Sacramento Independence IPA

On tap. Pours a clear deep golden with a creamy off-white head leaving laces. Citrusy and piney hops in the nose. Medium body, a light fruitiness and a distinct, dry hoppiness that leaves a solid hop bite. In my version only 90 IBU. 130707

From tap at the brewpub. Pours cloudy to hazy yellow/orange with a small white head. Crisp citrusy fruity hops aroma. Dry hoppy, fruity and flat malty flavoured. No sweetness yet also with a light bitterness. Ends dry and light orange to mango fruity.

Draft. Amber beer with a nice cream colored head. Big grapefruit aroma with light summer fruit. Grapefruit and tropical fruit flavor with light malt. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and tropical fruit lingers with light malt.

Date: July 06, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy gold, fine beige head, lots of lace
Aroma: big sweet fruity tangerine aroma, crystal sweetness
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, lots of citrus and tangerine, spicyness including a touch of peppery alcohol, light bitterness
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Draft at the brewpub. A hazy golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has strong notes of hops and grapefruit. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of hops, grapefruit, and hay, on a medium malty back ground, leading to a bitter finish.

Current descriptor on the board: " Double IPA. Pucker UP!" Tap at the brewpub on 7/05/09. Current ABV on the board was 7.4%. Pours a hazy copper amber with a decent white head. Citric hoppy aroma. Grapefruit flavor. It’s smooth, but bitter. Gets more so as the hop attacks the mouth. It’s lushly floral, citric and bitter. Did I forget to say it’s bitter? Well, it’s bitter.

8 ounce sample on tap at the Rubicon festival for the Boys and Girls Club. Piney, grapefruity with the classic C-hop nose. Lightly sweet and herbal. Very aromatic and quaffable. Transparent orange-honey body with a frothy off-yellow head. Nice malty, sweet, chewy start with some piney, spicy, and grapefruit hop flavors. A little herbal/spiciness is present later on with a warming finish. Really good stuff.

On tap at the brewery. This clear copper ale poured with a thin beige head. There is some serious hopping over a smooth malt base and a very bitter finish. This is a well-crafted brew.