Clipper City Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3

Bottle at home ... amber ... with lots of rising bubbles ... big foam off white head ... light spice sweet malty nose ... sweet toffee malts .. and that american plae ale flavour ... and quite a lot of hops ... This ones grown on me ... nice body and some pine hop resins 3.3 ->3.6

Clear dark amber pour little bit of white head hoppy citrus aroma ..... sweet caramel taste then a flat out hoppy citrus bang...... clean on the palate nice spicy finish ... i have had better ipa’s but this is better than the average ipa for sure

12oz bottle best by Nov 09. Pours a clear glowing orange amber with a nice medium dense frothy light beige creamy head. Great hop aroma, can smell it 2 feet away as I type, mmmm like sticking my nose into a hop bag, some hop spiciness, C-hops, resiny, light citrus, light peach, love the perfectly balanced lighter sweet caramel base. First taste is straight floral and citrus hops, super juicy and peachy, followed by resin and then finishing with more of the ultra bright and sweet tropical fruit, caramel syrup?, this is a syrupy sticky flavor but still light on the tongue. Medium bodied, weird syrupiness but feels lighter in the mouth, hard candy like sweetness but again a weird mix of syrupy and fluffy. Different.

bottle 355 ml
Appearance: crystal amber clear with mid plus , slightly creamy top. Loose lace shown. 3+
Nose: Good hop aroma, peppery with citrus as blend, some alcohol showing, some peachy feel.
Flavor/Palate : Mid full bodied. Solid sweet malts well paired with citric hops. Friendly alcohol accompanying this set up. Solid, clean hop sided ale.

. Poured amber, nice hops flavor. Maybe too nice, it was pretty overpowering. Nice aroma though.

Clear, light amber color. Nearly no head and little lace. Bountiful and fragrant fresh hop aromas. Very inviting for those who enjoy the hop bite of a good IPA. As advertised, this contains hops to the third power. Indeed, it completely overpowers the light malt. If you seek balance this isn’t your style. The hop is the beginning, middle and end--with the end going long after the swallow. If I were to make one change in this beer, it would be to increase the malting grains significantly. I think this has the potential of being one of the top IPA’s with a little more malt/alcohol content.

I find it difficult, if not impossible to improve upon the review given below me by otakuden. I enjoyed my first go with a brew from Clipper, however as an IPA I will stick to Founders and their IPA.