Nils Oscar India Ale

Brewed by Nils Oscar
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Nyköping, Sweden

Bottle. Average light creamy like off-white head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Cloudy orange / golden color. Aroma of pineapple / grapefruit, hint of elderflower, citrus, caramel, grain. Over the palate hint of apricot and cookie. Medium bodied with an average carbonation and light dry texture. Light to moderated sweet and bitter flavor. Light dry and somewhat bitter finish. Well put together and very drinkable IPA.

Sessionable IPA. It pours a clear copper body with a smallish off-white head. The aroma has pine, orange petal, and zesty hop scents over a sweet, light caramel. Light bodied. The malts greatly outweigh the hoppy bitterness in the flavor - Nice - leading to a prolonged, moderately bitter finish. Definitely repeatable.

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Bottle. Clear copper colour with mostly lasting white head. Powerfull aroma of malt, green hops and pine. Slightly sweet malt in the flavor. Slightly oily on the palate. Average finish.

Pours a clear, orange-red hue with a thin, white, frothy head. Strong, cutting aroma of orange, pine and cinnamon. Cookie and bread malts--light in comparison to the hops. Flavour is clean with moderate bitterness. Very light honey taste initially. Hops are quite bright, invigorating. Medium-light bodied with firm carbonation and a dry, velvety texture. Very refreshing, wouldn’t mind having this on hand all the time. 33cl bottle, goblet.

Appearance: Pours a clear, orange-gold body with a frothy white head. Smell: Solid malt aroma of rich caramel paired with a pungent hop scent combination of flowers, citrus, and herbs. Taste: Subdued maltiness with only a light taste of caramel and sweetness. Flavors of citrus and flowers are there, sure, but the very green-tasting herbaceousness comes through the strongest. Light acidity. Medium bitterness. Dry finish with a lingering bitterness. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A fine, refreshing IPA. I could consider drinking this on a regular basis if it weren’t for the cost and issue of availability.

Name: IPA
Date: 12/22/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

clear copper, wispy white head, sweet crystal malt aroma with light floral and citrus hops, sweet crystal malt flavor, lots of balancing blended hops, big earthy character, long bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Pours a transparent deep bronze color with a wispy-lacing clingy white head. Aroma of lemony piny resiny English hops and a touch of pale malty sweetness. Starts with a decent pale malty sweetness balanced with a crisp, slightly earthy bittering hop presence toward a drier bittersweet finish. Pretty drinkable and balanced, but I still prefer a bigger, fresher hop presence in IPAs.

clear orange with a small film white head. butterscotch and caramel aroma with a light dash of lemony hops. light-medium bodied. malty and light on the hops. definitely more of an english style ipa. bready, butterscotch malt flavors with a touch of bittering hops.