John Sleeman Presents India Pale Ale

Brewed by Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. (Sapporo)
Style: American Pale Ale
Guelph, Canada

Bottle. Poured a cooper color with a creamy white head that left light lacing. The aroma was very faint and almost undetectable. What little I found was hoppy. The flavor was more of a caramel and iced-t flavor that an IPA flavor. Light body with a slight watery finish. Now this does not add up the best score as an IPA but this is quiet drinkable. In fact as I sat drinking it I could easily imagine this on a warm summer day working in the yard over any micro out there. It just had that refreshing feeling to it. Maybe it’s the iced-t flavor I got out of it.

12oz bottle pours amber with a pretty nice tan head that stayed some and laced the sides of the glass. Aromas of light caramel malts and not overpowering citrus hops. Flavor is yeast up front then a barrage of hops on the finish. Light on the palate and quite drinkable.

Copper color with a beige head. Sweet macro malt aroma. Sour malty flavor with a slight amount of hops in the finish.

From a twelve ounce bottle puechased across the river in Kentucky at "Liquor Direct" -It pours Aa bubbly yellow liquid with a slightly off-whte head and a citrus-dough aroma. Tastewise, it’s a fine beginner’s IPA... no real hops beast or ethanol wallop to speak of.

Bottle. Golden with a small off-white head. Aromas are lots of sweet pine with pepper and caramel and toffee malts. Flavours are dry and bitter with pine. Sweet tea and lemon with biscuit malts. Peppery with floral notes towards the finish. Has some grapefruit bitterness. A pretty decent light IPA.

from the bottle. poured a copper with a big off white head taht left alot of lacing. aroma, sour, old cut grass and a hit of brown sugar. flavor tinny, dry some hints of malt and hops but that is about it.don’t know if this was a old bottle or what. I didn’t care for this one

Thanks to tim (And whoever gave it to him) for the bottle. Clear coppyer/gold body, tight off-white head. Nose is herbal and slightly grassy with a bit of fruity malt. Flavor is grassy & herbal, hops, lemon, some malt. Overly bitter finish.

hazy orange, head is white somewhat creamy. Mild citrus notes at best in the aroma, also a little cardboard. Flavor is lightly bitter with citrus with very mild notes of alcohol. i’ve been picking up a lot of oxidation notes in beers lately...palate flaw maybe.