Ithaca Double IPA

Brewed by Ithaca Beer Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Ithaca, New York USA

12 oz bottle from Beers of the World in Rochester, NY (October 2006) consumed from a Corsendonk glass at a bit above fridge temperature, late November. Translucent bright orange with small bubbles in the body, a bit of off-white head dying quickly to a lasting ring....honey-vanilla-orange sweetness wafts up in the low-powered aroma, some light piney hops; overall it’s sweet, pleasant, little to no hoppy harshness, unmemorable.....pretty much the same can be said once tasted: a touch syrupy in the body, citric and acidic, moderately hoppy until the dry, bitter, somewhat cardboardy finish....low carbonation, decent full, unfiltered-seeming mouthfeel. Quite dull but very drinkable and with little alcohol apparent; profile is similar to Bells Hopslam but the latter is much, much better made.

spicy semi-rancid orange, peppery baked orange rind bread, banana, cinnamon aroma. nice golden couldy with beige short sponge head. alkohol citrus, very spiked, no subtlety, not very fruity-hoppy. flat to boot. one dimensional. quite poor for a DIPA.

Amber body, white head, hoppy, fruity nose. Sweet body with ample PNW hoppiness.

Bottle... Hazy golden ale with a small, creamy, white head. The aroma is of grapefruit and pine with hints of peach and clementine. Good balance. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness with delicate saltiness. Medium-bodied and astringent with tingly carbonation. Lengthy, salty, then dry finish. Cheers to growler for sharing this gem!

Slowly fading white cover thrones above the light-medium amber liquid. Surprisingly shy aroma hops greet the nose through muddled sweet malt that strives to furnish its perfumes. Plenty of alcohol manages to get through and might be the cause to the apparent dulling of the rest of the flavours, while the hops never manages to push their music further than an earthy jeremiad, the malts mostly play the candied sweetness notes. A bit stagnant and just very strong.

really nice and very hoppy aroma. Pine resin and citrus notes. I was a little disappointed at the lack of complexity on the palate, but the beer is ballanced, well-hopped, and refreshing. Overall, I liked this IPA, it satisfied my hop-craving, and I’d come back to it.

12 oz bottle. Pours with a chill haze, deep bright copper with a sticky small lasting off white head. Aroma is initially piney, slightly floral and herbal- some earthiness, sappy, and light citrus. Slightly minty as it warms. Good sticky hop flavor with some pine and sap- lightly yeasty, sweet tacky caramel malt with a nice harsh bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel. The hop character and mouthfeel remind me a lot of my own DIPA’s. The first bottle I had, I really didnt like, now for the last bottle in the 4-pack, it has definitely grown on me. Nice IPA.

12oz bottle shared courtesy of dickinsonbeer. Poured a medium orange color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, biscuity, pine, caramel and orange peels. Tastes of oranges, caramel, lighter biscuit, and a grapefruit finish. Medium bitter with a lighter sweetness.