Moylans IPA

Brewed by Moylans Brewery & Restaurant
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Novato, California USA

bottle. Very nice looking pour- bright golden amber color, big creamy head that sticks around for a good long time, never fully clearing. Aromas of pine needles, earthy floral notes, and a creamy sweetness. Flavors start with a sharp, dry bitterness. Very chalky, acrid tobacco-ish hop character. Thick, bready sweetness. Not so well done on the combinations- the hop character is too sharp and chalky, the malt is a bit too sticky sweet. Those issues come through in the palate- oily and thick. Not an especially well-done IPA.

Review from cvillebeergeek.blogspot.com.

Appearance: Honey colored pour with a large foamy head. Head retention is moderate and leaves a nice web of lacing behind. 4.0/5.0

Aroma: Major floral hop aroma here with a honey-like sweetness behind it. Subtle grain, vegetal and metallic notes. There is a sweetness that goes a little too far. 3.5.5.0

Taste: Wow. Not what I was expecting at all. Very bitter and dry. Hops are very assertive and have a grassy, grapefruit taste. And that would be a grapefruit with no sugar. Very subtle caramel malt taste. Metallic and pine notes show up here and there. This indeed be a hop bomb. 3.5/5.0

Mouthfeel: Prickly feel. The label claims this is extremely full bodied, which it’s not. It does have some thick, sticky qualities, but also comes across as little thin on the back end. 3.5/5.0

Drinkability: This is a beer for a narrow audience. If you’re into the maltier/sweeter IPAs, this one will disappoint. But, if you don’t mind a very bitter, very dry beer, this might hit the spot. The dryness doesn’t lend to a very refreshing feel. A fairly moderate 6.5% abv. 2.5/5.0

Overall: Well, it’s a good beer, but it will alienate some people. The hop profile isn’t bad, but it could use a little more malt backbone to balance. 3.25/5.0

Had just tried another strong IPA before this one (nogne o) so I may need to give this one another go at some point. The flavor on this one is good, nice hoppiness, but balanced with a light, caramel malty finish.

A very good IPA. Aroma was a nice mix of grassy and citrus hops. Pour was a nice deep gold with a 2 finger off white head. Taste was typical good IPA. Strong citrus and grass hops with a nice caramel malt backbone. Could use a little more carbonation, but other than that a top notch IPA

22 oz bomber courtesy/shared with Naka. Pours hazy golden orange with slight amber hues. Thick, white, foamy head, two fingers, dissipating to a 1/2 inch layer rather quickly. Big hop nose, American hops, citrusy grapefruit and dank resin. Taste is sweet caramel with some honey and then lots of floral, perfumy and grapefruit hops flavor followed by a bitter that grows from the end well into the after, sticky and almost overwhelming, but not overpowering. Very good IPA.

Pours a clear orange amber color with a thick foamy off-white head. Some decent lacing as it goes down. Great flowery citrus aroma. Some caramel covered grapefruit rind and sweet toffee. There is a floral tea flavor. A sort of non-hop bitterness that is like mango skin. There is a huge amount of hops in this beer. A little out of balance, but I’d expect that from a California IPA. Creamy buttery body that leaves a lot of bitterness on the tongue.

A nice hoppy aroma. Flavor is pretty nice. A bit dry maybe nutty, but some good light hops throughout. Good.

Great IPA well balanced and full of flavor. Hops are just right! Huge aroma and flavor for a straight IPA. Soapy grapefruit aromas. Flavor is citrus and a bitter metallic hop finish. Clear golden color with a big white head.