Clipper City Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3

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

Bottle, thanks to Aaron for giving me this, served in my GL snifter:

Pours a nice dark golden hue iwth an initial large fizzy head that settled to a small ring and produced okay lace. The aroma has a big nose of piney, citric, peppery, and floral hops with some notes of bready and pils malting. The taste wasn’t has astrengent and piney has I would have thought, very balanced and fresh tasting. The Munich malt seems to work nicely here. Interesting that it goes back and forth between grapefruit and pineapple citric tones. An equally good peppery aftertaste lingers well past the last sip. The mouthfeel is brisk and lively, I would have liked to see it with a touch more body though. A well crafted brew indeed.

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

Poured a clear copper color with a small off-white head. Big hoppy aroma that is floral and piney. Slight sulfur smell that is probably from the hops. Piney hop flavor riding over sweet malt. Semi-dry moderately bitter finish. Big aromas and flavors but still a nice balance.

Received a 12-oz bottle via trade with kmweaver. Pours a semi-clear dark amber brew with a thin off-white head that has some good retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel malt and citrus/piney zest, some white pepper and a touch of pine. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonated with a bitter taste of caramel malt, grapefruit and more citrus zest. Finish is bitter with more citrus aftertaste than any caramel malt, So far, one of the best brews from Clipper City I’ve tried.

Golden yellow, nice head. Hoppy grapefruit aroma. Deep hop taste, not malted away as others I have had of this style. Lace, significant carbonation. A hophead fix, and a but tough on the palate. I favour regular IPAs myself. To be drunk slowly. Thanks Dr. Jay.

Bottle (12oz). Shared with blankboy, my bottle, via trade with Fyrecrakker05. Poured clear gold with a large lasting foamy-fizzy beige head. Aroma is very restrained, I get mild treefruit, dry UK (and centennial?) floral hops, with quite a bit of yeast and spicy funk arising as it warms ... this intrigues me. Taste is very dry and very bitter - the finish and aftertaste linger a long time, very grapefruit pithy - but there is still an apricot/pear light fruit and yeast character behind it - the malt is there as a vehicle, but stays in the background - nice and funky, an interesting take on the big-hopped IPA. Mouthfeel is dry, astringent, fairly still, average at best body - really enjoyed this, thanks very very much, Fyrecrakker!

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.

This IPA pours a orange gold color from a 12 oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is floral and piney hops, sweet caramel and fruity malts. A medium bodied Imperial India Pale Ale. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are floral and citrusy. Not very bitter for an imperial IPA but has a nice hops profile. Nice balance. Smooth taste. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet. Thanks to the Atlanta crew for sharing this one.