Olde Hickory Table Rock Pale Ale

Brewed by Olde Hickory Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Hickory, North Carolina USA

Date: 04/12/2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Hickory, NC

Clear amber, fresh grapefruit aroma, big bitter flavor profile, bigger than most ipa’s, unbalanced, needs sweetness
-------- /> Date: 07/18/2006
Score: i to ii+
Words: taproom

clear amber, thin fine white head, nice lace, sweet citrus malt aroma, nice big bitter citrus hop flavor, good carmel malt sweetness to back it up
-------- /> Date: 12/21/2006
Source: brewpub
Score: ii+ to ii

swinging back towards the bitter side,
-------- /> Date: 03/24/2007
Words: mini-keg from 7/06

lots of sweet caramel malt with plenty of hops still lasting, lots of bitterness but not overdone, touch of butterscotch sweetness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

on tap-pours a white head and amber color. Aroma is citrus hops. Taste is citrus hops-some bitter, medium malt. OK carbonation.

Had on tap at the Sunspot in Knoxville, TN. Poured to an orange-red color with thick white head that lasted for most the glass, and left good lacing. Slight fruit aroma, apples mostly, with a hint of hoppy floral. Flavor was a little of the same, although both were muted. What I liked best about this beer was the biting mouthfeel and the strong, bitter finish.

I truly enjoy this beer. I can only find it in one local bar, but I order it every time that I go there. It has a refreshing taste and is not too hoppy. It has a beautiful color. I have only had it on draft, but plan on trying it in the bottle.

Mini-keg at a reception in Knoxville. Poured copper with a nice tan head. Nose is floral and citrus. Plavor is citrusy and malty, with a nice hop bite in the finish. Excellent mouthfeel. A good Pale Ale.

From notes 5/17/03: Poured an orange-copper color, the "usual" IPA coloring. A complimentary white head that seems to glow on top of the orange. Laces well. Nicely hopped. Nothing in-your-face. Floral tones with some citrus notes in the background. Crisp hoppiness. As you taste the beer, you can almost taste the earth the hops were grown in. As it warms, the aromas become more pronounced and a sharper bite develops. Per the OHB, this has a "distinct flavor to please the palate." Mine was pleased nicely.

Clear amber, an attractive hue. The aroma has fresh citrus and apricot hops. In the flavor they add a bit of pine and a touch of astringency from the hops. This is hoppier than the Warning IPA, but I think I prefer the Warning. Not bad, this one, though.

Draught at the brewpub. Clear orange color with white head that laced the glass. Citrusy hop nose. Tangy and bitter with a hoppy grapefruit flavor. Very good IPA.