 CaptainCougar (4599), Rockville, Maryland, USA
May 10, 2008
Pours a transparent copper orange with a spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly toasted grainy malts and some earthy grassy hops. Starts with a mild caramel malty sweetness and some earthy bittering hops. Finishes drier, earthy and bittersweet. For a west-coast IPA, I’d expect a much bigger fresher hoppy presence.
ChainGangGuy (1444), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy, pale orange body with a thin ring of white bubbles.
Smell: A rather restrained aroma. Inhaling nasally like a coke-fiend yields notes of flowers, citrus, and spiced honey.
Taste: Honeyish maltiness with a quick, though mild, burst of spice. Floral and citrus hop character. Medium bitterness. Finishes bitter and questionably watery.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation. A tad bit watery, I must admit.
Drinkability: Certainly not the best India Pale Ale rolling around out there.
ratman197 (2174), Arvada, Colorado, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Bomber poured a clear amber with a small lasting off white head. Aromas of carmel, earthiness, graininess and light spice. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a slightly dry finish. Flavors of carmel, earthiness, light pine and a hint of spice with a smootrh moderatly bitter finish.
Angeloregon (1516), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 28, 2008 On tap at the source in McMinnville, OR--Bright copper-amber body with a thin white head. Sticky, floral, grassy yet creamy hops. Finished creamy, clean and a little thin. Not much lingering hoppiness.
Ungstrup (10824), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Jun 24, 2008 Draft at the brewpub as Chehalem Mountain IPA. A hazy golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet malty and citrusy. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of grass from the hops, leading to a dry bitter finish where the grass sticks on the tongue.
Rogueone (291), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
May 27, 2008 Bottle: pours a yellow-orange with thick white head. Heavy pine aroma, some caramel malt. Flavor is extremely malty, caramel, lacking bitterness to totally round it out as a strong example for an IPA.
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