Climax India Pale Ale

Brewed by Climax Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Roselle Park, New Jersey USA

Pours amber with a white head. Smells of resin, some sweet malty hints, Tastes astringently bitter with some sweet citrussy elements.

On draught at The Ginger Man (NYC): It’s okay. Tastes good. Tastes of a hint of pepper and coriander, banana, grapefruit peel. Ehh. Not memorable. Nothing really special.

Draft at Gingerman. Light amber is dead on. Not particularly hoppy, some of the bitterness expected of the IPA. The Sly Fox poured next to it certainly won that round.

Draft at Barcade. Dark amber pour. Well this ipa was awful. Flavor and aroma both. Ryan didn’t like it either. So not just me.

Draft at Barcade. Dam this was bad, i remember having it out of a growler was better but here goes. Amber with an white head. Earthy floral herbal body with a very bitter hop resinous finish. EH the bitter finish was a bit to much for me, passed the pint but victor said no as well, can’t blame him either.

Had this from a growler-Pours an amber color with a nice off white head.Aromas were of light hops,pine,citrus and malt.The flavor was of hops,but not an overwhelming amount that you are used to in classic ipa’s.There were also hints of citrus and malt.An ok beer though.

Tap at Barcade. I have been meaning to try this because I want to support local brewers, and if these guys don’t define micro brew, I don’t know what does. As for the beer, it poured a nice rich amber color. The nose was a nice piny, citrus hop. The flavor did not ring through as much as the nose suggested.The hop flavor is good, but for my liking could be a bit more intense. It was nice, but on the mild side.Decent mild bitter finish. A nice easy drinking beer.

Not a bad beer, but certainly not a classic IPA. Not nearly hoppy enough for the syle and what hop bitterness there is tastes subtley of soap, though not an overpowering defect. An ok brew, but misnamed...not enough hops, alcohol, or age for an IPA. A nice try though....