Town Hall 10th Anniversary IPA

Brewed by Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

A great citrus hop and malt aroma combination. Flavor wise, it strikes a much better balance than their anniversary ESB. I think I even detected a bit of cherry blossom flavor in there too. Could still have used a bit more body, but it’s yet another great beer from Town Hall!

Amberish color. Slightly hoppy... much less so than the Seven ESB I just downed before this one. Good malt balance with the hops and a slight floralness as well. Pretty tasty; I actually liked it better than Masala Mama!

Brown/Amber Coloring...Darker Highlights on Top ..Blending to the rest of yoru Brew. Pretty Hoppy Aroma and Flavor...Not Horribly so, but Hard to Distinguish Other Flavors as Well.. Little Dry. Decent, but Didn’t Do Much For Me.

On Cask: NOTE: This year (7th) the Anniversary Ale is not an IPA, but rather what Town Hall calls, and what we beerites understand as, "Celebration Style" after Sierra Nevada’s renown brew. That said, the cask version of this year’s offering is stellar. It is dark, but not overwhelmingly hopped. A full bodied, perfect balance of malt and hop with a whisper of candy. Magnificent on cask!

7th Anniversary release: Deep ruby color with brown highlights. Very light carbonation and thin, wispy head. Fresh malt aroma. Vinuous and woody notes too. Little hops, surprisingly. Big full body and taste. Loaded with flavor. Lots of dark malt. Lots of hops. Vinuous tasting, as if this was aged in wood. Hops and alcohol play in the finish. The alcohol is not as well hidden as it is in the finish, but for this style, a little warmth is welcome. (Also around 7% abv, I think?)

Amber colored with frothy beige head. Candy cane hops are balanced beautifully by a dark, sweet carme malt. This is dangerously drinkable. It just slides down. Happy Anniversary Town Hall.

Murky mahogany-to-reddish color, with full froth above. Aroma: poppitta-poppitta-POW!!!@! It's all hops, baby, piney, grapefruit, citric, bright cherries, spicy, juicy, tingly, tickling and inviting! So, drink it, fool! Glorious delivery on the tongue! Hugely hoppy, terrifically tasty, with excellent malt spine, but this beauty bows before the Hop God, and it is a Mighty and Powerful Lord, dispensing flavor in copious supply! Resilient, bold, but perfectly blended, brilliantly balanced...every further swallow provides a fresh flood of palpable, even pulpy, fruit flavor (raspberries, cherries, currants, with more waiting in the wings), providing extraordinary texture and taste! A constant, hoppy kick! Too, too bad this was such an infrequent offering! A damned tasty IPA, as if the Masala Mama wasn't delicious enough!

yumminess. felt good on the tongue. i wish i would have ordered the cask version of this-- though it was still thick and creamy. initially smooth and sweet until the piney IPA hop bitterness kicked in-- but it wasn't overpowering. the flavors didn't stop there like some bad IPAs. the third phase of the sipping experience included flower, fruity citrus and semi-sweet waves of well-crafted goodness that took me to another level and greatly helped me appreciate life.