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

(Brewgrass08) Soft off-white head atop crystal clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, bread, grass/straw. Taste is medium sweet, pine/grapefruit, some bread. Soft light-medium body. Not what I’d think of as an IPA, my rating is to an APA (else I’d score it lower).

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

Draft sample at Knoxville Brew Jam. Poured a clear amber color with a large frothy white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate floral sour citrus aroma. Medium body with slick texture. Heavy bittersweet flavor with a heavy bittersweet finish of long duration. This is a standout drinkable brew.

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.

Mini Keg courtesy of Degarth. Pours crystal clear light copper with mildly frothy tan head and some cobweb lacing. Nice malty aroma with layers of bread and butter, light roasted malts and some vague hoppiness. The taste is just as malty as the nose with up front roasty caramel and crystal malts. It quickly moves into the butterscotch and buttered bread arena as pine and citrus hop bitterness well up and make a solid appearance. Very tasty.

Orangey Brown, with a thick white head. Piney, spicy aroma. Very earthy, resiney, piney flavor, and a sticky, mouth-coating finish. Very dirty, messy beer, and I like it. Nice effort from Olde Hickory.

Slightly hazy golden coloured body with orange highlights and a dense off-white head. Aroma of nice high alpha-acid hops with some grapefruit tartness and a plentiful malt background. Medium-bodied; Good strong hoppiness in the taste with a strong alcohol kick with a strong malt backbone. Aftertaste shows the hop character lasting long with a good hop bitterness. Malt & alcoholic character goes a long was as well in extending the taste. Overall, a nice beer to be able to sample and a fine example of an APA! I sampled this pint on draught at the Beer Sellar in Knoxville, Tennessee on 02-October-2004.