 LiebeBier (744), RIchmond, Virginia, USA
Mar 27, 2008
Draft - A very nice beer with a large amoutn of hop aroma and flavor. More in \line with the style of IPA I prefer that has a nice light malt character held up by large amounts of hop.
stefanje (552), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
Aug 29, 2008 650 ml bottle courtesy of dkachur. Pours a translucent copper color with medium white head that showed good lacing. The aroma was moderate in strength with dough, malted barley and apricots. The taste was hops forward with a fair biter hops kick, also present in the flavor was pine, caramel and brown sugar. The mouthfeel was full and malty. The finish was medium in duration and biter-sweet. Overall: A very enjoyable IPA, sometimes the bitterness comes across as a bit harsh, but strengths outweigh flaws. A recommended quaff. Thanks Dan.
Heathen (508), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
Aug 25, 2008 THOUGHTS: Wasn’t expecting too much from this one because I never heard much about it before picking it up, But it was a very nice beer. Great really.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, medium orange with an average, slightly off-white head that mostly diminished but left good lacing. The aroma was light to moderate caramel malt and heavy pine and citrus (mostly orange) hops The initial flavor was moderately sweet and lightly acidic; while the finish was moderate to heavily sweet and bitter and lightly acidic with and average to long finish. There was caramel malt then orangey citrus hops with a little pine too. The medium body was sort of syrupy, yet oily too. But a better word overall would be juicy. It had fizzy carbonation with a very light astringent finish.
shigadeyo (1370), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
Aug 17, 2008
8/17/2008: My wife took the first sip of Olde Richmond Batch No. 11 India Pale Ale and said that "it smells good" and tastes like citrus. A balanced aroma of brown sugar and toffee maltiness and lightly grassy and citrusy hops is a good start for this IPA. It has a shiny clear copper color, a moderate level of carbonation, and a frothy off-white head. There is a good level of sweet orange peel citrus hoppiness, a nice toffee maltiness, and a moderate level of bitterness. I really like the blend and balance of flavor, but the bitterness seems to be on the low side for an IPA. This beer has a nice medium-full body and a pleasing mouthfeel. More and more flavor and some additional bitterness come out as the beer warms. The hop flavor becomes more floral with a touch of orange and the maltiness presents as a lot of pale malt and strong like a Bock instead of being sugary. I think this is a very good, very sessionable IPA.
1 pint 6 fluid ounce bottle brought back from Virginia for me by my lovely wife. Thanks babe! Rating #72 for this beer...
mwelsh13 (140), Maryland, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Grassy hop aroma matches the flavor. Soft hop bitterness for an IPA. Golden color with little head.
nearbeer (1234), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Aug 1, 2008 650 ml. Clear burnt orange with a small but lasting creamy head. Aroma is initially banana nut bread, but is overtaken by light cinnamon, caramel and a hint of cabbage. Flavor starts as spicy banana nut bread, but after three gulps turns to peppery apple and toffee, becoming nicely bittered at the end with peppery wood tones. Big malt backing makes follow-on sips initially flavorful orange-grapefruit with honey, turning to resin and peppery wood. Great long finish of banana nut and peppery oak in perfect harmony. Light-medium body is extremely soft and smooth with a nice dry finish. Excellent balance in this unique and complex take on an IPA.
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