Rogue Farms 7 Hop IPA
Rogue Ales

8/04/14:
Lightly hazed, bright amber coloration, under a slim white head. Perfect look for an IPA, right on the money.

Aroma: Ah, that's it. Bright, bold, lively citrus-y hop presence. Piney. Beautifully bitter.

Taste: Bracingly bitter hop attack is the first pounce on the palate, lingerly long. Too much for some, I'd bet, but it's right up my alley. Or, "in my wheelhouse", as some say. I spend more time in alleys than in wheelhouses, so that's where I head.
Juicy, juicy stuff, an utter delight on the tongue.

Medium-bodied, happily hoppy, with a modicum of malt to keep it balanced. My kind of double IPA.

Shared 650 ml bottle, from the Norwegian importer. ABV is 8.02%. Hazy deep golden to amber colour, moderate white head. Pleasant aroma of fruity American hops, some spicy notes too, a hint of dill. Distinctly hoppy flavour, bitter finish, very bitter aftertaste.

 

 

Hazy appearance with an almost muddy amber/ brown color to it, pours with a half finger worth of anemic looking head that has poor retention to it and leaves watery lacing that runs down the side of the glass.

Nice aroma to it, a bit more ale character then most IPA's with a good amount of caramel malt to it, as well as some fruity hop notes of apricot, citrus and melon.

Good amount of fruity hop flavors forward, mildly bitter with a nicely balanced blend of apricot, grapefruit and marmalade flavors to it.

Smooth bodied malt base with a good amount of sweetness to it's dark amber caramel flavor, some hints of toasted biscuits with a faint coffee bitterness and ghostly hints of amaretto towards the back end.

Finish is a bit more of the IPA expected with a bitter, pithy orange flavor that has a faintly astringent, pine hint to it that lingers on the aftertaste.

Medium bodied with a fairly below average amount of carbonation to it keeps if from really feeling “bright” but it is well balanced with a fruity, caramel ale sweetness forward and a moderately bitter IPA finish to it.

 

 

 

 

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a burnt orange color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of melons, some tropical fruits. Taste is melons, light pine, a strong malt backbone, moderate bitterness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.

 

33cl bottle, both fresh and almost a year old.

Gold side of amber, nice half a finger foam that only fades slowly.

Aroma is tropical fruit when fresh, turning towards stone fruit as the beer ages. Pine with just a hint of citrus.

The taste is delightful.. the hops in perfect balance with the body until the end of bb. Just the right amount of sweetness, even whe mature. Aftertaste of sweet stone mixing with a complex bitterness.

Overall a very good 1 1/2 IPA. No alcohol even when close to 8%. Aging potential to explore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice amber gold color, pleasant piney earthy aroma, bitterness blend well with sweetness. Very nice IPA.