Integral IPA
Port City Brewing

From the pint can, it pours a slightly hazy light amber color with a nice white head that slowly reduces. Lacing. The nose gets a dose of citrus. The mouth gets a bite of hop bitterness along with the citrus flavor, the hop bitterness lingers a bit in the back of the mouth.

 

 

Pours an Amber color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has tropical and citrus hints
Taste has a tropical and citrus flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A good IPA

 

 

 

 

Canned 06-09-2020 - decant slowly - yeast chunks will out on empty.
Pretty if slightly murky, golden amber color with lasting, sticky head.
Aroma is mixed, light malt with some fruity notes of pears and berries. Not intensely hoppy or aromatic despite "hopzooka" dry hopping.
Flavor is IPA-ish but on Valium. Subdued hop flavors dominate and seem a but astringent - sharp bite on the tongue with only a little malt sweetness to counter, Some rich grain and toffee flavors balance it as it warms up giving it body that it lacked cold from the can.
Hop bitterness and caramel flavors disappear on the finish leaving only a dry, peppery aftertaste.
It's ok and a great choice as a general crowd pleaser or rather non objectionable party pleaser.... to bring to a party..... or social distancing event. Whatever - you probably won't hate it.

So got a bottle dated June 2019 but The shop I bought it from hasn’t even been around that long. Got to love shifty distributors. On to the beer. So it’s looks great in the glass with nice billowy head. Aroma is muted as would be expected for nearly a year old IPA, but no staleness of note. Taste is surprisingly quite solid, with a nice sweetness and hop bitterness at the moderate level. Really full bodied and malt backbone is there. Probably the best year old IPA I’ve had. Will look for a fresher one to revisit my rating.

Poured into an IPA glass, the beer pours a hazy dark yellow, not quite amber with a nice head that lasts for a minute or two.

Smells of citrus and is also hoppy in aroma

I really like the taste. Hops are strong without being over-powerful, unless of course you don't like hoppy beer, but then why would you buy this

Mouth feel is okay but the carbonation could be stronger

Overall a good IPA that is worthy of drinking a few. Just don't drive afterward

 

 

 

 

 

-clear, golden bottle pour with a thin white cap. The aroma is light with a bit of orange and pine. The flavor is of melon and some tangerine with some cracker-like malt notes. The body is light and the finish is clean.

Clear gold, not much of a white head, but what there is stays around and leaves nice lace
Smells like musky pineapple and pine, a bit of mango in there as well
Flavor follows aroma, with a honeyed bread malt backbone. Crisp bitterness
Light with good carbonation
While this isn't a knock your socks off IPA, it's damn good and up my alley