New Glarus Hop Hearty Ale

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

Thanks to JB175 for this bottle. Pour is a dark amber with a big fluffy head that coats the glass. Nose is pine and floral mostly. Flavor of sweet malts, moderate bitterness with a fairly weak body. Somewhat of a abrupt finish. Not very complex or interesting.

Bottle courtesy of JB175. Dark amber body, smallish off white head. Aromas of spicy hops, pine, oranges and lemons. A bit of malt in there, but this one is heavy on the hops and smells very fresh. Heavy hops in the flavor, but this time the malt is more pronounced and balances things out. Oily palate, some grain and chalkiness in there also. Good carbonation. Finish is bitter and spicy, appropriate to style. Medium bodied. A very good IPA.

Courtesy Quake1028. Pours a slightly hazy red orange with an off white head. Fresh hops aroma, some grapefruit, malts, and cinnamon. Standard smelling, but inviting. The flavor had a pretty big malt presence, some sweet caramel as well. The hops are pretty mild, some grapefruit citrus, really mild bitterness. Decent session IPA, could have used a little more hops to it, the malts seem to be dominant, but still drinkable.

Bottle. Pours a hazy copper with a nice whitish head. Aroma is flowers and pine. Very well balanced malt and bitterness. Little bitter bite at the finish. Very good beer.

Pours a very hazy dark copper with a dense one finger head. The foam settles very slowly to a thick cap that leaves behind a solid sheeting of lace. Smell; mild citrus and pine, with a bit of some sweet malts and cardboard. Unfortunately I think this bottle may be a little past it’s prime, at least I hope so. Taste; as with the aroma, a bit of some pney and citric hops with a fairly solid malt backbone, but it’s all really hurt by a nagging cardboard/oxidized flavor. I can see how this would be a pretty good beer when it’s fresh, but this bottle is definitely past it’s prime. I had to trade to get this bottle, and I hope that I can have a chance to try this again, but a bit more fresh than this one. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a very smooth carbonation, and the drinkability is good despite the oxidation.

Another really good beer from new glarus. Flavor is nice and hoppy with hints of maltiness. Definitely one of the better IPAs Ive tried.

Date: 07/17/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade

clear amber, big off white head, sweet piney aroma, creamy body, rich and mostly dry carmel malt flavor, flavorfull and balanced hops, nice but does not have enough character to stand out from tonights lineup of many ipa’s

Aroma: 9/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Score: *4
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[from bottle] amber, real hoppy, can taste the hops almost before you open the bottle. not very offensive, easy to sip on. a little fruit in there. not a real big fan of the ipa style but i have drank this brew more than once.