Wynkoop Monkeys Fist IPA

Brewed by Wynkoop Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Denver, Colorado USA

Draft. A pale golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with fruity notes primarily of citrus fruits. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of citrus, leading to a dry grassy and lemony finish.

Draught at the brewpub. Cloudy amber coloured with a medium sized white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, hops and grass. Malty flavour of caramel, hops and grape fruits. Hoppy finish.

Name: Monkey’s First IPA
Date: 10/11/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear dark amber, scant head, sweet caramel malt aroma with light floral hops, thin body with low carbonation, caramel malt flavor, touch of sweetness is balanced by the floral hops, light bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Cask Handpump at the Wynkoop Brewery, Denver 09/10/2007 Fruity pine aroma. Thick white head. Golden bronze coloured and hoppy with a little dryness in a crisp and fruity very bitter lasting finish.

On tap at the Wynkoop Brew Pub. On cask. Poured a medium orange color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, floral (had that hop leafiness to it), and light caramel. Tastes of citrus and caramel. Light to medium bitter finish.

Irregular ivory head tops the clear amber hue. Big in your face citrus and earth nose that hints at pine as much as lime. No supporting malt seems to help against that immediately biting astringence inherent to the citric acidity. At the same time, the carbonation bites the tongue heavily and we’re left with an unpleasant mouthfeel.

(Draught) Pours a hazy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of plastic, caramel, citrus, floral, and nuts. Flavor of hops (citrus, grass) and caramel malt with a dry finish.

on cask-pours a foamy light tan retaining head and gold/copper color. Aroma is hoppy, nice, sweet citrus. Taste is hoppy, nice, sweet citrus, medium malt.