Jasper Murdocks Old Slipperyskin India Pale Ale

Sampled on tap at the brewpub. Pours a cloudy amber color with a medium white head. Balanced aroma of hops and malt. The flavor also has a nice balance between the hops and malt but the hops, there’s also a mild spicy feeling and mild bitterness in the end. The body is medium with a creamy texture and gentle carbonation. This feels true to the English IPAs.

En fût. Pinte dégustée directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’oublon avec une pointe de savon. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Léger goût de pin et de caramel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût houblonné. (Rating #1685)

My Bottom Line:
Honeyed cereals and wooden hops coexist in this conservative and well-rounded English-style India Pale Ale.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam protects the hazy honeyed gold.
-The nose is rather timid for the style.
-Some tropical fruitiness is built by the union of the cereal sweetness and the chosen hops.
-Effervescence felt a little too intense for my liking.
-The dryish hop bitterness is quite decent.

On tap at the brewpub.

22oz bottle acquired in trade with 46er3498 (thanks!). Poured a medium amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, fruity, and earthy. Tastes of caramel, citrus, and some pine. Hops were on the tame side and reminded more of an Amber Ale vs. a hoppy IPA.

Poured a lightly hazy amber color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus fruits, some floral hops, pine, earthy hops / yeast? and light toffee. Taste of toffee up front, some more caramel and pine, with citrus fruits, and a light bitterness in the finish.