Iron Hill American IPA

Brewed by Iron Hill Newark
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Newark, Delaware USA

Cask at P-ville. Hazy deep golden straw color with frothy white head. Aroma is tropical fruit, hops, citrus, caramel malt. Tastes hoppy with a well balanced and multi-layered fruit/citrus presence, plus a solid malt base. The assertive hops never overtake the malt or the fruit here, and the fact that it is on cask here translates to a superior smoothness and complexity. Outstanding.

On tap at the Phoenixville location. On cask. Poured a medium and hazy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of citrus (oranges), pine and caramel. Some ’green leafiness’ as well. Tastes of oranges, caramel, and light pine. Nice and balanced. Nice.

Newark. Poured a cloudy orange/red color body with a frothy white head. Aroma is big grassy hops with a little carmel buried in there. Flavors are lemongrass through-out with some hints of sticky pine and some very mild carmel. Very Solid.

On draft at Newark. Poured hazy amber in color with a large white head. Aroma was of slight citrus hops. Taste was of piney hops with hints of lemongrass and caramel. Very enjoyable.

Draft @ Maple Shade and Cask @ Newark. Nice golden color with a thick head (on the draft). Aroma of citrus, grass, and some sweetness. Flavor has a nice citra-grassy hop bite that I really dug and just enough maltiness. Also a nice feel. Definitely prefer cask on this one, but good on both. Surprised to see it rated so low.

On tap at Newark location... "Elvis’ side burns" I have no idea if this is the right listing.... my reciept said Imp IPA... but the website says American IPA. Anyway poured into a pint glass. Good head, nice bright orange color, good lacing and strong hoppy aroma. Taste is a nice bitter, well balanced hoppy beer. Nice fruiy hoppiness with the pine flavor as well. Easy to drink, very clean. Nice IPA that I would go back just to get.

I tasted this at a beer event hosted by Iron Hill West Chester at TRIA in Philadelphia. Hard to be too sure about the appearance, since it had been poured well in advance. Good golden color. Nose of malts and citrus ... well hopped with North West American hops. Taste of malts, mint, and grapefruit, bitter finish. Great full mouth feel, balance of solid malt backbone, hoppy bitterness and carbonation.

On tap at Pville location. Pours a mostly translucent golden amber with a creamy/bubbly lightly lacing off white head. Aroma of fresh American hop pellets, mixed citrus, a touch of pine and caramel. Flavor of up front American hop resin, pine, mixed citrus and some toasted/caramel malt. Hop bitterness on the low end for the style...but still a dry well done IPA.