Russian River Blind Pig IPA

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

bottle, cloudy tangerine color, mild foam, nose of pine and cantalope, flavor of pine, cookies, melons and a great smooth hoppy finish

Dark amber with fluffy white head. Extremey herby/woodsy and slightly fruity hoppy aroma. Nice bitter hop bite with overwhelming hop flavor. Tastes just like PLiny the Elder with a bite.

gold body with a white head, very hoppy, flavors are sweet, washy, not bad, but surprisingly, not great, finishes very bitter, a bit chilly, which is killing flavor and aroma.

Pours a very light amber with nice single finger white head. Aroma is candy sweetness and funky pine hop notes. Taste is far milder than I had assumed it would be. Words almost fail me right now. This beer is perfectly balanced. Definitely not too bitter, as many IPA’s seem to be more bitter than hop flavor focused. Bitterness still accumulates the more you drink it, but that can’t really be avoided in an IPA. The hop flavors are perfectly balanced by a nice, crisp amber malt taste. Very refreshing. This is one nice IPA. I wish that I’d bought more.

Bottle. Finally. Pours a dull golden straw color with a solid inch of foamy white head that sticks around forever, lacing the hell out of the glass. Nose starts with a big smack of grapefruit- noticeable from a foot or so away from the glass right after pour. Aroma follows with oranges and tangerines. Pungent, earthy, and fruity. Flavor is immediately unique. Plenty of that fruit from the nose, with grapefruit taking the forefront as it often does. Earthy pine and resin notes fill out the hop profile. Superb bitterness-immediately aggressive, remains thoughout the flavor, never overpowering. Hop character overall shows an interesting flatness- tons of hops, but never overdone in any one aspect. Minimal sweetness or malt flavors, and the palate/finish are superbly dry and clean, with only lingering hints of bitterness. One of the more unique, interesting, and well-done IPAs available.

From .5l bottle. Light golden with a off-white head and decent lace. Huge aroma of powerful hops. Full flavored ale with slightly oily aftertaste. Definitely in the West Coast style.

grapefruit/nectarine turning resiny on nosing. the malt backbone in relation to bitter hop content is nearly perfect. very long clean & dry finish. this is f’ing fantastic!!!!

This beer is a hop party in my mouth! I was accustomed to RR’s big imperials, so I expected a much tamer hop taste to their regular old IPA. What I got was a brew with all the hop flavor and without the malty intensity of an IIPA. I’d love to taste this next to a DFH 60. It would be a brutal competition. Where is my dream pub with both on tap?