Diamond Knot IPA

Draught at the brewpub. Hazy pale amber. Vast lychee/grapefruit aroma. Dryish with gently soft mouthfeel. Plenty of juicy hops dominate until the massively bitter finih sets in. Despite the hops it’s very drinkable. A world class IPA! I’m hard pressed to remember any IPA I liked this much!

Cloudy tan-copper; rousing hop aroma - cedar, grapefruit, orange. Creamy start, wonderfully smooth hoppiness flows over the palate. High woody factor, but no earth, pointing to all US hops and minimal quantities of crystal malts. Biscuits, wood, grapefruit collide. Luscious, and finishing with a lot of bitterness.

I could drink this beer all day, never getting tired of it. Cloudy amber body with floaties; off-white head that leaves lovely lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit, some caramel. Medium-full body, light chewiness. The bitterness is moderate but does not linger. Lovely beer -- doesn’t try to do too much, focusing on flavor rather than hitting you over the head. Too bad more PNW brewers don’t take this route.

Date: 12/07/2004
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting

hazy dark yellow, big sweet grapefruit aroma, excellent hop flavor well balanced by nice carmel sweetness, light bitter finish,
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Date: 06/21/2007
Mode: growler
Words: Tasting Pre-RBSG

aroma is much less sweet due to some good earthy hops, hop flavor is much more subdued, the caramel sweetness is restrained and more earthy hops coming out,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Tap@The College Inn, Seattle. Seattle seems to be the place for good IPA’s. This is a cracker of a beer. Full flavoured. Caramelly malts, lightly buttery, nice and soft. Lots of hops, lychee, piney hops. Seems like the combo of caramel and lychee wouldn’t work, but it certainly does in this beer. This is the real deal. Bitter finish.