Cowaramup India Pale Ale
Cowaramup Brewing Company

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From:
Cowaramup Brewing Company
 
Australia
Style:
English IPA
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
2.52 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Sep 02, 2011
Added:
Sep 02, 2011
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Reviewed by laituegonflable from Australia

2.52/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Pours a golden amber colour with lovely dense creamy head and nice clingy lace. Slow bead. Bit paler than I'd expect, but nice.

Smells of diacetyl. Too sweet, with crème anglaise, butterscotch and vanilla beans. Hint of spice but conspicuously lacking hops. Disappointing; things gone wrong here, I feel.

Taste is experiencing similar issues, although hops are more noticeable. Front is all sweet with undercooked bread dough, butter and cloves. Switches joltingly to bitter without much progression, resinous and phenolic hops with a coppery metallic edge, a touch of aloe vera and pine wood. Off-balance and bitter, without any cleansing or refreshing hop notes.

Smooth mouthfeel, bit sticky really. Without those hops some fizz would be appreciated.

Yeah, a disappointment. This is the sort of thing that could put people off hoppy beers, when they've lost control a bit.
Sep 02, 2011