Ithaca Cascazilla

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Ithaca, New York USA

Nice very deep and hazy amber coloured body with brown tints and a shade of ruby. Smallish tan head with some larger bubbles on the side of the glass. Aroma of pungent hops, strong malt, toffee, nuts and even a bit of metal. Medium-bodied; Strong hops up front in the taste fading to a bit of malt and some sweet caramel flavours near the end. Aftertaste shows some hops, but mostly rounded out malt - but this could be due to the age. Overall, a good showing from the beer, but not amazing. However, by me having this bottle for 4 years shows that it could still stand up over the time. I sampled this four year old bottle purchased from Beers of the World in Rochester, New York on 01-March-2008.

Nice reddish bronze color. Slight pale head - quickly diminished. The aroma and overall flavor is a face full of hops. I love this beer. It is sweet with a subtle malt flavor, but its all about the bitter, grassy hops. Will be buying more soon.

Brown bottle, 355 ml, savoured on February 19 2008; eye: orangey caramel, slight effervescence, lightly hazy, coffee head made up of rather large bubbles, lots of lacing; nose: lots of Cascade hops, pine, grapefruit, a bit tired; mouth: foamy, orange zest, resinous hops, a bit of caramel, grapefruit, a bit tired, finale in resinous hops, light astringency, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium body, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, savourée le 19 février 2008; œil : caramel orangé, très légère effervescence, légèrement voilée, dentelle, mousse café formée de bulles plutôt grosses; nez : beaucoup de houblon Cascade, pin, pamplemousse, un peu fatigué; bouche : mousseuse, zeste d’orange, houblon résineux, un peu de caramel, pamplemousse, un peu fatigué, finale en houblon résineux, légère astringence, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen, peu carbonatée; en résumé : bien aimé

Bottle. Pours amber with an off white head. Very sweet and fresh aroma, with notes of floral hops, citrus fruits, and fresh grass. Medium body. Flavor is also very fresh and hoppy. Notes of lemon, grapefruit, and flowers. I really enjoyed this beer.

Chewy, hoppy and delicious best describe this beer. I loved it from the first sip! I will definitely buy it again.

Bottle: Pours deep copper with a thin tan head. Big chewy aroma. Sticky and sweet cascade citruses, caramel, toasted vanilla and a cookie hint. Fairly creamy texture, but light to medium bodied. The flavor has some sweet caramel malt giving body, there’s also a mild toasted/dried/crackery malt presence (almost seems like British malts) The hops aren’t really fruity, just somewhat resinous and has a slightly inky bitter finish. Kinda sweet, but tasty and somewhat balanced.

pours a copper with mild white head. sweet hop aroma, bitter dryifront to dry finish. sweet hop bitterness, mild background of malts.

[1013-20071229] 355mL. Hoppy woodsy resin aroma with a hint of grapefruit sweat. Hazy, dark brown body with a quick foamy off-white head. Bitter woodsy grass hops and malt flavour. Medium body. Interesting.