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Island IPA


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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Island Brewing

Carpinteria, California USA

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192.32/5.02.35/5.06.3%0.3Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
(Island Pale Ale) This full bodied beer features prominent hop aromas derived from liberal doses of Cascade and Columbus hops. Brewed with the finest Marris Otter malt as well. 6.3% Alcohol By Volume. 60 International Bitterness Units.

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 SDbruboy (1822), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 24, 2004    Updated: Nov 18, 2004
Re-Rate 22 oz. bottle sent to me as a replacement from the Island Brewing people. The firlst bottle I had (from BevMo) was obviously bad so I’m pleased to have a fresh one to rate. Pours rich copper color with a large, creamy off-white head that diminished slowly and left nice lacing. Aroma is pleasant, rich caramel malty nose with plentiful floral and citrus hops. Flavor of this one is good - toasty malts, honey, grapefruit hops and a lingering pucker in the finish. Medium body and creamy carbonation. Quite a nice IPA afterall. And the people at the brewery were responsive and apologetic for the bad bottles that have gotten out there.


 frankR (143), Davis, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 28, 2004  
Nose of grapefruit and spicy hops. Initial flavor is piney/grapefruit hops, finishes with a sour acidic tangy flavor, juniper berries, rye maybe thrown in aswell? Quite interesting stuff, worth checking out again. Looks like there were a lot of bad bottles going around. I don’t think I got a bad one.


 burpfrank (289), carpinteria, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 10, 2007  
This had an average head.Color nice amber.Had on tap at brewery.It had a decent hoppyness to the brew.A bit tad boring.Medium body for an IPA.This a somewhat good IPA,but not a great one.There are lots of IPA’s that are far better.Worth a taste.


 BeerLimey (1875), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 21, 2005  
Clear reddish amber hue. Fruity pineapple grapefruit aroma. Spicy hoppy grapefruit flavor, underlying bicsuity malt provides good balance, touches of trpical fruit, dryish citric finish.


 dirtymike (2019), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 16, 2005  
GABF 2004 Deep amber in color with a small white head. Aroma of ctirus, grapefruit and pine. Flavor is moderately bitter and finishes dry.



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