Lake Louie Kiss the Lips IPA

Brewed by Lake Louie Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Arena, Wisconsin USA

12oz bottle, courtesy of Ughsmash. Thanks, Jason! Pours a murky, orangish-brown color; fluffy, off-white head with good retention and fine-bubbled lacing. Dense, resiny orange and citrus hops in the aroma; some tea-like malts following behind. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: pleasant dry and resiny hop presence upfront (citrus, slight pine), showing a lively jolt on the tip of the tongue, with a chewy sugary core showing through at mid-palate; overall, a lively hop profile with enough balance. Lengthy, mouthdrying, bitter citrus finish.

12 oz bottle. Clear orange, off-white head. Potent nose of orange candies and tea. Moderate carb, medium light body with resin. Bitter apple juice with mild sourness. Develops grapefruit pith and peel. Residual green grass.

Pours a nice amber/gold color. Has a light citrus and Basset Hound smell. The taste has some bite up front with a piney/citrusy/bitter taste. An easy drinking IPA but I prefer some others.

Bottle. Orange amber body with some dark yeasties. Caramelly orange slice candy aroma with a more leafy, stemmy flavor but retaining the same sweet base. Overall a nicely citric IPA but the hops could jump out a lot more.

12oz bottle acquired in trade with Brigadier (thanks!). Poured a medium and hazy orange color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, pineapple, light pine and lightly earthy. Tastes of orange, pine, and lightly spicey. Thinner body. I found the tastes to be a little on the thin side and somewhat of a let down compared to the aromas.

5/15/2007: Lake Louie Kiss The Lips IPA initially looks like a Pils beer - transparent golden color with a large, fluffy, off-white head. The second part of the pour results in a lot of sediment and produces a really/dirty/cloudy depp gold color with a big, rocky head. Citrus hops emanate from the inviting citrus aroma. The flavor is also citrusy with a touch of pineapple and a moderate level of bitterness. Medium-light in body with a lively mouthfeel. "Kiss The Lips" is a n extremely easy-drinkin’ IPA!

12 oz bottle via trade with buckybeer in January 2007. Thank you Mark!

Pours a hazy orangish color. Aroma is blooming with apricot, peach, floral hops ans some pine. Taste is much the same with Aprihop characteristics. Lightly carbonated and with a full toasted grain flavor coming in the finish this is a very drinkable IPA. I loved this beer so much I had my brother pick me up a case. After revisiting it I’m disappointed. It has a vegetal-oily taste to it that messes up the wonderful fruitiness I remembered. Carbonation is too low as well. Glad I revisited this one.

Bottled. Poured clear medium golden with a short cap of white head and some nice lacing as it descended. Aroma picked up sweet grapefruit and dried English toffee accented by pineapple and pine hoppage... sweet and quite enjoyable. Flavor leaned more toward light fruit and pineapple with some earthy and pine bitterness.. perhaps a hint of cardboard, but did not detract. About medium-bodied with high carbonation.. medium, well-balanced bitterness. Nice one.