Mt. Shasta Mountain High IPA

Brewed by Mt. Shasta Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Weed, California USA

~Pours a cloudy gold/amber color with small head. ~Berry hop scent with mild malts and light grapefruit. ~Woodsy hop flavor with slight berry sweetness, bitter and oaky. ~Medium feel, bitter oak finish. ~Nice IPA. I enjoy the oaky hops.

On tap at Boonville Beer Fest, called "Weed IPA." Golden-orange color with a white head and average retention. Aroma of sweet malt, citrus, and piney hops. Flavor is caramel malt with the hop character highly citrusy. Average on the palate for an IPA.

OK saw this at a local store..ive seen more of this brewer here in Salem in the last few months. And was impressed with their porter and amber..so this looked like a sure thing. In appearance it is certainlly an attractive IPA deep orange/amber with a gorgeous bubbly ,creamy tan head. the aroma however is puzzlingly subdued for a IPA..i really cant pick up much hoppiness at all..just some malts. mmm again the taste is very mellow and mostly well balanced until the end where the hops eventually show through mainlly in the aftertaste..Nice enough on the palate..quite smooth ( though this is not a good thing for an American IPA). Overall i found this drinkable..but in my opinion this is more an English styled IPA than an American one.

Bottle: Hazy amber, a bit on the darker side, slightly hazy, fairly large foamy off-white head, nice lacing, no visible carbonation.   Sure seems dark for an IPA.   Slight sweaty aroma, malty, biscuity... but where are the hops?   Pine begins to emerge as this beer warms.   A bit more hoppy on the tongue, from the middle to the finish.   Otherwise, a bright biscuity start, decent malt base, lingering citrus peel with subtle campfire.   Body and mouthfeel are medium, but its nearing fullness.   Somewhat sweet finish, a little bit tangy and resiny.   Butterscotch comes out when the beer warms.   Lots going on here.   An odd IPA, but not bad.   Thanks Bill!

stinky caramel aroma; cloudy copper body with lasting off-white head; bittersweet flavor - notes of wood, grapefruit, sugar; smooth at first, but eventually wants to be cloying yet doesn’t get there; good brew overall, but nothing different in comparison to the competition.

(Bottle) Pours a clear amber body with an average off-white head. Aroma of malt, pine, and citrus. Flavor of crisp hops with a bitter finish.

(Draft: Mt. Shasta Brewing Co. in Weed, CA) and (12 oz bottle: Purchased at the brewery) Once again with this brewery, the sweet, caramely malts have strong presence, but at least in the IPA, there’s a mild roastiness and a solid hops flavor and bitterness to balance the beer. The mildly aromatic nose is fairly sweet and malty, with mild hops for a pleasant smelling beer. Medium bodied, with good carbonation levels, and a somewhat crisp finish. Bright coppery body is capped by a tan head that leaves a thick-ringed pattern of lace on the glass. A pretty decent IPA, very flavorful, but just too sweet for the style in my opinion. Still worth seeking out if you’re traveling on the I-5 corridor in northern California.

Pours a clear reddish amber color with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with some mild hops. Good flavor of earthy hops with some sweetness and a bitter finish. The body is light with an oily texture and moderate carbonation. This beer doesn’t have any problems or off flavors but it’s definitely not what I look for in a west coast IPA.