Clipper City Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3

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

Bottle @ Maria tasting. Golden / orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus, hop, fruit, orange, malt, caramel. Pleasent and a nice beer.

Draught pint at Sunset Grill on 3/23/06 and samples at Kennet Square Fest Summer ’05.
Copper-golden, tending more towards golden, with pale lemon-lime tints. Head is large and fluffy, a well-retained off-white, with fair lacing. Lightly hazy, with plenty of bubbles rising vigorously
The nose has plenty of dry citrus fruits (lemons, limes, white grapefruits) opening up the receptors as smooth carapils notes sneak in and lightly sweetne things. Munich hops are reserved in the nose, thankfully (who needs sourness/biscuity astringency in an IPA?) while light herbal spices, white pepper even and just an all out fade to floral. Warming allows more caramel and lightly spicy chinook hops to emerge, with some bare resin on the end.
The flavor is probably its strongpoint, though I must admit to being more in to the more balanced nature of the samples I had at Kennett. Seems on the verge of being too dry and citrusy now. But a lush wintergreenish-note extracted from the heavy floral and even mildly nectarine or tangerine-like hoppiness, mixes with a perfectly honeyish (in flavor and texture) carapils maltiness. I think I want to be carapils malt when I grow up. I think I might be a little bit biased to that one, but it is just so smooth in texture, supple and sweet without being heavy. Pillowy, you might say and a great balance to floral hops (though heavy pine or citrus overwhelms it). This nearly overwhelms it, but still remains drinkable and near balanced, with no alcohol notes. Low carbonation keeps things creamy.

(12oz bottle) Courtesy of Oakes. Pours a medium, frothy white head and a sediment-filled, highly carbonated orange body. Very malted, some leafy hops. Tabacco, grain cereal, amber malt. An odd double IPA. Seems like its light on alcohol, but high on malt. Good. 7/3/6/3/13

12-oz. bottle from artusory. Pours copper with a small off-white frothy head, diminishes to edge, falling lacing. Aroma is fruity (berries), cotton candy and honey, malt (cookie) and a light grassiness. Moderately bitter and acidic, citrus orange flavor, hidden sweetness, hoppy bite and burn. Light bodied and fizzy, spicy and dry palate.

Bottle shared with and courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a clear amber-gold with a large lasting rocky white head. Nice aroma of floral hops, fruit (peaches, mango and more), malt, pepper and more spices. Flavour’s nicely balanced: big citrus hops, caramel malt and spices -- very tasty stuff. Medium bodied. An interesting take on an IPA -- very good!

Pours a translucent orange amber with a medium bubbly off white head that left some lacing but diminished fairly quickly. Aroma was very nice. A very fresh hop aroma of oranges, floral, caramel and a light spiciness. Aroma actualy reminded me a slightly stepped down Nugget Nectar. Flavor was also solid with a light bitterness up front that is quickly balanced out with the malts. Picking up more pine and grapefruit in the flavor. ABV very well hidden. Happily impressed with this IPA.

Bottle. Small off-white fizzy head that mostly diminished, minimal lacing, transparent, carbonated, and a golden hue. Nose was hoppy and citrus. Flavor was very hoppy, malty, caramel and dry tasting. Hoppy, dry mouthfeel. Medium body.

Bottle. Translucent orange-amber with a small shattered white head. Nose is very hoppy and spicy. Pine notes, spicy hops, light peppery notes, and citrus. Very appetizing. Taste is a bit more balanced. Sweet malts, caramel, more peppery spices, pine earthy hops, citrus fruits and a bit of pineapple. Body is relatively full with a moderate carbonation feel. Finishes with a bit of toffee, hops, citrus fruits, spicy notes, and some light earthiness. Very nice, indeed!