Pako's IPA
Snake River Brewing Company & Brewpub

 

 

 

 

 

This is pretty good and stands out at least to me at the moment cuz it seems to feature a hop build im not as familiar with yet. So far I've had pretty solid beer from this place.

12 fl oz pull-tab can:

Floral hops and some hop oils. I don't think this showcases Simcoe or Columbus particularly well. I don't get oniony/garlicky flavour from the Simcoe. I'd say Columbus' floral character is dominant, but this hop profile isn't terribly interesting overall. It's balanced enough and drinks fine, but I hoped for a bit more depth of hop flavour and more of a balanced and diverse hop profile.

Has a nice sticky hop oil thing going on that informs its refreshing mouthfeel.

Many top tier pale ales bring more hop pungency to the table than this IPA does. It's fine and I'll enjoy working my way through the sixer, but in terms of its regional competition, it's tough to see anyone picking this over Colorado's better expressions of the style - including those that are widely distributed and cheap (e.g. Odell). In terms of Wyoming alone, I have to wonder who's buying this over Melvin.

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE

20200629
Brewery Taproom - 16oz

 

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Bit of a gusher can. Pours very hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, toast, biscuit dough, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, toast, biscuit dough, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, toast, biscuit dough, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is an excellent IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft and not overly aggressive. Definitely wasn't too fresh, but awesome Columbus/Simcoe showcase. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with a nice sized dark/Munich malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering crisp resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive old school west coast style example.

 

Had at Devil's Tower Gulch Restaurant, Devils Tower, WY, poured from 12-oz. can, bottom stamped “FILLED ON 06/24/19,” into tumbler.

A light-bodied, medium malted IPA well balanced with herbal, piney and fruity hops, and a nicely bitter finish.

 

June 2018....pours medium dark copper. Some foam. Light malty nose, but faint. Medium bitter, some pine, and then hop bitter oils. Smooth, with a residual bitter. Real tasty.

So loved this ipa! I am going to get me some to have at home. Great flavors and not too acidic nor sweet. I am the kind of girl who rarely drinks beer. This is my top of the list of five beers choice.

The only others I would drink is the Slamarrillo made by Powerhouse of Washington State and one other I can’t recall right now. I am a truly picky beer drinker.

 

 

Draft at the brewpub. Pours a deep golden amber with a modest but persistent off-white head. Initial impression is emphatic West Coast hoppiness, with pine, citrus rind, and a bit of dankness. Mouthfeel is medium, bordering on sticky. Finish is clean and citrus-y, with a slight lingering pine bitterness. Quite enjoyable!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice sort of cloudy amber orange color with a thick creamy head and good lacing. A fair aroma with a touch of the hops. The taste is much hoppier than it smells so it is a nice surprise. Mouthfeel has a Nice creamy texture and the hop character is smooth. Overall this beer is rather delicious and can understand how it won a Gold Medal award at the 2011 Great American Beer Fest. Poured into pint glass from a 12 ounce can Filled On:11/20/17 at the Holiday Inn Express.

Good local IPA after touching down in Jackson Hole

 

 

 

 

 

Pours an effervescent gold with a thumb+ of ivory colored head head. Good head retention & great lacing

S: Grassy, faint cattyness that builds as it warms

T: Dryness, pine & breadyness with a little grapefruit up front. Grapefruit & bready dryness as this warms, a touch of woodyness as well. Finishes with orange and grapefruit plus dryness & pine

MF: Medium body, fluffy carbonation, great balance

Nice IPA that is on the verge of great, easy to drink

 

 

 

 

 

12 oz. can poured into a willibecher.

A- Semi-hazy dark straw. White head is bubbly, lays low, but leaves some good lacing.

S- Mild tropical notes and some pine. Biscuit malt.

T- Very mild, pine, a little biscuit malt.

M- Pretty mild. Body lighter than should be, with an astringent piney bitterness in the finish.

O- Decent characteristics, but mild overall. Both flavor and feel.