Craftsman IPA

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

Draft at Lucky Baldwins. A hazy amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel, flowers, and grass. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of grass as well as citrusy notes of lime, leading to a very bitter and dry finish.

From tap at Lucky Baldwin, Pasadena. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing white head. Camomille like hops aroma. Flavour is dry and hoppy with a distinct fruity hops presence. Ends dry and bitter, yet with a lasting fruity aroma hops note.

Sampled draught at Lucky Baldwin, Pasadena.
Hazy deep golden. Grapefruity hop aroma. The deeply aromatic hops really dominate this beer, but there is sufficient malt to balance it. The mouthfeel is soft, and the finish has lingering orangey hop bitternes. Well made typical US west Coast IPA.

Date: 12/04/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Lucky Baldwins, Pasadina

slightly hazy yellow, big white head, light sweet malt aroma, good floral hop flavor on a dry malt base, long low bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

On tap at Lucky Baldwin’s: Pours a clear golden bronze with a frothy and well-lacing white head. Has a clean, green piney, but mild aroma with some dry, grainy caramel maltiness. Body starts fairly full and malty, but not too sweet, turning more dry and bitter toward the lightly sticky, bittersweet finish. A nice, very drinkable and well-balanced IPA.

Draught @ Lucky Baldwins, Pasadena. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Hoppy malty aroma with some hints of citrus. Sweet malty hoppy and bitter flavor with hints of grapefruit. Long bitter hoppy finish with pine needles in the aftertaste.

Draft @ Lucky Baldwins 12/05: Lightly hazed golden color with a fluffy white head. Effervescent bubbles flow to the surface. Earthy and floral aroma with some dusty notes present. The flavor was malty with more earthy and floral notes. Hop bitterness in the tail. Some grassiness appears at the end as well.

Tap @ Lucky Baldwins, Pasadena, CA Aromatic hops in the aroma to the grassy side. Cloudy green golden, big foamy head. Yeasty flavor. Grassy and plenty citric hops. Mellow mouthfeel. Bitter aftertaste. Nice.