Russian River Blind Pig IPA

Brewed by Russian River Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Santa Rosa, California USA

9/10/2008: Russian River Bling Pig looks thick, has a hacy golden color, fine sediment, and an average white head (good lacing). The aroma has lots of orangy hops, some resi,t toffee malt, and PINEAPPLE. The bitterness level is high, but not too much. It’s a good blend of bitterness and hoppy flavors dominated by PINEAPPLE. I think there is also a some Cascade hops. This beer is definitely more hoppy than malty and that’s okay. This beer has amedim-light body, soft palate, and is really drinkable. Overall it is a great IPA.

500 mL bottle (Bottled on: 070908 / 6.10% Alc. by Vol.) shared by alexsdad06. Thanks Brad! Rating 538 for this beer.

Rather nice, almost copper color. Little head, smell is very nice. Very smooth drinking IPA, bitterness is there but it comes at you softly. Tasty beverage.

On tap at the brewpub on 6/30/09. Pours nice thick gold, little head. Now we’re getting into the good IPAs. Great citrus and pine hopes, touch of vanilla. Little sweetness balanced very well by the bitter finish.

(bottle) Pours a cloudy golden color. Small, off white head - fair lacing. Fruity hop aroma. Light, citrus flavored hops, perhaps lemon. Slick texture, soft carbonation, average duration. Light bitter finish. Delicious!

700th rating. Bottle from BMan1113VR who was my secret santa for the summer secret santa thing. Pours a lightly hazed orange honey amber with a large beige head that sticks around for a while. Nice big pineapple and grapefruit aromas with some beautiful resiny pine notes. One of the best smelling IPAs I’ve had. A little thinner than medium body, smooth and with some nice spicy qualities. Finishes with a big thick tannic grapefruit bitterness. Lovely. Just lovely. Big thanks to Andrew for this one. Excellent choice.

Tap at RR. Hazy yellow body, with a small white head. Aroma is hops, citrus, pine and banana. Flavor is hops, grapefruit, citrus and fruit. Very good.

Draft at Ron’s. Pours hazy dark straw toward copper. Nose is grapefruit and tangerine, heavy hops, malt. The taste is bitter, very hoppy and resiny, with hefty pineapple and grapefruit flavors, and black peppery hints. Smooth and crisp, with a niice complexity, this one is a hop head’s wet dream, literally and figuratively.

Thanks Jason! Six week old bottle. Blind Pig pours a hazy honey brown color with a smallish off white tan head. Light carbonation is visible. Aroma is not big and offers citrus, caramel, and pine. Flavor begins with a tart and bitter hop bite that is sweetened by caramel. While the hops are assertive they are also pillow soft at times. There is some nice pepper spice that shows up as the beer warms. The hops are so delightfully complex and well crafted. This is what an IPA should be! I was sorry to see the bottom of the glass.