Full Sail Son of Spot IPA

Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Hood River, Oregon USA

Golden orange and clear but there was some sediment at the bottom of the bottle so I think the next glass may be a little murky. A short, sticky white head is lacing the glass and leaving a thin film atop the beer. Aroma is hard to nail down but there is some hop stickiness there. Taste is similar to the regular IPA but hoppier with a decently bitter finish and bitter lemon flavor, minimal malt breadiness. The carbonation is healthy and active so the mouthfeel is a little bubbly. This is a good IPA, they should change the recipe of the regular IPA to this. This is much better than the sunspot IPA I had at the beginning of the year. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 08-27-2007 16:44:08

The Dan Journal #258. Tasted 4/6/09. Purchased sometime during the summer of 2007. Hazy with an orange amber hue. Bubbled ring of head. Aromas of orange, resinous hops and fruity esters. Slightly vegetal. Medium bodied with moderate astringency and sweet malty character. Cola malts, but short lived. Dry and bitter finish. The grapefruit hop note really shines in the middle of the palate. Touch candy sweetness, but the astringent bitterness overshadows. Hits the palate well. Good rolling flavors, even at this age!

22 oz. bottle. Shared with Gabe. Pours a nice white head, of long duration, over a clear (SRM 15) body....nose is pine and grapefruit.....taste initially is toffee malts then balancing resin, citrus and bitter hops....mouth feel is medium, carbonation medium. It is no question an American IPA, but is on the lighter and more refined end of that large spectrum.

Pours amber with a white head that lingers. Smells of sweet oranges, caramel, wildflowers, earthy. Tastes of earth, spice, tea, pepper, some bitterness on the finish.

A- Pours an opaque orange honey hue, head is white fluffy foam that is mostly dissipating, minimal lacing S- Nose is quite hoppy with a subtle citrus (mostly orange) character, big tones of tea take over midway, some floral, herb, and spices, as well as bready malts T- Initial taste is mildly bitter hops which give way to tones of tea and biscuit malts, some chalk, grass, and earth characteristics M- Light-bodied ale, watery texture, sharp carbonation D- Easy-to-drink IPA at 6%abv that is fairly light on the hops and is surprisingly tea-like, I kept getting the essence of a hoppy iced tea, while this is unique it doesn’t hold up to most other IPAs in terms of the style characteristics, this is definitely non-offensive but in a bad way

2007 vintage. In the bomber bottle from Bottleworks, Seattle. Pours a light amber, mainly golden color with a boisterously thick white head. The intense lemon and orange aromas indicate to me that this has lots of finishing hops. Heavy grapefruit citrus flavors. This is really delicious. My guess is that it might well have been undrinkable at first bottling, but the year and a half or so in the cellar has made this something that is totally prime and ready to drink right now. I was a bit worried at hoe this might age since it is only 6%, but it is good to go right now!

Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a beige head head. The aroma extremely hoppy combined with notes of grass and grapefruit. The flavor is sweet with dry notes of spices and light notes of grapefruit, leading to a very dry and bitter finish. The body is thin.

Pours with a slightly cloudy copper body topped by a thick, off-whtie head with some lacing. It’s bitter and piney from the hops with a slight medicinal note and am undeerlying malt note. Medium bodied, smooth and a touch dry.