Port Townsend Bitter End India Pale Ale

Brewed by Port Townsend Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Port Townsend, Washington USA

Best of the port townsends i tried. Darker amber than the pale. Small white head a somewhat prominent floral hop smell that transmits to the taste as well. Simple and bland for an IPA but not all that crappy, unlike the other Townsends.

Another 22 oz bomber while waiting for a ferry. Golden beer with a thick white head. Aroma is fairly sweet and fruity, some sweet caramelly malts. More fruity yeastiness in flavour as well balancing the light caramel and woody malts. Estery fruity finish. Not what I was expecting from a Washington State IPA.

Bottle, from the shack of a fish restaurant across from the Keystone ferry terminal

Bright amber colour. Earthy, fruity, fuggley aroma. Moderate bitterness. Light and bright, with earthy English malts. Really understated for a WA IPA...I still feel that this style works best when it is really hop forward and brash.

Bottle IPACopper, no head, light lacing. Nose of bamboo, hops and crispy pale malts. The flavor is musky, metallic and sweet, not too balanced. A lingering crummy mouthfeel. Finishes tangy. Meh.

Hazy amber beer with a whitish head. Light citrus aroma. Some orange and grapefruit flavor with some malt backing. Slight grassiness.

22oz bottle that only says Port Townsend IPA. That she blows is right. This thing is another foamer... not so much out of the bottle, but poured in my glass it’s 90% white foam and 10% semi--murky deep yellow, pretty much the color in the picture on this page. It has a musty, airy aroma, with some burnt caramel malts, some metallic notes (light), some cardboard as well (also light), and a musty hop acidity that reaches up the nose. Pungent, sharp flavor up front of old oranges, limes, lemons, starchy tree sap hop flavor, but turning more oily in the finish. Middle of the drink is interesting, it basically disappears. Leaves the tongue empty and too light. I think I can taste the bottle.

Cloudy dark golden with a rocky off white, fully retained head. Aroma is OK. A bit of fresh hop citric aroma, but not enough. Flavor is better than the aroma but is bitter and not much sweet. Also seems to have an off flavor in the finish. Definetely not the greatest IPA.

Bottle, from Bottleworks. OK nose citrus, oranges/lemons/grapefruit. Touch skunky. Maybe grass or even clove in there. Hazy orangy/golden color. Ok head that faded slowly. Bitter flavors, grapefruit, kinda rindy. Little tinny. Thinner body, tad creamy. Bitter finish that hangs around. One dimensional, but doesn’t WOW me. Just ok.