Ithaca Flower Power India Pale Ale

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

Clear amber/orange, mostly diminishing head, faint aroma of hops, basic piney hop flavor and somewhat bitter finish but a little watery. Has some intangables...Not the best.

12 Fl oz. Bottle: clear golden amber color and frothy white head on pour. To me the nose of this beer is the only thing going for it- pleasantly hoppy and herbal notes. However, the flavor that follows is unremarkable with lingering bitterness. Much more intersting IPAs are to be found.

Bottle: Orangish golden, slight haze, fairly large rocky white head, spotty lacing, virtually no carbonation.   Huge overcooked vegetable nose, grainy as well.   Vegetables on the tongue, slight sweetened tea leaf.   At least it tastes a bit better than it smells.   Semi-sweet, moderate body and mouthfeel.   Lingering graininess and DMS on the finish.   Not much of an IPA if you ask me.   Where are the hops?!?!   Thanks for the new label Dan!

Bottle: lighter amber color than usual, no head. Aroma is pathetic. Almost no hops. Lighter fruits, some smoke. That’s about it. Watery, boring, never coming back.

Poured an amber color with a small off-white head and tons fizzy bubbles rising from the bottom. Light citrus aroma and a good bit of plastic small. Flavor starts with citrus hop then goes to a lightly sour lemon and a plastic and bitter finish. Ok so I return to this rating after letting the beer sit for 40 minutes while I drink better stuff. I decide I might as well finish this one since I don’t waste alcohol and the plastic elements are gone. Mostly replaced by light citrus. The beer would get probably 3 more points out of me but I don’t let beers "breath" before I drink them so the score stays the same.

Bottle from SpringsLicker. Pours a medium amber color. A rocky, off-white head forms and fades to a clumpy looking ring. Good lacing left behind. Aroma is indeed fruity and floral. Bits of caramel sweet aroma also. Lighter side of medium bodied, decent carbonation. Slight malt sweetness is offset by an earthy hop bitterness. Fair, more towards an English IPA in style.

12 oz bottle from sampler 12-pack, sampled in a hotel room in Battle Creek, MI. Dull bronze with a nice wisp of head...flowery, perfumy nose (hey, the name fits!) with a hint of vanilla, which shows up in the...rather watery body that offers some nice caramel sweetness, sprucy-cedary hops, really too much sugar towards the indistinct finish. Another Ithaca that suffers at the end, alas.

Small white head. Bright amber color with orange hues. Hoppy taste with herba; taste on the backside. Floral aroma. Good beer for a football Sunday.