Slightly spicy aroma. Slightly alcohol-y in aroma, but nice malt in the background. Very clean, slightly sharp taste. A bit sweet with a sharp aftertaste of hops that fades.
5 out of 5 stars.
Category Archives: IPA
Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet
Strong sweet syrupy aroma. Crisp fresh bite of hop bitterness and yeast. Clean and refreshing, but not in a “Gatorade” sort of way. Good full flavor of hops but no lingering bitterness. Aftertaste is one of mild malt and a bit of yeast.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Odd Side Ales Diggity Dank Juice
Faint sweet aroma. Almost puckering, almost sharp sweet flavor. Gets very smooth and any sharpness subdues and leaves you with a mild lingering sweetness. Combination of grapefruit and pineapple flavor in the hop bitterness. Interesting.
4 out of 5 stars.
New Holland Tangerine Space Machine
Nice strong citrus aroma. Taste is a mouthful of nice via flavors, not too sharp. Finish is quite fruity almost like fruit loops. Nice, but not sure if I could do more than one.
4 out of 5 stars.
Odd Side Ales Mango Peach Dank Juice
Slightly stake fruit aroma (although since canned on 12/11/2017 and drank on 12/28/2017 it’s definitely fresh). Sweet fruit mouthfeel and taste. Which fades and is replaced by a clean malt taste. Hop bitterness equally matched by sweetness and nicely finished with a soft clean malt taste.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Ellison Crescent Fresh
Bright, sweet hop aroma. Nice flavorful hop smoothness, followed by a mellow malt and mild hop flavor. Aftertaste is a mix of that watery hop flavor from the middle plus leftovers from the initial hop bite. Very pleasant and easy to drink.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Tapistry Northern Trippin
Faint sweet hop aroma. Sharp bite of hops that gets filled in by a chorus of hop flavor that wants away the bitterness and leaves with a nice mild hop sweetness. Refreshing and flavorful, bright.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Stone Enjoy by 12.25.17
Great aromas like sniffing a bag of hops. You can even get the aroma while holding the glass a good 6-8 inches from your nose. Phenomenal. Nice sweet hop bite that’s very flavorful and not bitter. A good chunk of caramel malt sweetness rushes in for attention, but generally gets pummeled back by hops flavor. Notable, but not overpowering hop flavor in the aftertaste that lingers a long time. Great beer, but I don’t think my taste buds could handle the onslaught of more than one.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Victory Hop Devil IPA
Sweet aroma, a bit of strong caramel malt smell. Full flavor, not an all out hop attack like you’d expect based on the name / label. Good balance of hop and malt, with the malt taking a slightly more prominent role. Aftertaste is mainly malt forward, with hints of bitter hops in background that gives way to caramel malt lingering. Left with a slightly harsh impression overall.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Collective Arts State of Mind
No aroma. Very tart taste, puckers the tastebuds. Very citrusy, immediately cleans the palate. Lingers with a bit of hop harshness.
3.5 out of 5 stars.