Sacramento India Pale Ale

Golden orange pour, nice head. Nose is nice and hoppy - lots of citrus and a hint of sweetness. Clean citrusy ipa. Light sweet base malt, lingering hoppy finish. Overall a nice hoppy IPA. Well done.

On tap. Clear deep golden with a small, off-white head. Fresh piney nose. Medium body, fruit and caramel before a dry and fairly hoppy finish. 130709

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild pinewood hoppy. Fruity and pinewood dry hoppy. Medium bitter, dry and malt filling finish.

Name: IPA
Date: July 06, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, fine beige head, lots of lace
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with an abundance of citrus hops
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet malt provides a good base for lots of hop flavor, plenty of citrus, light bitterness provides balance while letting the hops shine
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Draft at the brewpub. A slightly hazy golden beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of grapefruit and hops on a light caramel back ground. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of hops lending it notes of grass, grapefruit, and lime on a lightly caramel malty back ground. The finish is quite bitter.

On tap at SBC Deep golden, clear with a rocky head. Aromas are powerful with grassy and citrusy hops, a bit of pine and then more still working to create a resinous, sticky brew. Flavors follow suit. Up front there’s a brief bready and slighly caramelized malt sweetness that gives way to a whole lot of hops. Bitterness is gripping, but not out of balance for the style. Dry, clean finish. Mild fruity esters, low alcohol heat. Lovely beer - a vast improved beer over the years.

On-tap at PP C’Bad. Pours slight, hazy orange/amber with a creamy white head, nice lace, good retention. Smells light citrusy hoppy with a caramelly, metallic smell as well. Tastes bitter hoppy, slightly nutty, slight grassy with a sweet metallic malt taste as well. Medium body, vibrant carbonation.

A pretty typical craft IPA, the likes of which have been repeated over and over lately. That said, there’s really nothing to complain about. In other words, it’s good. Typical hoppy-citrusy thing going on. A lockstep interpretation of a worn out theme that the masses apparently can’t get enough of.