Skagit River Scullers IPA

Brewed by Skagit River Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Mount Vernon, Washington USA

22oz bomber, big malty beer very light citrus piney hop aroma, good flavor balence nice creamy head and great lace all the way to the bottom left a somewhat sweet malty aftertaste would rather have had a bitter bite from the hops.

(On cask at the PP Real Ale Fest 2006) Pours with a slightly cloudy amber body topped by a thin head with little lacing. It’s slightly sweet and malty with a nice hoppy kick, full of piney notes. The aroma has a slight mustiness, but, it’s not to evident. Medium bodied, slightly dry and a touch warming.

Smells of cascade hops and slight slight hint of sour fruit. Looks nice and unflitered on the dark end of the amber spectrum with a gigantic head. Tastes like smoke and burnt coffee, with fewer hops that I would have thought, very interesting -- I like it - it dares to be different. Quality after taste of smoke that reminds me of the label. Would drink again.

Draught Hazy orange-amber, with just a rim of yellow head, leaving unreal amounts of lace. Hops, not overpowering, with a flowery, nearly rosepetal quality. Very hoppy, hopbitter, near-metallic flavour, quite some maltbacking, but not really contributing a lot to the taste, rather the MF. Retronasal some non-sweet licorice flavour. Medium to well-bodied. Certain slickness. A reasonably good IPA, balance being still lopsided, in that I need some malt taste somewhere.

Clear dark amber with a fluffy beige head. Strong bitter grapefruit flavours with a good maltyness. This isn’t that different then the average northwest IPA but to me it stands out as after finishing a 750ml I still wanted more, it’s pretty tasty.

[Bottle]
This was a dark oragne colored IPA with a white head that was every nice. Good brewing on this beer. There was a great flavor and the hops added tot he overall impression. I did get a strong flavor at the end but a deep fired fish would take care of that. A very good brew and a great time drinking.

This IPA poured a cloudy orange-amber with a whitish head. The lacing maintained throughout. There is a lack of any floral or pine flavors, instead the hops bring a sharp bitter taste that finish clean. In my opinion not a particularly memorable IPA, yet it was certainly drinkable and enjoyable.

bubble gum nose, thin gold body with no head, bitters are crispy, malty, and flee the scene immediatley after pulling a gun on the clerk, before reaping the profits of one such risky event.