New Glarus Hop Hearty Ale

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

Bottle from iowaherkeye; Nose of citrus and HOPs; cloudy copper with a big, long-lasting, glass lacing yellow head; flavor is hoppy with mild bitterness and citrus, well balanced by some caramel malt in the medium body; the hops lasting into the finish.

Ah, a good beer......Definite smell of Cascade in the aroma. Very enticing and I haven’t even poured it yet. Color is a deep, reddish copper. Nice carbonation with a nice full head and good lacing. Good hop complexity and am able to pick out the Cascade and Goldings. Nce earthy flavor where the malt is well represented and provides balance. Body was a little thinner than I would have liked, but I’ve been having many double IPA’s lately and I need to remind myself this is "just" an IPA. Nice aromatics and a good session IPA. Good change of pace beer.

Ultra tasty offering from new glarus! I really enjoy this now that i like IPA’s more. Really tasty, reminds me of the Summit IPA, not to overpowering in the hops either, but plenty of them in there, i like the hoppies!

Bottle. Pours hazy amber color with huge off white head. Lots of lacing. Aroma is delectable, hops, floral, grapefruit, citrus. Flavor is slightly sweet, caramel, floral, some honey notes, piney. Palate is creamy, sticky, medium bodied, decent carbonation. Vey good.

Took me a long time to try this beer because I have spent my life hating spotted cow, belgian red (yes, belgian red), and the offensively bland Naked lager, but this was a life altering beer. Its a true masterpiece of the IPA style.

Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours amber with a big beige head. Aroma of hops, sweet malts, and citrus. The flavor is sweet malts, mild bitterness, and citrus. Great beer.

12 oz bottle

This is one of the better IPAs I have run across. Ironically it is just under my nose but it has taken almost a year to give it a try. This is another very well made product from the Careys. In fact, I like it even more than the Unplugged Imperial IPA which is not too shabby itself. The best part is that this is $6.99 for a 6 pack. That’s a bargain for something this good.

Aroma / Appearance - After an aggressive pour there was a huge billowing foamy head. It eventually settled down from an inch of liquid to an inch of head. The body had some mild carbonation and was the color of maple syrup. The nose had a definite grassy note that was a combination of spruce needles, cedar chips and berries.

Flavor / Palate - A resiny feel coated my mouth after the first sip. Acting as a base, it sat there while caramel, raisins, honey, cream soda and movie popcorn played across my palate. As it warmed, the hops began to balance against the malts. The aftertaste was mostly malts. Unlike a west coast IPA which is a test of how many hops can be packed into a bottle, this is very well balanced. The creamy mouthfeel leaves a slight bitter taste on the tongue.

Moderate malt flavor, with strong floral hop flavor, lively carbonation, bitter hop aftertaste, medium to full body, Overall this is one of my favorite IPA’s. The strong flavor of the hops is just right, not overdone or underdone. If you like a full bodied, strongly hopped IPA, this is one to try.