Gritty McDuffs India Pale Ale

Brewed by Gritty McDuffs
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Portland, Maine USA

On tap at Gritty’s in Portland, Maine--Poured a copper=bronze body with a small white head. Buttery English diacytol notes. Not very hoppy for an American IPA. Quite boring and unfinishable.

Date: 9/16/07 Mode:Draft Location: Grittys good ipa from a good brewery

(Cask at GBBF, London, 9 Aug 2007) Dark copper colour with brief head. Fruity nose with notes of dark fruit, hints of grapefruit and pine needles, malty foundation. Fruity, malty taste with dark and/or dried fruit, oranges, grapefruit, pine needles and a malty, slightly nutty background. Sweetish, solid mouthfeel. Complex but with great balance. Nice beer.

Date: 04/28/1999
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: clear dark amber, thin tan head, nice lace,
Aroma: light butterscotch malt aroma,
Flavor: light malt flavor, good dose of bitterness, hint of butterscotch in the finish, after further warming it becomes a butterscotch fest

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Score: **4
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Cask gravity @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear medium amber color with a small, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, orange, citrus, caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.

Cask@GBBF2007. Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is hoppy, fruity and slightly wooden. Flavour is the same, but a lot of grassyness has come along. Really dry palate.

Cask-GBBF. Copper with a small, but lasting off-white head. Malty and toffee aroma with a hint of grass. Malty flavour with a bitter and obvious American hop flavour.

Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. Amber colour with thin beige head. Nice hoppy aroma. Decent IPA, good grapefruit on finish. Toffee. Nice enough without being outstanding.