Clipper City Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3

Brewed by Clipper City Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Pours a clear golden orange color with light amber hues when held to a light source and a one finger foamy white head that quickly fades into a lasting ring. Minimal lacing. Massive hop aroma fills the room once the bottle is opened. Lots of earthy and floral hops, resinous hop oil, citrus notes with a caramel malt backbone and a slight hint of grass. Once again the earthy/floral hops dominate the flavor. Resinous chewy mouthfeel with a huge hop blast of bitterness that lasts throughout, lingering over the caramel malt backbone into a bitter dry finish. Medium bodied with a nice balance from the malt profile. Slightly sweet from the citrus notes and the alcohol is very well masked.

Draught on 28th July at Rattle & Hum, NYC during their East West Challenge festival. Pale yellow with thin, quickly dying white head. An aggressively hoppy taste is lightning-conducted by honey which is craftily controlled both in amount and intensity. Slight cheesiness from the dry hopping and a bitter-ish finish.

bottle courtesy of ivy7496, thanks! this one is very light and smooth in every way. the pour is light, but without much head. color is a very crisp clear yellow, but with a tinge of deeper orange. aroma is really nice, pure light hop essence. not too oily or heavy on the nose, but very present like a concentrated rose smell. odor of fresh baked peach scones with wild flower honey on the nose. flavor is very hoppy and light. this beer is so clean on the palate it’s amazing. i feel like i could chug this stuff all day, very crisp and refreshing, doesn’t even feel like beer it’s so clean. it reminds me of several other grand hoppers, such as two hearted and pliny. great ipa, one of the best i’ve had. very sessionable and appreciable at the same time.

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.