McEwans India Pale Ale

Brewed by John Smiths (S&N, Heineken)
Style: Bitter
Tadcaster, England

Brownish amber color with medium sized white head. Aroma is slightly malty, dry, some caramel, maybe some subtle coffee notes. Flavor is kinda thin and one dimensional . . . it's malty, slight carbonation, but not a lot else. I'm looking for the hops in this IPA, but I can't find them. Maybe I'm just used to the super-hoppy california IPAs. It's just alright overall.

Red-brown with no head. Sugary-sweet, nuts and honey. Not much ipa about this but it is drinkable.

Very, very average, drinkable, but average. It's much more like an Amber then an IPA. Small head, slighty bitter, really kinda bland. More hops are needed to balance this beer.

Tastes more like an English Brown Ale along the lines of New Castle. In fact, it looks, smells, and tastes like a typical English Brown Ale. That's o.k. though, it's pretty good regardless.

This IPA is not pale, its more amber. Low head, no lace. Some bitter aroma, not much bitterness in the flavor.

ON tap at Summits Wayside Tavern-Kind of bland really. POured a nice copper color with a good lasting head. Some hop character but nothuing to speak of. Kind of plain even for an English style IPA.

This beer is underperformer and underachiever, yet slightly overrated. The problem with this beer is that it is just not distinctive enough. It's too much of a common taste and not such a great taste you see. Since I like a great taste, I didn't particularly care for this beer. It is a boring beer, bland and uninteresting.

Draught. Coppery appearance with white bubbly head. Malty nose with some hop character and definite sweetness. Flavor is malty--reminds me of apples--and has a metallic finish. Wet beginning with a dry finish. Slight bitter after taste, but overall, the strange flavors kind of do this one in.