Speakeasy Big Daddy IPA

Brewed by Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
San Francisco, California USA

tap: clear amber, some lacing. Aroma is grapefruit, pine, some caramel backing. Very predictable. Flavor is medium bodied with high bitterness. Big and tasty, but not overly complex.

Straight from bottle. Found on vacation in San Fran. Deliciously fruity hop flavor with nice long bitter finish. Not much malt -- just the way I like an IPA. This one could turn into a regular favorite if I could purchase it locally.

Pours hazy golden with small off-white head. Piney and citrus fruit hops in the nose along with some sticky malt aroma. Flavor is assertive and bitter hops upfront, mostly piney flavors hints of toffee malt flavors come through as it warms. Lightly smokey, too. Resiny, oily mouthfeel. This is exactly how I like my IPAs.

Very nice IPA. Received as a gift from Blindeyedbetty. Balanced sweet vs bitter. Thick stiff head. Citrus hops in taste with good clean finish! Nice on a hot day.

From the bottle. Aroma is grassy, earthy, citrusy hop flora. Light bready/sour malt is slightly noticeable in the background. Appearance is a clear light gold with a persistant, chunky white head. Flavor is hop forward, earthy, with sweet citrus, but very well balanced with a light sweet malt. Bittering is high and lingers into a resiny finish. Mouthfeel is medium/light bodied with a slightly watery feel and low warmth. Carb feel is medium. Overall, one of the best IPA’s I’ve had this year for how hoppy it is. Still fairly easy drinking and delightfuly complex.

A light pale orange, clear, with a thin white head. Big juicy unripe mango hoppiness. Really big and resinous and in the face. A light malt sweetness, with just a slight touch of malt. This is just what an IPA should smell like. A subdued slightly creamy palate. Nice smal bubbles and a bit of viscosity give this some body. The malt is big and sweet, with a touch of caramel, and even some creaminess. The piney hops are still big with the mango, but there’s a bit of peppery hops in there. Saaz maybe? I think it’s interesting and I like it in an IPA. IT gives this something of it’s own character. There’s also a bit of toast and some subtle alcohol. I don’t think either should be in an IPA of this ABV. Still crisp refreshing with a lingering creamy bitterness. A darn good IPA. Perhaps even worth buying again.

Aroma was of some sweet earthy malt with a small hoppy spice. Pours a murky goldish. Flavor is dominated by sweetness with a piney and peppery aftertaste. I dont know what these other raters are talking about because this is not a hoppy IPA by any means. It is super sweet and pretty full bodied. Definitley not how I prefer my IPA’s. Oh well.

Deep gold, lasting fluffy beige head.Nice citrus hop/malt nose.More of same in taste, but slighlty metallic. An old bottle perhaps?