Gritty McDuffs 21 IPA

On tap in Maine. Balanced aroma and flavor of juicy hops, some citrus hops and caramel malts. Nice body and good fluffy white head. Flavor has a hint of pine some more juicy citrus hops and toasted malts. Fresh off the draft, pretty solid but had a slight lingering bitterness.

A Mes rate. Gravicask at GBBF.
Looks like an American IPA, drinks more like a bitter but with a little more alcohol and a decent bitter finsh. Honestly, that’s all I wrote.

12oz bottle. Poured a medium and lightly hazy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of floral hops, some citrus, and toasted graininess. Tastes of floral hops, toasted breadiness, and caramel.

Cask at GBBF. Amber with a lasting off-white head. Big biscuit malt aroma with fruit and citrus. Dry and malty flavour with weak hop flavour but good bitterness.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a dark mahagony with light brown head; plenty of head. Not the aroma I was expecting for an ipa, this one is clearly quite malty. Caramel prominent and sweet corn. Taste reveals a balanced blend of caramel malts and hops. I actually find this beer quite pleasent, but it’s not an ipa.

Bottle - Pours a darkish amber in color with a small whitish head that faded to a thin covering over the beer. Aroma is of pine/citrus hops with a hint of maltiness. Flavor is a hefty mix of pine resin and grapefruit hops along with some caramel. Finish is short, clean and medium bitter. A decent IPA...

In short: A sweet caramelized kind-of-IPA with a soft (too soft) hopping. So-so.
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Clear dark golden body topped by a very small off-white head
In long: The really-not-intense nose has notes of leafy hops and caramel. Taste is very much toasted bread with caramel. Notes of unsalted pretzels and brown sugar. Body is juicy without but without fruity flavours. The leafy hops provide a medium bite at the very finish but are quickly taken over by the sweet juicy caramel. Pleasant lively mouthfeel. Not bad but needed more assertive hopping to make it a more-than-one-pint beer. Happy 21rst birthy Gritty McDuff!!! But now it is illegal for you to screw with the younger Sebago brewpub next door.

From the 12 fl. oz. bottle with an expiration date of February 2010. The pour is a cloudy but appealing amber with about a quarter inch foamy beige head and frothy lacing. The aroma of hops is balanced by caramel or something appealingly sweet. The mouthfeel is of medium texture and smooth. The taste is hoppy but not overly bitter. It tends to be more on the sweet side. This is the kind of IPA I tend to favor.