Russian River Blind Pig IPA

Draught at the brewery. Gold with a white head. Huge hoppy aroma of pine and grapefruit. Dry, lightly toasted pale malt with lots of bitter, piney hop flavor. A little lighter bodied and dryer than RRIPA, with a very dry and clean finish and lingering bitterness. A pretty big hop charge, but the profile isn’t quite as interesting as RRIPA. Love the dry, clean malt profile though

500ml bottle. Pours a hazy, golden-yellow body with a thin, white, fizzy head that leaves a good amount of runny, soapy lacing. Aroma is very bright and fresh. Lots of zesty lemons and sweet caramels. Some light toffee and pine in the background as well as some tropical fruits. Flavor is nice and abundant, yet somewhat subdued. Doesn’t jump out like some other CA brews. The flavor grows in the finish and increases more as it warms. The most intensely bitter taste comes about a minute after sipping. A very light bodied and dry IPA. Big, fresh, zesty, and bright citrus (mostly lemony) after an initial and brief caramel maltiness. Lots of pine and grass in the aftertaste. Very resiny. Some pineapple and tropical fruit flavors increase in the finish, which maintain a big zesty, tartness for a long duration. There is a malt presence, but its very light and in the background. The palate is very light and crisp. Overall, lots of tangy, puckering flavor for such a light bodied IPA. Very tasty.

On draft at Union Jacks. Very dissapointed. I expected much more from this beer. However, it is always difficult to live up to the hype.

Great tasting IPA with a similar flavour profile to it’s big brother "Pliny the Elder". Allot of exotic fruit such as pineapple and passionfruit is all over the aroma and in the flavour. The brew could do with just a tad more carbonation but it’s still very drinkable and tasty. Thanks to fredandboboflo for this bottle.

Kick Ass IPA. If you know hoppy beers you know the deal. It is all here. Smell, taste, bitter, sweet. Ooooh that smell. That smell that surrounds me. Regular must have for sure. Vinnie is a beer genius. Hop Heads rejoice.

2009 Bottle - 1 month old, pours a semi-hazy golden with a large, lasting off-white head...aroma is big and bright, frest citrus, grass, peach, pine tar...flavour is similar, nice variance of bitters, I was actually expecting a few more IBU’s given the hype, but it is good, very dry finish...I think more malt without going the DIPA route would have made me happier, still delicious....

Bottled. Thanks to larsniclas. Hazy golden colour, with low white head. Great aroma from dry-hopping, there is vanilla, grape and mandarines. Flavourwise an ultra-clean hop-juicy backbone from grapes and orange-peels. Well attenuated and really bitter. Medium bodied, and focused on the hops rather than the maltiness. Great beer!

Bottle thanks to larsniclas
On March 7, 2009
Shady pale golden color, white head. Chinook hops, pineapple, sweet caramel scent, smells "bitter". Slight acidic, dry, bitter taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.