Coronado Islander Pale Ale (IPA)

Brewed by Coronado Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Coronado, California USA

Bomber shared by EDA- Thanks Mike! Pours a slightly lighter color than the idiot, and not as much hop or protien hazy- nice fluffy white head. Aroma is initially on the mint side, then goes to pine and some grassy notes. Flavor is nice citrus hops but has some earthy spiciuness to it and some dust and dirty- earth character in the end- I also get some wierd canteloup mellon character and light tartness- ok bitter/tangy/prickly finish. Wierd. but nice.

Name: Islander IPA
Date: 12/03/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear gold, fine beige head, solid patterned lace, sweet crystal malt aroma with lots of citrus and fruity tangerine hops, creamy body, sweet crystal malt flavor, touch of sweet fruity orange, lots of balancing citrus hops, lingering bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Bottle and served in my GI IPA glass: Coppery hue with big frothy head and excellent lace. The aroma has notes of grassy and leafy hops, grapefruit and melon, bready malts, and a hint of allspice. The taste is moderately bitter and citric with a layer of pale malts in support. The finish has a touch of spice and medicinal notes. The mouth feel is lively and sharp, refreshing except for some metallic notes on the aftertaste. A good IPA but nowhere near the Idiot IPA which rocked.

22oz bottle from BevMo Carmel mtn. A mellowed down version of the idiot IPA. Nose full of citrus fruits, grass, some malt.

Thanks to Eyedrinkale for sharing this one. Deep golden colour with a thick fluffy sticky head. Rich fruity aroma. Bright melon, citrus, lemongrass, and tangerine. Light resinousness. A hint of vanilla and spiciness. Incredible aroma, really. The flavour doesn’t quite live up to it. Sweet palate and a thinnish body. Vanilla and soft tropical mango/tangerine hop flavour. Moderate bitterness. Pretty solid IPA.

Bottle from hapjydeuce. Golden amber in color, nice generous super fluffy primarily white head, incredible creamy retention, nearly continuous lacing, looked among the best in style. The aroma was full piney and citrus hops, good herbal and earthy notes too, probably some malts under all the scents. The flavor was nice malt backbone followed by a full kick of citrus hops, some pine, definite earthy-herbal notes, finishing with some very faint teabags, but in a nice way. Body is full and fluffy almost, a solid IPA! Thanks, Justin.

Bottle, thanks to eyedrinkale. Aroma of fruit, tangerines, and some grapefruit. Flavor is mostly grapefruit hops with some pine bitterness following. I will re-rate this one when I have a bigger sample.

Bomber consumed at The Local in San Diego cause the tap selection was weak. Pours clear deep gold with impressive lumpy-pillowy white head. Medium nose of mild sweet malts and citrus hops. The taste has some nice malty sweetness mixed with the more dominant citrus hops like orange rind and grapefruit. The hop profile moves into more of a pineapple note approaching the finish. Nice IPA balanced between hops and malts, leaning more into hops.