Speakeasy Big Daddy IPA

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

12 oz bottle. Hazed yellow brown with a thin, big bubbled head. Mild dough, clover and grapefruit. Crisp, dry lemon peel and bread. Pilsner-like. Light carb, light body. Some Elmer’s in the finish.

Pours an orangish amber color with a white head. Aroma is of citrus hops, sweet malts, and some caramel. Flavor is the same with more hops then i was expecting. A pretty decent bitter finish. A delicious brew.

Pours a mildly hazy pale orange, with a thin white head that fades quickly to a spotty cap and ring. The lacing is actually a big thicker than I was expecting. Smell; mostly citrus, with grapefruit and lemons. There’s an underlying malt presence with a little bit of bread dough and caramel. Overall though, nothing really stand s out all that much in the aroma. Taste; grapefruit is the primary flavor, but some lemon dose come through just a bit. Some bready, and caramel malts are present. If possible, the flavor is even more subdued than the aroma was, and that’s not really such a good thing for an American IPA. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied, and the drinkability actually takes a hit for me due to the lack of flavors. I don’t think I would ever pick this one up again.

An OK IPA. It poured up nice with a white head. Dry, could be more hoppy and left a distinct aftertaste. I won’t be rushing out to buy more.

Bottle. Small white fizzy head that mostly diminished, poor lacing, visible carbonation, hazy, and a golden hue. Hoppy, grapefruit, citrus nose. Flavor was dry, hoppy, grapefruit and some caramel. Hoppy mouthfeel. Medium body. Decent for the style and quaffable. Worthy of a try.

Nice hoppy aroma, maybe Cascades or Amarillo? Somthing citrussy. First taste gave a little soapy flavor--may have been the trip across the country, though, as I am in Virginia and this is a San Francisco beer. Nicely balanced, though I would have preferred a little more hop bitterness for an IPA. Very drinkable overall.

Used to see this on a local shelf and think it was a silly beer. Then I received it as a gift and discovered it is a micro. It’s an ok IPA - medium hops and not much of an after taste. Not something I would rush to buy, but would drink as a basic IPA.

This is a really great IPA that I came across randomly at a local beer store. It has a fantastic peachy/grapefruity aroma and a nice hop flavor. Consider yourself added to the rotation, Big Daddy.