Craftsman .5 IPA

Brewed by Craftsman Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Pasadena, California USA

Draught at Lucky Baldwins, Pasadena, California. Hazy golden, small head. Light grapefruit aroma. Dry, clean and crisp. light bodied - perhaps too much so. Quite hoppy with medium bitterness. A very drinkable summer beer, but the light body in combination with clean mouthfeel makes it a bit sharp. Scaling their regular IPA down didn’t really work all that well, but it’s stil a worthwile effort.

On draft at O’Briens. Hazy amber with a small whitish head and spots of lace. Mild aroma with light toasty notes, complemented by bright and juicy floral and citrus hops. Somewhat thin, toasty malt back bone, generous hop character, lemon peel, floral and somewhat resiny flavors, blossoming into a nice tangy hop finish and astringent aftertaste. Light body with gently crisp carbonation. I’ll agree with Papajohn - this is more of an extra pale ale.

i heard many a good things about this brewery so i bought a pint @ o’brians to check it out.yellow body with a white head.light citrus in the aroma with a juicy fruit type flavor.pretty boring honestly.

On tap at Stone. Hazy yellow with a fizzy white head. Grapefruit, lemon, and hemp aroma. Citrus and hemp taste with a dry crisp finish.

On tap@O’Brien"s: Cloudy pale yellow with a small (bar pour) white head. Light grassy, lemon scent. Flavor starts crisp and wheaty followed by light lemon and a light, but sharp grapefruit rind finish. Light body is creamy with moderate carbonation. (It’s an Xtra pale ale).

Had at the Mammoth Brewfest and Stone 11th Anniversary. The brewer told me it was half an IPA. Hazy gold orange with a mild hop aroma. Flavor is a nice balance of sweet bready malt and citrus pine hops, but with half the quantity of a regular IPA. Light bodied. Perfect for session drinking. A fantastic beer.