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Ithaca Cascazilla 3.52 325

Ithaca Cascazilla

Percentile
89
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3253.53/5.03.52/5.0Autumn7%79Shaker, 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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 RCL (1495), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 4, 2006  
Tasty, and a nice IPA/red ale hybrid. Excellent balance and easy drinking. Recommended.


 WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
Sep 22, 2006  
Reddish amber body, large tan head, great lacing ... a beautiful beer. Nose of sweet malts and PNW hops. Taste of sweet malts, toffee, pine and citrus, with a long bitter finish. Definitely an American IPA, not a red. Enjoyable, though neither intense or complex as my favorite American IPAs.


 hopdog (5614), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 18, 2006  
12oz bottle. Poured a deep and see through orange color (with a reddish tint to it) with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of pine, citrus, and caramel. Tastes of oranges, light pine, light caramel with a grapefruit finish.


spikee (96), Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 9, 2006  
Bold, beautiful hop aroma. Pours a nice amber with a thin, off-white head. Refined cascade hops upfront with a slick, caramel finish. Hoppy aftertaste lingers for a good few minutes. Would definitely buy again.


 desurfer (1068), Pinellas Park, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/514/20
Sep 5, 2006  
Reddish amber body, beige head. Aroma of caramel and hops. Flavor has that unmistakable piney, citrusy cascade hoppiness, but is balanced by loads of caramel malt. Not until the initial flavor subsides do the hops really take over and dominate the flavor. The finish is simply loaded with hops, and is dry and sticky sweet. Tasty IPA and a good showcase of cascade hops.


 JFURYCAT (792), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 4, 2006  
Bottle from Sam the Beer Man, Binghamton, NY. I’m a hop head and this one pretty much smacks that cascade hop flavor without ever becoming truely vicious, hence the red ale designation. This is easy to drink but not overly complex. It is very well balanced but has a somewhat wet to medium finish. I had this one on tap (Rooster Fish, Watkins Glen, NY) as well and the tap version blows the bottled version away.


 beerbill (1976), Laurel, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 4, 2006  
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear amber with a thin head. Very strong fruit and floral aroma along with some caramel notes from the red malt. The hops is also very present in the flavor along with some maltiness lingering in the background. A bit of a bite in the finish. While I am not a hophead, I did enjoy this beer.


Wild4mild (37), USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 27, 2006  
Bottle from Thaichile. Dark copper color. Minimal head. Pleasant balance between sweetness and hoppiness. An IPA that I could drink more than one of without getting fatigued by the hops.



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