Olde Auburn Plainsman IPA

Brewed by Olde Auburn Ale House (AL)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Auburn, Alabama USA

Date: 03/24/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

amber with a slight chill haze, whispy white head, plesant hop aroma, creamy body, solid citrus hop flavor on a perfect sweet cqrmel malt base, soft lingering bitter finish, a bit of tartness shows up about halfway through a pint then disappears,
-------- /> Date: 12/21/2005

clear amber, lots of lace, nice floral hop aroma, big bitter hop flavor, nice carmel sweetness shows up upon warming

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

Sampled from a growler courtesy of kp: Pours a clear pale bronze with a thin-lacing white head. Fresh dry grassy piney hop aroma has a soft touch of caramel. Starts with a dry earthy bittering hoppiness and a thinner, bittersweet finish. Lots of hops, but could use more malty balance.

Growler @ Kp’s Cellar. Poured a clear light amber with a thin off-white head. Nice amount of hop aroma. Citrus and earhty. Sweet malt with some caramle underneath. Flavor starts with caramel andacidic citrus. Mild to moderate bitter finish.

An orange beer with sticky sides. Nice floral aroma. I get a cross between a citric and grassy character ... a good bitter beer.

Draught. Pours copper with a small frothy white head, somewhat diminishing, good lacing. Aroma is average malt (caramel, meal), heavy hops (flowers, perfume, fruit), average yeast (sweat, soap) with notes of honey and peach. Medium bodied, oily texture, soft carbonation and a bitter finish. Light sweetness, moderate bitterness and acidity; hoppy citrus flavor.

Tap. Nice cherry and hops aroma. Medium amber color with long lasting head. Slight sweet berry and moderate hops flavor - very nicely blended. A very good IPA - hops not overwhelming.

Brought to Tampa by brewer Jeremy, thanks buddy. The pour creates mildly hazy deep gold body with a copper core and white head of foam. The aroma has an earthy hoppiness that I could identify first then I get a mix of floral hops, pine hops and a sense of citrus. I get a hint of sweet malt too in the background. The taste begins feeling a bit thin starting with notes of sweet malt followed quickly by citrus grapefruit, tangelo, pine bitterness, mild spice and some hints of floral hops. It ends nice too with a full combination of hops taking the experience into the after taste.

Pretty Good IPA. Floral, citrusy hops dominate the nose. A bit of caramel sweetness, but a disappointing finish.