Clipper City Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3

12oz bottle. Dark gold/light amber with a small, creamy head that laces somewhat. The aroma is like sticking your nose over a bowl of tropical/citrus fruit salad. I was getting tangerines, blood oranges, guavas, watermelon, lime, papaya and light pine. The flavor is medium sweet with a medium bitterness that lingers in the finish. The fruit onslaught translates into the flavor, and the alcohol is virtually hidden. Medium bodied with a creamy texture and tight carbonation. Very drinkable stuff, with an amazingly fruity aroma.

I must say I am not the biggest fan of IPA, but this just opened my eyes to this side of beer. It was very hoppy but well balanced, because of this beer, I will be trying many many more IPAs in the future.

Draft from a firkin. Hazy deep bronze color with a small off white head. Big hop nose with notes of grass and citrus. Low carbonation (expected since served as a real ale). Definite hop bitterness on the palate with nice malt character. Some warming effect in the mouth from the alcohol. I like the malt sweetness here. Tastes of orange, pine, some spice. Finishes relatively clean with some lingering bitterness. Pretty firkin nice!

12-3-08. Bottle. Poured orange-brown. Head was fluffy and off white. Smelled floral and citrusy, light malts. Tasted of grapefruit, pine, grass, and sweet malt, slightly grainy. Aftertaste was smooth and bitter. Very good beer.

Poured from a 12oz bottle (best by June 09) and served in a shaker. This IPA poured a mostly clear amber with a thin, quickly fading head of beige foam. OK lacing. The aroma was full of citrus. Lots of orange and grapefruit. Also some chewy caramel. The flavor had a sweet, citrus bitterness. Tangerine and grapefruit rind were followed by soft caramel. The mouthfeel was medium to full-bodied and slightly resiny. Lighty carbonated. A decent IPA with a clean bitterness. Quaffable.

bottle, bb 5/09, golden brown with white foam, aroma of piney citrus, floral hoppy flavor with great even light body to it, very nice beer

Pours with an amber orange body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing. It’s sweet and hoppy with s strong floral note and a hint of honey. Light to medium bodied, slightly dry and smooth.

Bottle. Pours an orange amber body with an off white head. Big hop profile, floral and earthy with some grapefruit and citrus and some spicy pine. Moderate malt backbone with the hops are the aggressor. good.