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Ithaca Cascazilla 3.52 324

Ithaca Cascazilla

Percentile
89
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3243.53/5.03.52/5.0Autumn7%78.9Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
The name CascaZilla is a play on both the name of our local Cascadilla Gorge and the monster amounts of Cascade hops in this beer. This red ale gets its distinctive color from a healthy portion of caramel malt, which also lends some body and sweetness to the beer. The predominant flavor and aromoa of this beer, however, is brought to you by the fresh American hops. If you haven't done so yet, treat yourself to Ithaca Beer's new monstrously hoppy Red Ale.
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 Nihon (240), Vernon, Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 12, 2008  
Dark amber, semi-sweet floral hoppy malty aroma. Flavor is very strong of hops(duh) , bitterness is not too overwhelming but does give you a kick. Nicely balanced, recommended for Hop-Heads!


 Slipstream (775), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 7, 2008    Updated: May 14, 2009
The label looks like it belongs on a video game. Full, hoppy aroma. Rich pine and grapefruit flavored hops (Cascade). Solid malt backing. A fine IPA. I tried it on tap too, and it was very good, full flavored and rich.


 Tweety (344), Vancouver, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 25, 2008  
ACBF 2008. Pretty good actually, wasn’t expecting too much from it going in, but a solid IPA.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 22, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours dark orange/rusty red color, makes me scared of caramel malt, but honestly there’s little smell or flavor of that dreaded ingredient. It has a nose of fresh, sticky, green C-note hops, somewhat dry and parched at times, not exactly damp and dank, but more of a fruity, dry pine wood scent. Flavor is rich, frothy, fresh, fruity Cascades, along with a sweetened apple crumb and bready flavor to compliment the assertively dry and fruity hops... green, fresh, really delicious. The dominant note is fresh red apple skins. Moderately dry on the palate with a medium body. Very good.


 obxdude10 (1562), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 5, 2008  
A very unimpressive IPA, just about brown in color with an off-white head, no lacing left behind, the aroma was a little sweet with some caramel & chocolate hints, the body was light & watery, only a subtle flavor of hops was present, they could have taken some of the hops of their Pils & added it to this beer, it could definitely use a lot more, the finish was bready & only slightly dry & bitter, definitely a poor IPA


 afireinside96 (839), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 3, 2008    Updated: Jun 22, 2008
12oz bottle served in a Duvel glass. Deep amber-red in color with a nice tan head on top. Smells of fruity cascade hops and some chocolate, a really wonderful combination. Flavor is citrus, sweet chocolate, and a bit of pine. One of the more balanced IPAs that I have had. Very nice.


 Cruzan59 (197), Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
May 30, 2008  
12oz bottle, variety pack from Brewers Outlet, Lancaster, PA...pours deep amber, medium off-white head...nice floral aroma...sweet citric flavor, orange peel, red grape, hoppy bitternes at the back of the tongue...decent lacing...good IPA.


OFlan (14), USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/510/104/518/20
May 27, 2008  
Wonderful beverage. The idology of cascades mixed with the monstrosity of Godzilla is a very fair one. The cascades are huge in this beer. They completely dominate the aroma and your nose in general. I absolutely loved the aroma of this beer and spent about as much time smelling it as I did drinking it. The flavor was great as well. I love how they chose a red ale to host all these cascades. It gives a wonderful malty backbone. Highly recommend this one!



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