Pelican India Pelican Ale

Brewed by Pelican Pub & Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Pacific City, Oregon USA

Bottle generously shared by Slob. Appearance was hazy golden to amber in color, white head, good retention, nicely recreated with a swirl. The aroma was strong amber ale-like, citrus, pine, and caramel. The flavor followed the aroma, pine hops first, citrus second, caramel underneath, along with a presumably hop-originated spicey character. The mouthfeel was very full, a big beer in heartiness and hoppiness. Thanks, Bert, for the wonderful opportunity on this one.

Small tan head, retention is good with minimal lacing. Hazy gold, light copper colored ale. Big hoppy nose, fruity, flowery, big citrus elements, grapefruity with notes of tar, pine and some toasty malts showing through. Body is full, lightly resiny and oily, good carbonation thats lightly prickly. Piney , citrusy,hop flavors up front backed by mildly sweet malts, a hint toasty, a hint of melons. just super tasty big hop flavors. Dry, hoppy, spicey finish. WOW, what a bite! An IPA? Borderline DIPA me thinks. Props to SDbruboy for this most enjoyable brew. Thanks again Cliff!

22oz Bomber $5.55 Liquid Solutions India Pelican Ale pours a slightly dirty golden with very minor orange highlights. Clear with a big 2+ finger dense eggshell white head. Minimal small carbonation bubbles rise to that thick cap of head. Leaves sticky, sheety, chunky lacing after each sip. Cascade hops hit the nose first and don’t ever leave which is fine by me. Piney with a good amount of bitter grapefruit. A caramel maltiness lurks underneath the hoppy goodness and the nose finishes with a spicy character I’m having a tough time putting my finger on. Good flavor on this one. Things start off with a caramel creaminess but the hops quickly take over. Smooth grapefruit and orange hoppiness slide over the tongue mid palate and stay flavorful and sweet. On the swallow the grapefruit rind bitterness takes over and lingers. Very nice. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Cabonation gets prickly around the edges of the tongue and that with the solid bitterness give the tongue a good thrashing. Dry finish. Very drinkable enjoyable IPA. One I could easily sit around and sip away the night. A quality IPA from Pelican Brewery. Solid West Coast style IPA. I wish Pelican products were available around here, I’d like to try some others. 6/10/07

Thanks to Juancho. I’m visiting Juancho in Atlanta an it has been a beer festival. Great brew, perfect hoppiness and a very clean taste.

6/17/2007: India Pelican Ale pous a nice, clear golden orange color. There is a two-finger ivory head that is dense, rocky, long-lasting, and leaves interesting pictograph-like lacing on the glass. The aroma is citrus and pine with some toffee maltiness. The flavor is clean and satisfying with lots of grapefruit and pine hops, a moderate bitterness, and just enough toffee maltiness to provide the necessary balance. There is a long, pleasing bitter finish hightlighted by citrus (grapefruit and tangerine) hop flavors. This is an extremely easy to drink IPA despite its higher alcohol content (no alcohol is noticeable in the flavor!). This beer has a medium-full body and is very smooth and mellow on the palate. India Pelican Ale is an excellent IPA.

22 oz bottle from trade with kenb (Oct 2006). Thanks Ken. I appreciate it! Rating #173 for this beer...

From a 22oz Bottle. Purchased at Whole Foods in Portland, OR. Pours a filtered, crystal clear color of coppery gold with shades of peach skin and a thick, rocky head of white foam. Streams of bubbles rise from the bottom of the glass, generating sensational bursts of cascade hop aroma. Clean, citrusy nose with a twist of herbal spice; it’s like sticking your nose directly into a freshly opened package of cascade hops - no other description could come close to doing this justice. Light bodied, crisply carbonated mouthfeel that’s dialed in to the perfect level to lighten up the palate even more than it already is. Loads of herbal, mildly spicy hops pucker on the tongue on contact, as if licking the inner rind of a white grapefruit. This gives way to an interesting talcom-like biscuit maltiness, lightly toasted. All the while, the grapefruit lingers, and regains full control of the palate as the subtle maltiness fades. Alcohol is well hidden in the dry, refreshing finish. Frighteningly sessionable for a 7.5% beer. The hop utilization is exceptional, bringing out intense bitterness, flavor, and aroma without any one trait dominating. If I had one complaint about this beer, it would be that the malt character gets dominated a bit too much by the incredible hops. A little bit more soft breadiness or light caramel notes might help soften up the dry, powdery malt character that comes through mid-palate. However, there’s no denying that this, as is, is a damn fine IPA.

bottle. copper. rising bubbles to thick off white head. nice fresh, citrus hop and rich malt aroma. lively palate. very nice balance. dry hop, citrus and rich. big bitter finish. very solid.

bottle courtesy of sbnw1111 shared @ Coles Buffalo NY. Huge hop aroma. little soapy, Citrus with nice malt flavor to smooth things out. one of the btter IPA’s out there.