Clipper City Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3

Draft pint at Hard Times Cafe. One of my favorite IPAs. Orange and amber color with very little head, but great lacing. Citrus aroma, enough said. One sniff and you will agree. Deep grapefruit aroma. Taste matches the aroma, but does not strip every taste bud from your tongue. Nice sweetness that compliments the bitterness. A good example of an east coast IPA. Leaves me wanting more.

Pours a hazy golden color, with little foam, Strong aroma and taste of hops. Hint of citrus. Good IPA, although not for the faint of heart (don’t try if you don’t like hops).

from the bottle: intense aroma, citrusy flavor, light amber color, very enjoyable

Very good beer from a solid brewery. there was such great aroma and really flavorful. Over great beer.

Best Before: May 2006
Super clear amber/copper coloured body with a very thin slightly off-white head. Aroma of nice fresh hops full of pines and spruce with a mouthwatering quality. Medium to Full-bodied; Sharp hoppy flavour with pine and flowers most common with a good malt backbone and a decent alcohol taste. Aftertaste shows a lot of the hop character with little else aside from reasonable malt. Overall, a decent beer...a bit lacking in general, but good for an IPA. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington, D.C. on 19-Dec-05.

Bottle thanks to franksnbeans. Pours a clear golden-copper color with a moderate off-white head that faded to a soapy head and left nice lacing. Nice aroma of spicy hops, with some green and citrus coming out of the aroma. Flavor follows the aroma quite closely, it opens with some semi-sweet citrus is a lot of floral, spicy undertones and then a decent bittering hop hit. Not too bitter, and it doesn’t linger too long on the palate. Pretty nice beer, I like the spice/citrus balance, but it could be a bit more bitter. Thanks Beans.

(Bottle (best before 3/08) from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/maine/portland/downeast-beverage-co/974.htm target=blank>Downeast Beverage Co.) Yep this one hits the mark...Pours clear amber with a couple of fingers of somewhat rocky, frothy biege head. Nose of flowery and fruity hops, light vanilla and caramel. Mouthfeel is soft and smooth. Lots of broken, patchy lacing. Flavor is of grapefruity and floral hops overlaying a caramel and vanilla malty base. Medium bitter bite with a pinch through finish. Pretty much the whole deal for a good IPA. Nice palate, nicely balanced (maybe could stand just a touch more malt), nice taste.

On tap at The Old Toad in Rochester. Poured orange with an off white head. Hoppy aroma, mostly pine with some citrus. Medium/full body, very smooth. Hoppy flavor, very much pine and some fruity orange. Maybe a hint of caramel. Pretty good.