Peak Brewery Monkey Point India Pale Ale

Brewed by Peak Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and over ripe fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw and over ripe fruits as well as light notes of cardboard. The body is light. I find it boring. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Hazy amber of color with a weak white head. An aroma of yeast, hops, malt and dry notes. A flavor of mal,t hops and dry.

Bottle. Pours a dark orange amber with a small and very short-lived head. The colour is lovely, but the pour is a bit of a dud. The aroma is very odd for an IPA-- very estery and yeasty, with underlying sweet toffee and marzipan. This smells like a belgian ale, not an IPA. Hardly surprising, but the palate translates the same way. As an IPA I didn’t like this beer at all. As a belgian ale, this may work. Perhaps I got a bad bottle. I d be happy to give it a second chance should the opportunity arise.

<b>Bottle 50cl.</b>
Unclear hazy medium grey orange color with virtually none appearance, fair lacing, fully diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, orange, moderate yeasty, leather, chemistry. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (100908)

(Bottle 50 cl) Slightly hazy amber golden with a small, rough white head. Lightly fruity and citrusy nose. Medium body, a little low in carbonation with caramel and some leathery accents. The finish is dry but not overly bitter. 100908

Hand pump at Beervna 2008: Pours a deep reddy orange, no head by the time I got back. Strong nose of vanilla, spices, citrus, herb. On tasting; the herbs, spice, malt, hops on a base of vanilla throughout. Very complex and unique, still taste the hops like an IPA but has some wheat beer character to it as well.

Cloudy amber with tiny off white short lasting head. Sweet aroma with caramel, hoppy and piney notes. Sweet flavour with dusty hops, caramel and citric notes. Ends bitter.

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a fully diminished white head. Mild hoppy and towards fruity aroma. Flavour is bitter and slight bitter with a mild fruity note. Bitter and dry finish with a mild fruity and towards a lasting herbal note.