Sacramento Abbey IPA

Yeasty spice nose, soft citrus hops. Pours light golden orange, a nice head, with some good lace. Lightly fruity and yeasty up front followed by a solid citrus/floral bitterness that lingers for a while. A little pepper too.

On tap. Hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Lightly tart aroma with a whiff of Brett (hardly intentional!). Medium body with strange fruity accents and some bonbon notes. Has a distinct lactid tartness that clearly indicates an infection. Dry and somewhat astringent finish. Neither Abbey Ale nor IPA - just gone terribly awry. 130709

From tap at the brewpub. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is light spiced and sourish. Light sour and infected flavoured, mild hoppy note coming through and with a hint of Belgian yeast. Ends with a mild citric note and light bitterness.

Date: July 06, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: cloudy orange, creamy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet estery malt aroma, lots of yeasty spicyness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of spicy phenolics blend well with the hops, light lingering bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Draft at the brewpub. A hazy golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and yeast, but also an acidic edge. The flavor is very acidic with notes of grapefruit - clearly off, leading to a tart finish.

Tap into growler into glass at home. Pours a cloudy medium to dark orange with a medium fluffy head that quickly reduces to a thick lacing. Aroma is very fruity, with a little perfume and spoiled garbage. Aroma works out pretty good though. Flavor is a little off; I didn’t expect the rotten dumpster to show up in the flavor. Still mildly hoppy and quite fruity flavorwise. I don’t think that the Belgian yeast is working out in this experiment. Commendations for trying though. Mouthfeel is medium viscosity, medium carbonation. Not bad overall, but SBC has had better efforts. I don’t see this one sticking around forever... Overall, good minus.

Draft at the brewpub. Pours amber with a slight off-white head. Aroma of light fruit. Near full bodied with sharpish carbonation. Flavor is fruit and floral over caramel with a little spice. Decently bitter finish.

Amber color and head that laces well. Nose is very faint hops. Taste is hoppy bitter held up by a little malt. No detection of the Belgian yeast in this one. A milder version of the regular IPA.