Pumphouse Hot Shots Harvest Double IPA

From the Jug at the Pumphouse Brewery & Restaurant, Longmont 08/10/2008 (As Hot Shots Harvest Ale 2008) Hoppy aroma. Golden coloured and hoppy with a pine fruit flavour. Crisp and slightly bitter lasting finish.

"Hot Shots Harvest Ale," sampled in July 2008: Probably one of the best-tasting beers I’ve had at the Pumphouse. Deep amber with a creamy head and lingering lace. Smooth, soft and weighty on the tongue; rich texture. Really rich and flavorful malts with tremendous depth -- toffee, caramel, big cocoa, brown sugar, toasty nuts and a hint of tobacco. Hops were very complementing -- flavor-wise and bitterness-wise. Wafty hints of sugary pine and snappy orange. Awesome stuff. Wish they had it on all the time.

Tap @ Pumphouse: Poured a hazy dark amber color with an off-white head. The malt stands out. Toasty and nutty but a decent citrusy hop component. The flavor was hoppy. Grapefruit and citrus that was fairly strong and lasted a long time past the malt. Mild-moderately bitter but short. Medium body.

On tap at the brewpub on 10/14/07 called Hot Shots Harvest Ale: Deep ruby orange copper pour has a frothy clingy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of fresh grapefruity hops and lightly sweet and toasty caramel malt. Body starts with a nice light malty sweetness and big crisp citrusy hoppy balance. Finishes flavorful and bittersweet with a pleasant light complexity. A good IPA.

Name: Hot Shots Harvest
Date: 10/14/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy dark copper, fine cream head, streaks of drippy lace, light sweet malt aroma with floral hops, sweet caramel malt flavor, nice citrus and earthy hops balance the sweetness, light bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Dark cloudy amber w/ good head. Sharp pine hop aroma with some sweetness. Heavy pine hop taste with lots of alcohol. Very good malt backing compliments well while letting the hops shine.

Draught at Brewery: Aroma of hops; floral, piney, and pineapple. Poured brown in color. Small white head. No lacing. Cloudy. Flavor was hoppy. Sweet but bitter. A little fruity. Short finish. Alcohol flavor. Medium body. Soft carbonation. Overall, a good amber.

tap. hazy brown pour. thin head. apple, oak, rich maltiness aroma. smooth, burnt malts, nutty. Strong dry hop finsih. very interesting and very very good.