Metolius Dolly Varden India Pale Ale

Brewed by Portland Brewing Company (Pyramid)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Portland, Oregon USA

Color is a very nice copper with a thick foamy head and very low carbonation. A nice citrus and earthy bitterness hit the nose with a very low caramel malt scent. Flavor is mostly an earthy hops flavor up front and moves into a nice caramel and citrus flavored middle and ends with a very strong pine bitterness that sticks around. Overall not a bad beer but just an okay offering. Looks are the best part but definitely drinkable.

12 oz bottle poured a deep yellow, almost golden color with no head. Herb and grassy hop aroma. Slightly thin body, a bit of honey, wheat, and maybe oat flavors as well. More of a bitter than an IPA in my opinion.

Sample via Cornfield...moderate caramel/toffee malts, light earthy hop note, touch of citrus and pine, but just hints really. This beer is drinkable and forgettable.

Picked this up whilst grocery shopping. Since we can’t list availability as we used to, I’ll mention the zip code was 60452.
It poured a golden amber body with a moderate head that produced spotty lacing. It had a light, sweet caramel aroma with some citrus and floral hop scents. Thin. The flavor has some caramel sweetness with citrus and pine hop flavor but very little of any hop bitterness. If they hadn’t have named it an IPA, I probably wouldn’t have been as disappointed.

Small offwhite head, fair retention and surprisingly decent lace. Orange color with a light copperyness to it. Nose is nice, citrusy with lemons and orange peels. Body is fairly light but crisp, maybe a bit too crisp? Lightly oily with a tingly carbonation. Citrusy hop flavors greet you with a slight caramel malt backing and some toastiness also. Light earthy, grassy notes. Dry, citrusy finish, nice bite though a bit watery. Somewhat underated. It,ll do. 12oz. Bottle procured @statelineliquors.

Almost no head and light carbonation. Nice auburn color and smell. Taste is light with a flinty aftertaste. Not enough bite and flavor quickly disappears.

Mouthfeel was thinnish and light on the tongue; mild carbonation. Malts were that of chalky caramel, cocoa powder and sugar cookies. Hops were flowery, with hints of light grass, lemon and spruce (nice aromas). Bitterness was there, yet not overbearing. Decently balanced but not overly exciting.

Also bought at Jewel food store. Light amber/gold pour. OK 2 finger head. Aroma is very light citrus hop. Actually everything about this beer for the style is. So consider this an IPA light. Goes down easy. This is a beer that is easy to drink but easy to forget unless you make it a regular. A good stepping stone for those wanting more than a macro.