Stone Coast 420 IPA

Brewed by Sunday River Brewpub and Restaurant
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Bethel, Maine USA

12oz bottle. Premium quality IPA. Well rounded hop bouquet. Dry and a little bitter, with sweet malt backbone. Vert refreshing IPA.

Poured a hazy red amber color with a medium sized, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus fruits, light pine, floral hops, perhaps a bit of skunk and herb as well. Taste of citrus, pine, grapefruit, light toffee sweetness, and a dry finish.

Light floral hop aroma. Medium tan head. Cloudy orange color with a lot of sediment. Slightly sweet start with a mild bitter finish.

bottle poured a dark amber in color with good initial carbonation and a thick one finger head. smell is sweet hops, malt, a little must, and has some herbal notes. taste is light on the mouth feel, hops in the mid pallet are not as tasty as the smell led me to believe, decent malt level, and finishes dry on the bitter side.

On tap at The great Lost Bear. The color is amber with a white head and some lace. It has the aroma and taste of hops. It also has a bit of citrus taste to it just enough to give a nice pleasant bitter taste. A very good I.P.A.

Bottle from porterhouse - thanks, Kevin! Slightly tropical, resinous hop taste with just a touch of funk. A really fresh-smelling zinger! Lacing soapy, rocky off-white head rests on a deep cloudy copper-orange body. Taste is very bitter, slightly earthy but moreso clean, bitter and hoppy. Spritely, playful medium body seems fuller than it is. Very long-lasting, bone-dry, bitter aftertaste. Really some nice bud-work here.

Pours a hazed gold with a hint of amber. No head after a one finger white head quickly falls. Nose is mild. Hops are evident, but not overpowering, or even that strong really. Typical pine like hop side effect with a slight citric edge. Still mild overall though. Flavor is hoppy yes, but seems to be a mix also between smoky and metallic upon first impression. Kind of odd really. Feel is standard. Drinkable, sure. Just nothing unusual or out of the ordinary.

poured into tulip. pours a cloudy copper orange brown with nice citrus hoppy aroma. very front green hoppy taste, to a slight bitter finish. sitcky resin aftertaste. more on front than on finish. tastes wet hopped.