Shenandoah Centennial Ale

Growler shared by kmweaver pours bright and sharp honey yellow/orange with a white head. Clean, direct nose of semi-sharp pine-mineral hop cones, lacking any noticeable defects, leaving a fairly clean smell that is something I tend to like in IPA. Flavor is appropriately bitter and sharp, fresh and somewhat green - light bite of pine wood, some sweetened cracker-pils malt flavors, nicely drying and sharp and refreshing in the finish.

Growler, sampled at the 1st Annual Shenandoah Beer Throwdown, courtesy of Ryan. Thanks! Pours a hazy, golden-orange color; white head with mixed-bubbled lacing. Lots of earthy and citrus bitterness in the aroma; very dry, crackery bitterness; some candy sugar and earthy malts underneath. Highly carbonated; lots of citrus and earthy hoppiness upfront; mild astringency; drying, dense hop character; pretty solid IPA from Shenandoah; well-hopped, very earthy and dry; slightly hallow malt core. Lengthy finish: basic sugar, citrus and earthy bitterness; nicely dry end.

12 oz. bottle pour. Pours strawberry-copper color with off white head. Aroma of mild fruit and some hops. Tinny, almost metallic front palate with warm malt in the middle and hoppy finish. Pretty run-of-the-mill; nothing special.

Draft at Dremo’s. Poured out a vivid straw yellow color, with a minimal white head. Aromas are all hops, with some fruity notes. Flavors are all hops, slight malts. Not balanced, but drinkable. Medium mouthfeel, slightly over carbonated. Decent enough beer overall.

Draft at Dremos. Golden color, with thin white head. Nice floral and citrus aromas, with a nice fruit and hoppy flavor. A certainly respectable example of a IPA.

All centennial hops in this IPA. Gold body with a white fizzy head. Floral and citrus nose, nice and not overpowering. Flavor is fruity, slightly malty, hoppy, citrus. Clean, bitter, hoppy finish. Nice beer.

At Shenendoah Brewing - Clear sparkling gold, thin white creamy head. Earthy citric pine and floral nose with no underlying malt. Flavor was bitter, earth and light citrus throughout, and again not much malt to speak of. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Used to like this one in the Bardo Rodeo days, but now...

Rosy tasting beer. Cheery, but has the hops that lets you know: I mean business. Not sure why Dremo’s has these re-named on their taps if they’re made by Shenandoah. A backstory, perhaps? Tap, Dr Dremo’s, Arlington, VA.