Clipper City Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3

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

. 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.

Brewed with different hops not once, or twice, but thrice during different stages of brewing, Loose Cannon manages to pull off a magnificently hopped IPA that is balanced and extremely drinkable.

Crystal clear orange waters fill my glass while a supple head of orange-tinged foam fades into calmer seas. A thin ringlet marks her territory while a few vigorous swirls produce a splashing of lace while releasing a buoyant aroma of hop delights. Lemon, pine needles, and sweet mowed grass permeate the air while grapefruit and oranges are squeezed for all their bounty. A touch of honey whispers while more pine needles are crushed, releasing their sticky sap. One final zap of lemon zest and grapefruit bring it to a flourish right before I succumb to her siren’s call. Almost immediately my mouth is lightly covered in a mixture of honey, pine sap, and sweet cut grass while a clear and dry presence of grass, grapefruit, and lemon zest along with their waxy skin settles further back in my mouth. Not to be outdone, a delicate undercurrent of sweet, crunchy honeycomb melts atop equally juicy oranges, melon, and mango for a tasty tropical delight. Each quaff is clean, crisp and highly refreshing with an excellent balance of dry bitterness with piney earth resting underneath sweeter oranges and tropical fruits. It is time to put down the pen and simply enjoy the rest of my Loose Cannon as I dig my toes into the warms sands.

I am always amazed at the versatility and variety of hops and how their potential is imagined and then realized by various brewers. It is easy to see why, upon discovery, hops quickly spread amongst brewing nations as the preservative and flavoring ingredient of choice. Flavor is beautiful, and Loose Cannon has it in wonderfully balanced spades.

In a word, hoptastic. This was the last beer I had tonight at Sunswick and I can certainly say that I ended on a high note. Nice golden body with a crisp white head. Hoppy flavor with notes of caramel and pine. The menagerie of hops put into this beer is evident in its complexity. A great brew for the hop-heads out there.

golden pour, cirus/fruit hops , you really need to like hops for this one. nice brew

So last week I had the Avery dryhopped ale and rated it very low, this week they had Loose Cannon at the same bar and it was incredibly similar to the Avery. Except better. The tase was not as similar to fruit juice, and I actually had another. Well, my friend didnt want his so I drank it. Too cloudy, that is unnecessary. And too hoppy, also unnecessary. I love hops but I also love beer. Make it taste like beer.

great beer. very enjoyable ipa good malt character vice just hops. citrus hop aroma.