hint of some caramel and toffee. Decently thick mouthfeel. Solid brewpub IPA.

On tap @ Chicago poured a hazy gold with a lasting creamy head. Aromas of tangerine, orange, light pine and carmel. Palate was light bodied and dry. Flavors of tangerine, grapefruit rind and light carmel with a dry lingering bitter finish.

Pour is lightly hazed golden with a thin white head...smell is piney and soapy and slightly floral...taste is mildly bitter and fairly well balanced with some malt flavor holding it together...thinnish I think...