North By Northwest Kodiak IPA

Brewed by North By Northwest Restaurant and Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Austin, Texas USA

Draught. Copper color with a thick-white head. Looking into the glass, it has a unique appearance; like something hearty, or organic with substance. Smell is fresh and fruity. The exact fruit is hard to pinpoint, but maybe an apricot. Taste is sweet--not overly hoppy, which surprised me given this is an IPA. Substantial malt flavor. Very mellow character; somewhat subdued. Gradual bitter finish. Very drinkable.

From big bottle. Pours cloudy orange with tall foamy head that last quite a while. Fruity aroma with pine and sage. Flavor has a carbonated bite -- a bit odd. Lots of sediment (too much for my liking). Not as hoppy or as bitter as I like in an IPA -- more like a plain old northwest hop pale ale.

22 oz bottle. Thanks Walt. Hazy gold brown with a lumpy off-white head. Foam builds in the bottle with each pour. Mango nose with some spruce. Tight, champagne carb makes for a sudsy body. Club soda, orange and light hops. An interesting IPA that reminds me of a saison and at times a pilsener.

Head rising out of the bottle shortly after opening and doesnt stop until the bottle is emptied. Head is white, of course it,s large and lasting with lace all over the place. Hazy gold flurting with an orange glow, a bit of floaties in there. Fruity nose is masked by copious amounts of co2 though the citrus and fruit notes manage to pull through after a rest. Body is medium, somewhat resiny and over carbonated. Flavors of pine, citrus, medium sweet caramel malt, fruity, grainy and yeasty. Finish is fruity, hoppy and dry. Thanks Walt!

22oz bottle shared courtesy of Walt. Poured a medium and hazy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of pine, citrus, oranges, and some malts. Tastes of oranges some caramel, and some pine with a grapefruit finish.

Thanks to Walt for this one. A very nice hazy cloudy looking brew with a solid nose of citrus hoppiness arising outta’ the glass. Some sweetness from a malts but no second guessing what this is. Nice and bitter aftertaste

Thanks to walt for this... Appears a hazy orange/amber with a small white head that fades into a mild cap. Spotty lacing is left around the glass. Smell is of sugary citrus, and pine on top of a light maltiness. Taste is of the same aromas...perhaps a bit weaker. Mouthfeel is medium bodied but slightly thin with a sugary, quick finish.

Thanks to Walt. Pours a lightly hazy golden amber with a small off white head that left some lacing. Aroma of orange, pine, caramel and some sweet malts and vanilla. Flavors of the same with a light bitterness.