Ithaca Flower Power India Pale Ale

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

xxx a decent brew, but nothing to get excited about, not a big fan of the hoppiness of this IPA

Sample provided by kmweaver’s wife. Clear light amber with a tiny off-white head. The aroma is big, floral, grapefruit, apricot, slightly catty with a bit of cotton candy sweetness. Well done. Flavor is citrus, caramel, floral with low bitterness. Medium/light body is softly carbonated and thin. It was all downhill past the nose.

12oz bottle. Pours a clear, golden-orange color; off-white head with patchy lacing. Floral and slightly soapy hop aroma. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: very malt-dominated upfront: wet malts and candy sugar, with a floral hop bitterness; slightly resiny and earthy. Medium, earthy and slightly bitter finish. Decent but unremarkable.

draft- sparkling orange amber clear in appearence, white foamy head,huge floral bouquet aroma, cascades, and some pineyness, but mostly perfumey. Great taste, and bitterness. A wonderful example of the style, and I came away surprised at the score.

Beautiful clear golden body, nice white head with fair retention, sweet, fruity nose. A blend of succulent fruits and hoppy goodness in the body, with moderate finishing bitterness. Hides the alcohol beautifully. Outstanding. I cannot understand the low average here.

Good summer beer. The IPA part of this beer has a nice little bite to it but i did not taste the fruit that is supposed to be a part of this brew.

Brown bottle, 355 ml, savoured on April 20 2007; eye: copper, voluminous beige head that falls rapidly, lacing, slight effervescence; nose: lots of pleasant floral hops on the pour, grapefruit, dusty malt presence becomes more important as the beer warms; mouth: astringency, hops, astringency, light caramel, finale in hops with a hint of acridness, mildly astringent, medium body, dry finale, quite bitter, lightly sweet, slightly oily texture, good carbonation; overall: good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, savourée le 20 avril 2007; œil : cuivrée, claire, mousse beige abondante mais qui tombe assez rapidement, dentelle, très légère effervescence; nez : beaucoup de houblon floral agréable, pamplemousse, petite présence de malt poussiéreux qui devient plus marquée au fur et à mesure que la bière gagne en température; bouche : astringence, houblon, astringence, léger caramel, finale en houblon avec une pointe d’âcreté, astringence moyenne, finale sèche, assez amère, légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, texture légèrement huileuse, bonne carbonatation; en résumé : bonne

Bottle Had a few of these while camping in NY State. PAle golden body with thin head. Aroma is slightly bitter with citrus. Flavor was lite but decent enough with a small amount of bite. Good for a hot day.