Mt. Shasta Mountain High IPA

I really enjoy a good IPA and think this is at least as good as any other I’ve ever tried.

Thanks to RiversideAK for this one. Slightly hazy deep gold with a thick, creamy off-white head. Well balanced, sweet malts, juicy fruity hops. The flavor is well balanced also, finishes towards the bitter side. Smooth, very drinkable. I’ll have another!

Date: 06/21/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear copper, fine beige head, bits of lace,
Aroma: swet crystal malt aroma with a touch of caramel, pine and citrus hops with a floral note,
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor, lots of earthy hops, big bitterness leads to a long bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Bottle. Clear amber with a frothy lingering head. Mild piney hop, bready malt aroma. Medium body. Well balanced flavor of bready malts with a nicely bitter hop taste. Worth a try.

Best looking drink I have seen in a long time - deep, golden cloudy body with lots of hop bits littering the profile. Billowing white head. Very floral drink, heavy lightly toasted caramel malt body. Lots of grapefruit citrus and heavy pine. Heavy duty hop-bomb for being listed a single IPA. Slight astringent sting with a piney finish well suited to the sweet caramel biscuit malt. very nice.

Poured a nice amber color with a lasting head and great lacing. The aroma was pretty hoppy with lots of floral and pine as well as a touch of grapefruit rinds. The flavor had more pleasant floral and piney hopsthat gave it a little "herbal" essence, as well as a biscuity malt character for balance. Some nice lingering hops on the palate. A nice smooth drinking IPA with great hop flavor.

Bought it for the bottle cap, which reads "Try Legal Weed". From a 12-oz. bottle, this pours a clear medium copper with a nice white head. Good lacing. Full hopped aroma, complete with pine & grapefruit hints. Surprisingly sweet, syrupy candy corn initial taste followed by a piney, citrusy hoppiness. Good balance between the tastes. Fairly full & smooth mouthfeel; not overcarbonated. Quite a respectable brew, if you ask me.

Appearance: Pours a clear, orangey body with a small, wispy, white head. Smell: Pale maltiness with scents of pine needles and citric-smelling grapefruit. Taste: Pale malts with a mild caramel sweetness. Pithy grapefruit, a taste of pine, and a medium hop bitterness that rides out until the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Pretty par for the course when it comes to IPAs.