Town Hall 1800 Old English IPA

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

on tap at the brewpub, on the patio the night before RBSG. golden amber color, off-white head. aroma is pale earthy malt and dried hops. flavor more of the same, earthy malt with powerful herbal hops, a bit flowery but not too much. bitter hoppy finish.

Not quite as nice as Masala Mama, I enjoyed the limited release. Hoppy to see you! Ran into someone I had not seen in a while and shared an IPA. That is what beer is for!

On tap at the brewery. Hoppy nose with a sweet citrus tinge. Dark brown body with creamy white head. Mild hoppy body with dry hopped finish, kind of bitter without the refreshing characteristic I’d expect from a well done IPA or ESB. Good, but not great in this case.

Nothing to wild about this, just a real good standard IPA that i can get in a growler! Pretty similar to a Two Heart, but not quite the hope burn out back takes a lot for an IPA to stand out for me these days.....

really good sample at arborfest. dont r3ecall alot but was good like to try aghain!

Pours a hazy straw-gold color with 2-3 inches of nearly white head. Head dies back to under a quarter inch, but leaves a very decent foamy lacing. Mildly hoppy aroma - tart and spicy. Wow - mouth puckering very bitter hops. Very tart citrus - like biting into a grapefruit rind. And then holding it there on your palate. And then biting it again. Ouch. Does that mean I don’t like it? Not at all! I absolutely DO like it. The initial bitter tart citrus hops are followed by a floral-spice hops aftertaste. But you know what - its that tart citrus that lingers. And lingers. There’s a mild honey malt in the background - but honestly, this is all hops. Juicy tangy mouth puckering deliciously painful hop bitterness. Some hot alcohol in the afterburn - er, um - aftertaste. In traditional English IPA style, this one was hand-crafted to survive the long, trecherous, bumpy, hot and humid, boatride from England to India - or in my case - in the cab of an ’88 Ford Ranger with no air conditioning - from Minneapolis to NW Isanti County.

Tap from December 2005. A hazy amber orange color with a white head. A fresh malt flavor with a smooth hop chocolate aroma. English style maltiness with bready and biscuts. Rating from notes.

cask version at the ABR. Mostly clear golden yellow brew with an impressive white foam cap. Nose is a cross between a pear and new pair of cotton socks.Thankfully the taste is pure bitter hops. Nice and bitter on the tongue. Good brew but not a great IPA by far.