Itasca Extra Pale Ale
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

 

 

 

 

 

 

On tap at the Rock Bottom in Minneapolis, MN.

Appearance: Clear golden yellow with a decent sized white head with good retention and lacing.

Smell: Strong aroma of floral hops followed by some citrus and a bready background.

Taste: Strong bite of floral and citrus hop bitterness. Some bready malts in the finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with a medium to high carbonation.

Overall: A very good pale ale. Up there with the best.

looks like you would expect for a pale ale. light golden color and crisply clear. Well balanced smell - nothing striking.
Taste is malty yet crisp but with a sharp adjunct-like finish which is off-putting.
Mouthfeel is quite crisp for such a light beer, but the drinkability and overall impression is nothing special, but light enough to keep drinking.

I enjoyed this beer on draft at the Minneapolis airport Rock Bottom bar.

Appearance: Poured a light orange color with a billowy white head that stuck around for a while.

Smell: Pine hops dominated and pretty citrusy.

Taste: Just as the smell suggested, the taste was pine hops and citrusy.

Mouthfeel: Thin to medium-bodied and bitter and pretty smooth.

Drinkability: Not a bad beer to drink while waiting for a flight home. Would try again if given the opportunity.

On draft at the Rockbottom location in the Minneapolis airport.

Poured a crystal clear light copper hue with a one finger foamy white head. There was good retention and lacing.

The smell featured citrus dry hopping predominantly, with a light grain.

The taste was also hop driven with a full citrus spice. Good grainy malts as well.

The mouthfeel was typical of the style.

Overall a very tasty and well made hop driven APA.

Serving notes - cool off the tap, fifth 4 oz sample in a 6-glass sampler at the Rock Bottom Restaurant, Minn-St. Paul Airport
Aroma - bright floral hops.
Appearance - two fingers of white head, crystal clear yellow body
Taste - Taste follows the aroma with the hops forward. But while I did not pick up any malt, I did find plenty to balance the hops.
Mouthfeel - medium carbonation and body. Some resiny slickness from hops and creaminess from the head.
Drinkability - a nice hoppy and very drinkable ale.

Served in a 20 oz. schooner-style glass. Enjoyed at the Rock Bottom location in MSP airport prior to my flight to NYC.

A-Arrived with 1 cm of bright off-white head that deteriorated a bit too quickly. The beer was an attractive brown-amber color, bright and clear.

S-Slight piney-herbal hoppiness. Overall subtle aromas.

T-Resiny, piney hops with a keep-you-in-check bitterness, in line with a medium IBU pala ale. Tastes bright with its crisp pine character, alongside a malt that seems dry, bready, with just a hint of a sweet remnant.

M-Medium body, moderately high carbonation (perhaps just a bit too much).

D-Nice, easily enjoyable brew. Unremarkable, but excelling in its unremarkableness.

From tap at Minneapolis, Minnesota airport bar. Very good APA with pleasant, flavorful aroma of citrus and pine hops. Enjoyable, well balanced with nice dry/bitter finish. In addition the bartender was knowledgeable, friendly and very efficient. A pleasant surprise for an airport bar - cheers!

Sample at the MSP location. This beer is a clear orange color with a thin and compact off-white head that dissipates slowly. Dense pattern of spots for lacing. The aroma is citrus and hops with a touch of malt underneath. Medium-bodied and moderately hoppy with some citrus and floral notes. Light malt in the background as well. The finish is clean and somewhat hoppy with a lingering citrus aftertaste. Decent overall.

On tap at the RB in the Minneapolis airport.

The beer pours an orange amber color with OK head retention and modest lacing. The nose is fairly attractive, consisting of some light sweet malt and light underlying citrus. Flavors on the palate replicate the nose, consisting of some simple, but pleasant fruity malt and citrus. The beer is a bit on the sweet and malty side, but has enough of a hop presence to keep the beer from becoming heavy or tiring. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and alcohol seems as if it's fairly low.

A pleasant, quaffable pale ale, suitable for uncritical quaffing at an airport bar and not much else.

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12-30-05
Hazed bronze color...fresh, fresh citrus fruits (nectarines, [eaces, mangos)..also pineaple. Awesome fresh citrus fruit flavor too..no better pale ale flavor out there...

Mouthfeel is perfect...not heavy but not watery

Best Pale Ale I've had...this is a gem...such a great fresh citrus fruit flavor and aroma but also not one sided...great shit....loved the hell out of it at the autumn brew fest a couple months back and this growler confirmes my thoughts..

One of the best beers made in Minnesota...not a big high gravity high ABV beer but just a flat out fantastic pale ale...

On-cask after a Vikes games. I'm not always a fan of cask pale ale, with most of my experience coming from Town Hall, but this was a very solid brew. It was a mostly clear straw yellow with a tall, thick white head. The aroma was rich with juicy orange, tangerine and grapefruit hops. More herbal hop flavors come out with a bit of bread crust malts in the flavor. Very tasty and very drinkable.

A good pale, looks like their copper ale though turns out to be more hoppy. A minimum of head yet also lace. Some hop aroma that delivers better than promised. More drinkable than their dry hopped, their version of the Hazed and Infused. Possible the best of their regular lineup.

Poured a clear golden amber with 2 fingers of creamy white head. Great retention and good sticky lacing. Smells of grain, honey, citrus, and grass. Tastes of light lemon rind make their appearance before way grain and light caramel notes come into play. Finishes with dry grassy notes and a touch of pineapple. Medium light in body with a good balance of flavors. Smooth with a crispy dry bitter finish and a touch of citrus. Refreshing, eay to drink, low in alcohol but full in flavor. Easy to session.

On tap at the Rock Bottom in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport.

Deep gold with white foam that laces the glass.
Inviting citrusy hop aroma and satisfying sweetness followed by acrisp dry bittered finish that leaves a slight chalky feel to the cheeks.

This is a well-balanced APA that leaves me wanting more. Very quaffable brew.