San Diego Friars I.P.A.

Hazy amber,lasting head. Decent hop nose. Intense hop profile.Long huge hop finish

Draft: Looks pretty nice, being the fairly typical amber color you see with most IPA’s. I didn’t really get much smell from this one. Decent head with a little lacing. Initial taste is pretty good, but goes bad quickly. There is a strong residual after taste of alcohol and saccharin. Almost like someone dumped a packet of Equal in my drink. Needles to say, I didn’t care for it too much.

Aroma: Intense hops citric in nature Appearance: cloudy orange to red Flavor: Big hops and mellow malt structure. Palate: medium body medium feel Overall: Nice DIPA

Draft. Dark gold with a small white head. Buttery malt, some citric hops in the aroma. Caramel, butterscotch and a muted metallic citrus hop flavor. Residual sweetness and some faint hop citrus in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium, somewhat dry.

Draft: Amber color, nose is citrusy with cascade, a bit of caramel. The flavor is bittersweet, balanced with pronounced hops. A bit light in umamai and body, but decent. Finishes mellow, characterless.

Draft. Pours clear gold with a small white head. More malty than hoppy, with a sour taste. It got better as you drank it, but it still had a very odd taste up front. Maybe the taps were dirty.

On draught at the brewpub while during trip to California. A golden clear colour with a lance head. Not much aroma very little of hops. Also not much hops in the flavour for an IPA. Very dry and unbalance.

(Draft: San Diego Brewing Company in San Diego, CA) A fairly straightforward IPA, hoppy, moderately bitter, with a somewhat balancing malt backbone. Mildly aromatic nose of hops and a bit of light malt. Fairly clean palate with medium body. Medium gold in color, topped initially by a sizeable head that soon fades to a halo. Good, drinkable, if unremarkable IPA.